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Rehab workers unpaid as Gauteng owes R1.17-million

Months of non-payment are pushing social workers to the brink

Delayed funding is leaving some organisations unable to pay their staff or sustain their services. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

The Gauteng social development department has admitted that delays in its payments to non-profit organisations have left the beneficiaries of social work ultimately bearing the cost.
Six months into the financial year, substance use organisation SANCA Thusong is owed R1.17-million, leaving 50 staff members without salaries and disrupting rehabilitation and social services in east Pretoria.
Another Gauteng NGO says it has continued providing free services to victims of child abuse without funding, but can no longer sustain hundreds of counselling and court-related interventions.

Six months into the 2026/27 financial year, some non-profit organisations remain unpaid by the Gauteng Department of Social Development…

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