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Changing mindsets on World Hearing Day

For World Hearing Day this year – which is commemorated annually on 3 March – we are focusing on “changing mindsets.” The World Health...

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Elsies River Service Delivery Area DSD Team (Gavin Barkley, Social Work Supervisor is in the back row in the pink shirt)

Western Cape Department of Social Development celebrates Social Work Month

For the month of March, we are honouring all those in the social service profession, as it is Social Work Month. Under the theme of...

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Department of Social Development’s food relief programme in Karoo a team effort

The Western Cape Government proved once again that it is committed to supporting the most vulnerable, especially in a time of crisis during...

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Department of Social Development providing food relief in Central Karoo

The prolonged Eskom electricity outage in parts of the Central Karoo has led to a widespread need for food relief. Eskom is working to...

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MEC Sharna Fernandez meets with SASSA

Western Cape Minister of Social Development Sharna Fernandez has met with SASSA’s provincial management today (07 February 2024) to discuss...

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MEC Sharna Fernandez conducts oversight visits at SASSA offices

On 02 February 2024, Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, visited different SASSA offices in Cape Town. These...

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DSD assessing damage after Sivuyile fire

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is assessing the extent of the fire damage to its Sivuyile residential facility for...

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Principal Anthea Williams; Sister Linda Carelse; Dorothea learners; Ministry staff member Dale Fortune

DSD committed to promoting dignity and well-being of girl learners

With the 2024 school year in full swing, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is doing its part in ensuring the well...

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2024 The wrong start for SASSA

Please attribute the below to Minister Sharna Fernandez We are barely two weeks into 2024 and the South African Social Security Agency...

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Make sure you know where your child is

While many revelers rang in the new year on beaches across the Western Cape, staff from the provincial Department of Social Development (DSD...

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