Gauteng Care Crisis Committee says NGO funding crisis threatens vital services [SOUND]

# The Gauteng Care Crisis Committee has raised alarm over a worsening non-governmental organisation funding crisis, warning essential services are at risk. Many organisations have not received subsidies from the provincial Department of Social Development. Committee chairperson Lisa Vetten told Newzroom Afrika delays and system failures could collapse shelters, care homes and rehabilitation centres. She calls for urgent intervention to prevent severe impact on vulnerable communities: