South Africa: Most Gauteng care non-profit organisations cleared by forensic audit after months without subsidiesRelief as forensic audit clears most Gauteng care non-profit organisations after months without subsidies

Most of the non-profit organisations that were flagged in a forensic audit by the Gauteng Department of Social Development have been cleared of all findings and have started to receive subsidies from the department again.

The forensic audit, announced by Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi during his 2023 State of the Province Address, was a key intervention by former social development MEC Mbali Hlophe and aimed to uncover fraud and corruption in the non-profit sector. The department pays…