News and Speeches for Ministry of Social Development
Oversight visit to Kensington Old Age Home to be conducted by MEC Fritz
16 November 2016Tomorrow, Western Cape MEC for Social Development, Albert Fritz, will conduct an oversight visit to the Kensington Old Age Home. This visit forms part of his ongoing monitoring and outreach to the elderly across the province. Read More
MEC Oversight Visit: New Frail Care facility opened at Kensington Old Age Home
16 November 2016Today, Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, conducted an oversight visit to the Kensington Old Age Home. The visit coincided with the launch of a new frail care facility. Read More
Door-to-door substance abuse awareness campaign to be led by MEC Fritz
14 November 2016Today, Western Cape MEC for Social Development, Albert Fritz, will lead a door-to-door substance abuse awareness campaign through the streets of Mitchells Plain on Monday. Read More
Soccer kit donated by MEC Fritz to Khayelitsha soccer team
10 November 2016Yesterday, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Adv. Albert Fritz, donated 20 soccer kits to a local Khayelitsha soccer team. Read More
Soccer kit to be donated to Khayelitsha soccer team by MEC Fritz
8 November 2016Tomorrow, Western Cape MEC for Social Development, Albert Fritz, will donate soccer kit to a local soccer team in Khayelitsha. Read More
Bonteheuwel Fire: Department rendering assistance & support to family
26 October 2016The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is rendering psycho-social support and other assistance to the remaining family members of a Bonteheuwel family, where 6 members died in a fire. Read More
Update: Substance Abuse Awareness Campaign
21 October 2016The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is encouraged at the rising levels of engagement with our awareness campaign on social media and the mobi site. In total our substance abuse posts on Facebook have had 23 296 “engagements” in... Read More
Annual Report 2015/16 - DSD improves services and receives third clean audit
21 October 2016Today, 21 October 2016, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Adv. Albert Fritz, tabled the department’s annual report for the 2015/16 financial year. Read More
5 year-old murder: DSD welcomes life sentence
19 October 2016The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) welcomes the life sentence handed down to Bongani Dlamini in the Western Cape High Court today. Dlamini had been found guilty of the brutal murder of 5 year-old girl, Anovuyo Ndamase, from... Read More
Autism Expo: Department to partner with NGOs and expand services
14 October 2016The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) has committed itself to continue expanding services to people living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other intellectual disabilities. Read More
Autism Expo to be addressed by Minister Fritz
13 October 2016Tomorrow, provincial Social Development Minister, Adv. Albert Fritz, will address an Autism Expo, hosted by NGO Autism So What. Read More
International Day of the Girl Child: MEC hosts 24 disadvantaged Cape girls
11 October 2016In commemoration of the United Nations International Day of the Girl Child, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) today hosted 24 girls aged between 14 and 18 from disadvantaged communities all over Cape Town. Read More
24 girls to be hosted by MEC Fritz for International Day of the Girl Child
10 October 2016Tomorrow, to mark the UN International Day of the Girl Child, provincial Social Development Minister, Adv. Albert Fritz, will host 24 girls from the communities of Gugulethu, Heideveld, Imizamo Yethu, Manenberg and Athlone for a motivational talk... Read More
Human Trafficking Awareness Week: MEC conducts shelter oversight visit
7 October 2016As part of our ongoing commemoration of Human Trafficking Awareness Week, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Adv. Albert Fritz, conducted an oversight visit to a shelter outside Cape Town which specializes in assisting victims of human... Read More
Social Development Month: DSD services doubled since 2009
5 October 2016As we mark Social Development Month in October, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is proud to have doubled our provincial footprint. Read More
Human Trafficking Awareness Week: Department to continue fight against scourge
5 October 2016As we observe the start of Human Trafficking Awareness Week, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) continues to warn the public, especially parents, to be extra vigilant. Read More
Minister Fritz addresses SA Congress for ECD conference
30 September 2016The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Adv. Albert Fritz, has addressed the South African Congress for Early Childhood Development (SACECD). Read More
Department warns against SASSA scammers
27 September 2016The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) would like to remind grant recipients never to divulge their social grant details or pin numbers over the phone or email to anybody claiming to be from the South African Social Security Agency... Read More
Youth Café to link Mannenberg/Gugulethu youth
27 September 2016The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Adv. Albert Fritz, on Friday launched the province’s sixth Youth Café. Read More
Safe-Hub Youth Cafe to be launched by Minister Fritz
22 September 2016Tomorrow, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Adv. Albert Fritz, will launch the province’s sixth Youth Café, opposite the Nyanga Junction train station, Cape Town. Read More
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