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Department of Social Development

Ministry of Social Development

(From left to right) National Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu, Western Cape Minister of Social Development Sharna Fernandez, US Consul General Todd Haskell, USAID Southern Africa Mission Director Leslie Marbury signing.

United States and South Africa sign Government-to-Government Agreement

The United States and South Africa today signed a new Comprehensive Case Management for Children Government-to-Government (G2G) Agreement...

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Social Development Appropriation Bill – Vote 7

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

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Rose Ntoyanto (DSD Social Work Supervisor)

Social work changes lives

Throughout the month of March, we will be celebrating and honouring all those in the social service profession as part of Social Work Month...

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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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Deadline for NPO funding proposals extended

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

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International Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Day

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

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Budget Vote 7 Social Development speech 2021/2022

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...

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Special Adjustment Budget: Department of Social Development (Vote 7)

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

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MEC Fritz delivers 2018 Social Development Budget Vote Speech

Budget Speech Vote 7 on Social Development [The following speech was delivered by Minister Albert Fritz at the Western Cape Provincial...

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Budget Speech Vote 7 on Social Development 2017

[The following speech will be delivered by Minister Albert Fritz at Western Cape Provincial Parliament on Friday 31 March 2017, during his...

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