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Invitation to Delft GBV Ambassadors launch

The media are invited to attend the launch of the Western Cape Department of Social Development’s (WCDSD) Victim Empowerment Programme (VEP)...

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Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, condemns attacks on staff

This afternoon (23 June 2023), four staff members from the Western Cape Department of Social Development (WCSD) were nearly hijacked in Site...

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Victim Empowerment Programme gets funding boost

The Western Cape Department of Social Development allocated R62 866 000 to its Victim Empowerment Programme (VEP) in the 2022/2023 financial...

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Social Development provides psychosocial support for disaster victims

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

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Do you know where your child is?

Over the long weekend (31 December – 02 January), revelers rang in the New Year on beaches across the Western Cape. As expected, law...

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