The Department of Social Development has been supplying food but not the funds to distribute it
A food bank in Gauteng has 5,600 food parcels for poor families in its warehouse, but it has not received the funds it needs from the Gauteng Department of Social Development to distribute them.
The Carroll Shaw Memorial Food Bank near Krugersdorp, had been funded by the department since 2009, but its funding was withdrawn in April. However, the organisation has continued to receive food parcels from the department's suppliers. It received 5,000 parcels of non-perishables in June and 2,000 units of fresh vegetables in July, the last delivery. The parcels are valued at R700 each.
According to the manager at the Carroll Shaw Memorial Centre, the food bank owes R500,000 in rent and its staff are all at home, unpaid since April.Documents seen by GroundUp show that the organisation has appealed against each of the findings. There were also queries about the financial statements. The organisation's accountants sent explanations to the department.
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