Social development department in the red again
The provincial departments of social development have yet again failed to spend the entire budgets allocated to them. According to Trevor Manuel, the finance minister, they have spent only 14% of the 25% budget in the first quarter of this fiscal year.
The question which arises is why does underspending still exist when poverty persists with about half of the country's population living below the poverty line.
Financial experts says R1 520 can probably last the average South African like a week, but for a family of 18 people, it is their monthly income and getting by is hard, and yet there is spare cash at the provincial offices of social development.
Fred Mokoko, of the Gauteng social development, says they have spent just over 16% of their budget and the problem is that sometimes their partners on the ground do not get things done speedily, which causes the delay.
The Gauteng department of social development says it aims to spend about 47% of the 50% by the end of the second quarter. In the meantime, the poor masses of the country remain in squalor. Read more
The question which arises is why does underspending still exist when poverty persists with about half of the country's population living below the poverty line.
Financial experts says R1 520 can probably last the average South African like a week, but for a family of 18 people, it is their monthly income and getting by is hard, and yet there is spare cash at the provincial offices of social development.
Fred Mokoko, of the Gauteng social development, says they have spent just over 16% of their budget and the problem is that sometimes their partners on the ground do not get things done speedily, which causes the delay.
The Gauteng department of social development says it aims to spend about 47% of the 50% by the end of the second quarter. In the meantime, the poor masses of the country remain in squalor. Read more
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