Gauteng social development dept bungles allocation of billions for non-profit organisations

Gauteng’s social development department made drastic changes to its funding process for NPOs.The changes led to catastrophic delays and serious mistakes in funding agreements.The department’s claims that the changes were made to clamp down on corruption were unsubstantiated.Changes to the Gauteng social development department’s process for funding non-profit organisations (NPOs) have had catastrophic consequences, according to GroundUp.The provincial treasury initially allocated R1.9 billion for NPOs this year, but Premier Panyaza Lesufi increased the budget to R2.4 billion…