Hundreds of people have converged at the Pretoria National Botanical Gardens for the annual commemoration of the World Environment Day.
The problem with the budget allocated for social development services is nowhere near adequate to meet the needs in the sector, writes Jackie Loffell.
This is a shortened version of the Gauteng Department of Social Development’s budget speech delivered on May 29 2012 by MEC Nandi Mayathola-Khoza.
Social development in SA is beset with numerous challenges as government tries to balance addressing short-term priorities with development needs.