SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Budget delayed as Department of Social Development lacks approved structure
A question mark hangs over the adoption of the budget of the Department of Social Development by Parliament because it does not have an approved organisational structure. The problem, which harks back to the tenure of former minister Bathabile Dlamini, was raised by Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu at a meeting of Parliament’s social development committee. DA MP Bridget Masango said the lack of an approved organisational structure was another indication of "maladministration at its worst" under Dlamini. The problems were spilling into the lap of her successor. Masango said MPs were told that the last organisational structure approved by the Department of Public Service and Administration, as required, was in 2012. "It is not acceptable not to have an approved organogram," Masango said. "It would be irresponsible for the committee to approve a budget for an administration without an organogram. It is a mess," she said. 'Very concerned' Shabangu had told MPs she was "very co...
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