Social Development mismanagement
People with HIV go hungry as Gauteng government cuts funds
Organisations say thousands of beneficiaries are no longer getting food parcels
By Joseph Bracken and Kimberly Mutandiro
News | 27 June 2025
Children’s homes, rehabs and shelters face closure once again as Gauteng government fails to pay
Department of Social Development says there were “payment system challenges” and some organisations are non-compliant
News | 4 June 2025
Gauteng welfare organisations worried about late payments
Department of Social Development is improving but problems remain
News | 7 May 2025
Payment delay leaves KwaZulu-Natal charities struggling
Last week the Department of Social Development notified non-profit organisations that payments will be delayed
News | 23 April 2025
Gauteng Department of Social Development ordered to explain its funding decisions
Unfunded non-profit organisations to file a combined summons
By Daniel Steyn
News | 10 February 2025
Gauteng Department of Social Development admits it did not comply with court orders
Administrative failures continue to plague the department
By Daniel Steyn and Kimberly Mutandiro
News | 28 January 2025
Inside Gauteng’s R500-million corruption scheme (part two)
How a network of non-profit organisations, co-operatives and companies captured the department’s “sustainable livelihoods” budget
By Daniel Steyn and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 12 December 2024
Gauteng government’s buried corruption investigation (part one)
Forensic Audit into R500-million corruption in Department of Social Development was hidden. Non-profit organisations paid the price.
By Daniel Steyn and Raymond Joseph
News | 11 December 2024
Third court order against Gauteng social development department
Nine months into the financial year, some non-profit organisations still not paid
By Daniel Steyn
Brief | 5 December 2024