Western Cape Social Development Minister, Mr Albert Fritz, will on Thursday launch the department’s Grassy Park Local Office. Read More
Western Cape Social Development Minister, Mr Albert Fritz, will on Thursday launch the innovative Youth Skills Transfer Programme (YST). The Programme is an initiative of the Department of Social Development (DSD) in partnership with the Community... Read More
Western Cape Social Development Minister, Mr Albert Fritz, will on Thursday launch the innovative Youth Skills Transfer Programme (YST). The Programme is an initiative of the Department of Social Development (DSD) in partnership with the Community... Read More
International Day of Friendship: friendships help build a socially cohesive and self-reliant society Read More
The month of August sees the Western Cape Government celebrate and commemorate Women’s Month. The Department of Social Development (DSD) continues to play a leading role in rendering support and empowerment services to all women in the province. Read More
The Western Cape Department of Social Development will make contact with the family of the 7 year-old Mitchells Plain girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by boys in her area. Read More
The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, has launched a learnership for 200 employees working in Child & Youth Care Centres (CYCCs). Read More
The start of the school holidays tomorrow brings a much needed break for learners and educators across the province but it is also a period where a lot of our younger residents in the province are at risk of becoming involved in negative social... Read More
With the school holidays approaching, it is important that we, the whole of society, remain vigilant to ensure our youth remain safe during the school holiday period. Read More
Today 22 June 2015, Western Cape Social Development Minister, Mr Albert Fritz and Health Minister, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo will be visiting the Cape Town Drug Counselling Centre in Mitchells Plain to mark Substance Abuse Awareness Week which begins... Read More
Today marks the beginning of Substance Abuse Awareness Week, a campaign which seeks to raise awareness about the dangers and effects of substance abuse. Read More
On Monday 15 June 2015, Western Cape Social Development Minister, Mr Albert Fritz and Health Minister, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, will conduct a walkabout to speak to young people ahead of Youth Day. Read More
The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is rolling out its Winter Readiness Programme, in partnership with a number of stakeholders, in order to provide vital assistance to vulnerable people living in the province. Read More
The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is sending a team of social workers to the family of the 14-year old teenage girl whose body was discovered in Zwelitsha, Bredasdorp. Read More
To commemorate International Missing Children’s Day and as part of the Western Cape Department of Social Development ongoing Child Protection Month awareness initiatives, Minister Albert Fritz today conducted a door-to-door in Beacon Valley,... Read More
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On Monday, 25 May 2015, the Western Cape Social Development Minister, Albert Fritz, will conduct a door-to-door campaign in Mitchells Plain to raise awareness on child protection issues. Read More
Tomorrow, 22 May 2015, the Western Cape Social Development Minister, Albert Fritz, will deliver the keynote address at a Child Protection Awareness event. Read More
The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, today conducted a successful oversight visit of our Opiate Substitution Programme. Read More
The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is continuing to build capacity in NGOs, and to develop their ability to deliver quality services in the province. This financial year has seen our funding to NGOs reach a milestone of just... Read More