Solidariteit Helpende Hand slams Gauteng’s faulty welfare system [SOUND]

# Solidariteit Helpende Hand says the disarray surrounding the Gauteng Department of Social Development’s new digital funding system, Grantor, exposes a deeper governance crisis. The 5.1-million-rand platform has suffered technical failures, leaving hundreds of welfare organisations facing possible closure. Spokesperson René Roux says centralisation has failed, and collaboration is key. Roux says the organisation urges the department to extend the 15 October deadline until system problems are resolved: