Social Development mismanagement
We asked nine provinces and a national department for information on the billions of rands they spend annually: here’s what happened
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
Suspended Gauteng Department of Social Development officials return to work
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
Dust in the air: Lack of transparency over Gauteng farming project funding
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
Gauteng Department of Social Development fudges reason for funding delays
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
Gauteng minister apologises for funding bungle
“We as government and non-profit organisations cannot afford such a state of affairs” says Faith Mazibuko
News | 22 July 2024
Probe clears most Gauteng care organisations
Handful of organisations remain under investigation
By Daniel Steyn, Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph
News | 18 July 2024
Food parcels pile up in Gauteng warehouses because food banks have no money to distribute them
Provincial Department of Social Development delays funding
By Daniel Steyn, Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph
News | 12 July 2024
Gauteng social development department wants to buy a building but doesn’t know what for
Up to R70-million budgeted for building in central Pretoria
By Raymond Joseph and Joseph Bracken
News | 8 July 2024
Gauteng government abandons hundreds of homeless people in Tshwane shelters
Organisation that provided food and social services owed R2.9-million
By Daniel Steyn and Masego Mafata
News | 4 July 2024