KZN dept faces R1bn hole, struggles to pay invoices
KZN Social Development says it's still reeling from budget cuts implemented in 2021.
Despite not having any cuts for this 2025/26 financial year, it says the previous cut has left it with a budget shortfall of over R1 billion.
Yesterday, the department's CFO Senzo Zungu told the KZN Finance Portfolio Committee that their budget isn't growing.
He says they'll have to fork out over R40 million to settle outstanding invoices that have been piling up due to the recurring financial constraints.
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" In the department, we've been struggling to pay with the invoices within 30 days because unfunded wage increases. We are prioritise 41 million into this program and there was also additional filled in million that was received from provincial treasurer to assist on the payment of invoices.
