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The deadline for NPOs to apply for funding for social welfare and community development services in the province, has been extended by two...

PLEASE ATTRIBUTE THE BELOW TO MINISTER SHARNA FERNANDEZ: It seems national government is finally waking up to the desperate need to provide...

On 09 September the world observes International Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Day. When a mother consumes alcohol while pregnant...

On 1 September, Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, joined a group of women in Atlantis for a Women’s Month...

Members of the media are invited to attend the Western Cape Government’s Department of Social Development’s Women’s Month celebration on...

Honorable Speaker Honorable Premier and Cabinet colleagues, Honorable Members of the Provincial Legislature in the house and on the virtual...

Gender-based violence (GBV) has been plaguing our country for generations. The calls have grown louder for men to play their part in...

With hotter days expected, the Western Cape Department of Social Development urges residents to be cautious, especially those living in...

It is important that we recognize the impact of Covid 19 on our country and Province. The first and second wave required that we dig deep as...

The following speech was delivered by Minister Sharna Fernandez in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament today 31 July 2020. Special...