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R35m of the money had been budgeted for childcare services, and R13m for old age homes, according to the annual report of what was still the department of health and social development.

The department has since merged with the department of agriculture.

According to the newspaper, R18.9m of the money should have been spent on non-governmental organisations working in the field of Aids prevention, and R12.8m on NGOs lending support to vulnerable families.

Departmental spokesman Sello Mokoena said the underspending had been caused by "cash flow problems" at the health department.

In response, Democratic Alliance social development spokeswoman Rika Kruger said underspending had placed essential welfare services under severe pressure and was forcing NGOs to shut their doors.

"A shortage of centres for the early childhood development, clinical psychologists and trauma counsellors are only a few of the services being affected... organisations providing services for the elderly and weak are being hit the hardest," she said.

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Thu Jun 20 05:13:33 SAST 2013 ::

Nov 2, 2012

Papage

And those old age homes, Child headed families continue to suffer, blind peple and physically challeged continue begging for food and money in the hot day at Traffic lights corners. We need administrators.
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Nov 2, 2012

Vhamsanda

This does not come as a surprise considering the "Cadre deployment" endemic. We cannot expect people without any financial management skills to manage budgets.
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Nov 2, 2012

Msiphos00

Now that it has been revealed watch this space that R54m will be spent on useless things in the next two months
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Nov 2, 2012

!#Sinudeity#!

Tell us about the R1 BILLION that was stolen by Parks Tau and cadres.
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Nov 2, 2012

Tsar-Rasputin

And somebody is saying his closing the gap between the rich and the poor

bloody fool
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Nov 2, 2012

skwamasamabele

Blind leading the blind
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