Articles for Joseph Bracken

Red flags raised over new shelter for homeless people in Durban

The eThekwini municipality’s Sakhithemba Homeless Shelter in Illovo is about 25 kilometres from Durban’s city centre

KZN government fails to pay crèches despite court order

Payments have been “sporadic and inconsistent”, says Legal Resources Centre

Gauteng government scrambles to meet drug rehab targets

Substance use disorder programme decimated by 2024 funding cuts

Durban’s metrorail: it’s a bumpy ride

Trains are late, slow and often empty

People with HIV go hungry as Gauteng government cuts funds

Organisations say thousands of beneficiaries are no longer getting food parcels

New crèches may have to close because of late payments by education department

Subsidies still not being paid on time in KwaZulu-Natal

Pensioners desperate for clarity after not receiving grants in June

SASSA is introducing stricter verification measures

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

Sewage floods the streets in this part of Durban

Lamontville has been battered by floods

NLC did nothing to stop 4,000 “delinquents” from getting grant funding

New corruption-busting efforts have caused grant money to go unspent

KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèches

At least 275 centres have faced issues with late subsidy payments

Durban hostels crumble but families have nowhere else to go

Thousands of people live in Lamontville’s apartheid-era hostels

Gauteng welfare organisations worried about late payments

Department of Social Development is improving but problems remain

Payment delay leaves KwaZulu-Natal charities struggling

Last week the Department of Social Development notified non-profit organisations that payments will be delayed

Solar company changed its story just before gagging whistleblowers

Whistleblower alleges he was tricked into believing he was buying locally made material

Solar manufacturer ARTsolar gagged a reporter. So we asked the owner some tough questions