Solidarity vows to hold Gauteng officials accountable over R102-million social funding blunder [SOUND]

# Solidarity’s Social Workers’ Network says the Gauteng Department of Social Development is failing vulnerable communities by not paying social funds on time. The department returned 102-million-rand to the National Treasury instead of using it for essential services. Solidarity’s Bianca Smit says many non-profit organisations are struggling to survive, as delayed or unpaid subsidies put children, the elderly, and people with disabilities at risk: