Matilda Gasela is facing corruption and fraud charges for tender irregularities when she was head of the agriculture department
By Daniel Steyn
News | 17 October 2024
The Department of Social Development has been supplying food but not the funds to distribute it
By Kimberly Mutandiro and Daniel Steyn
Brief | 8 October 2024
Life Nkanyisa’s drug rehabs, formerly known as Life Esidimeni, had capacity for 750 people
By Daniel Steyn and Joseph Bracken
News | 4 October 2024
This is despite having signed agreements with the provincial Department of Social Development
By Joseph Bracken and Daniel Steyn
News | 25 September 2024
Auditor-General flags irregular expenditure and insufficient controls in 2023/24 report
By Daniel Steyn
News | 5 September 2024
The department says the Hawks are investigating the sustainable livelihoods programme but will not provide details
By Daniel Steyn, Joseph Bracken, Raymond Joseph and Kimberly Mutandiro
News | 4 September 2024
They were suspended during the term of MEC Mbali Hlophe when the department was in chaos
By Raymond Joseph and Daniel Steyn
News | 26 August 2024
Several provincial social development departments are in breach of their own policy on disclosure. We list the provincial responses from best to worst.
By Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph
News | 8 August 2024
With no disciplinary hearing held, ten of the 13 officials have had their suspensions lifted
By Daniel Steyn, Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph
News | 31 July 2024
A number of organisations that received funding from the Gauteng Department of Social Development through the Daracorp non-profit, say Daracorp never delivered on their promises
By Joseph Bracken, Raymond Joseph, Kimberly Mutandiro and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 27 July 2024
Head of Department claims the Auditor-General has distanced itself from previous statements to GroundUp. The Auditor-General says this is not true
By Daniel Steyn
News | 24 July 2024
“We as government and non-profit organisations cannot afford such a state of affairs” says Faith Mazibuko
News | 22 July 2024
Handful of organisations remain under investigation
By Daniel Steyn, Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph
News | 18 July 2024
Provincial Department of Social Development delays funding
By Daniel Steyn, Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph
News | 12 July 2024
Up to R70-million budgeted for building in central Pretoria
By Raymond Joseph and Joseph Bracken
News | 8 July 2024
Organisation that provided food and social services owed R2.9-million
By Daniel Steyn and Masego Mafata
News | 4 July 2024