By REGINALD KANYANE
9 April 2025- The North West MEC for Social Development, Sussana Dantjie said civil society organisations should comply with legislation if they are to receive funding from government and its entities. Dantjie told delegates from various Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) during “Re Thuse Re Go Thuse” NPO support roadshow, which is underway in Rustenburg Civil Centre.
She further said 150 representatives from the National Lottery Commission, the South African Revenue Services, the Provincial Treasury, the National Development Agency and National Department of Social Development are part of the day long NPO roadshow. Dantjie added that, “Re Thuse Re Go Thuse” is a flagship programme that underscores commitment to fostering a robust and effective NPO sector that is capable of delivering essential services to communities across the province in partnership with sister departments and State-Owned Entities (SOEs).
“While we acknowledge the role of civil society organisations in changing the lives of our people, we must also enforce compliance to legislation so that there is transparency and accountability in the social sector. All NPOs must comply with the NPO Act.
“They must adhere to tax requirements and their information on Central Supplier Database (CSD) must be accurate. Non-compliant NPOs face possible deregistration and they will not receive any financial resources from the funders,” she said.
Dantjie said the compliance to the NPO Act is strategically aligned with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendation 8, which addresses risks related to money laundering and terrorist financing in the sector. In Bojanala, 5221 NPOs are deemed compliant, while 727 have already been de-registered from the system due to non-compliance to the NPO Act.
“We scheduled to take Re Thuse Re Go Thuse NPO roadshow to Brits on Thursday at 9am,” said Dantjie.
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