DA slams Gauteng’s centralised food bank for worsening hunger [SOUND]

# The DA says the Gauteng Department of Social Development’s decision to centralise food bank operations has deepened food insecurity, leaving thousands hungry. The DA’s Refiloe Nt’sekhe says decentralisation worked better through 288 non-profit organisations and five regional banks. Nt’sekhe has raised concerns after a quarterly report showed only 34-thousand-114 parcels were delivered against a 53-thousand-and-25 target. She says the department’s failures prove poor planning and weak financial controls: