South Africa: Gauteng Department of Social Development fudges reason for funding delays to NPOsGauteng Department of Social Development fudges reason for funding delays

During an interview on SAFM on Monday, the Acting Head of the Gauteng Department of Social Development, Bongani Ngomane, said the Auditor-General’s Office had denied telling GroundUp that it had not recommended changes to the non-profit funding process.

But the Auditor-General’s spokesperson, Africa Boso, on Tuesday said the office stood by its previous statements to GroundUp that no recommendation was made to revise the process.

The Gauteng Department of Social Development had…