Articles for Joseph Bracken

Battle over land in KwaZulu-Natal

Since 2022, people have been trying to occupy land in Rocky Ridge in KwaDukuza

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Feature | 5 November 2024

Government-funded organisations getting a rough deal, Parliament told

Women’s shelters anxious about being shut down

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Brief | 31 October 2024

Hundreds of drug users stranded after Gauteng government closes rehabs

Life Nkanyisa’s drug rehabs, formerly known as Life Esidimeni, had capacity for 750 people

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News | 4 October 2024

Welfare organisations unpaid for six months by Gauteng government

This is despite having signed agreements with the provincial Department of Social Development

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News | 25 September 2024

eThekwini Municipality mum on investigation into company selling water illegally

Municipality pledges to buy 100 water trucks to end its need to hire them

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Brief | 17 September 2024

Government stepped in at eleventh hour to save basketball tournament

The tournament, which started later than scheduled, is underway in Pretoria and ends on Saturday

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News | 11 September 2024

Durban commuters stranded while PRASA and Transnet haggle over repairs

KwaMashu and North Coast lines not operational

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Brief | 6 September 2024

The three businessmen and the Gauteng social development department’s millions

The department says the Hawks are investigating the sustainable livelihoods programme but will not provide details

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News | 4 September 2024

African championships get underway despite Basketball South Africa’s bungling

Tournament delayed by late arrival of teams

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News | 3 September 2024

Gayton McKenzie silent on basketball fiasco

The sports minister promised to report back last Friday after chaos of U18 African Championship tournament came to light

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News | 28 August 2024

Basketball South Africa bungles hosting of African championships

National teams, venues, still unannounced two weeks from U18 African Basketball Championship

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News | 22 August 2024

Protesting residents shot outside KZN ward councillor’s house

Injured protestor said he was shot by one of councillor’s bodyguards

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News | 16 August 2024

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.

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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

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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

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Feature | 27 July 2024

Probe clears most Gauteng care organisations

Handful of organisations remain under investigation

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News | 18 July 2024