Almost half of state-funded drug rehab beds in Gauteng under threat
Organisations are “under investigation” but have not been told why
By Daniel Steyn, Masego Mafata and Raymond Joseph
News | 5 June 2024
Boksburg families refuse to move to serviced sites
Give us houses, Ekurhuleni municipality told
News | 4 June 2024
Court orders Gauteng government to pay children’s homes subsidies by Friday afternoon
The order gives Epworth Children’s Homes and Bethany House Trust a “lifeline” until the end of September
Brief | 31 May 2024
Gauteng Department of Social Development misled court on reasons for funding delays
Auditor-General says it did not recommend changes to the funding process
By Daniel Steyn, Raymond Joseph and Masego Mafata
News | 30 May 2024
Eskom demands Evaton households pay for broken transformer
Residents have to each pay R6,000 over six months, otherwise they won’t be reconnected, says the power utility
News | 30 May 2024
Gauteng government bungles allocation of billions for non-profit organisations
Funding decisions were centralised supposedly to prevent corruption but it has caused catastrophic delays and mistakes
By Daniel Steyn, Masego Mafata and Raymond Joseph
News | 28 May 2024
Multi-million-rand drug rehabs under investigation by Gauteng government
Provincial department of social development has stopped funding 750 beds at Life Healthcare’s treatment centres
By Daniel Steyn and Masego Mafata
News | 28 May 2024
Gauteng Premier breaks promise to pay organisations by 24 May
Department of Social Development claims court order obtained by organisations last week “supersedes” its earlier commitments
By Masego Mafata and Daniel Steyn
News | 27 May 2024
Get us jobs, contract workers tell Gauteng Premier
The contracted workers were awarded compensation of up to R24,000 by the Labour Court. They refused to accept this and instead are demanding jobs.
News | 27 May 2024