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Mentoring and Coaching Programme for Middle Managers

The Department of Local Government in collaboration with Stellenbosch University School of Public Leadership and the Hanns Seidel Foundation...

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Disability Rights Awareness Month: Many ways to show your support

Disability Rights Awareness Month is observed annually in South Africa from 3 November to 3 December, serving as an important reminder of...

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Western Cape Department of Social Development Annual Report 2024/2025

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) presented its Annual Report 2024/25 to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP)...

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DSD foster child career day fuels dreams

On 21 October 2025, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD), in partnership with Northlink College, hosted a career day for...

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Fifi’s Story: A former foster child’s journey of hope

“Our social worker – Ms Liesl Siljeur – welcomed us with warmth and loved us as her own. She guided my sister and I through the...

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Western Cape Investment Summit unveils exclusive pipeline of pre-vetted deals

With less than one month to go, the Western Cape is rolling out the red carpet for global capital at the inaugural Western Cape Investment...

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Western Cape Department of Social Development takes its services to Tankwa

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) took its services to one of the most rural parts of the province: the Tankwa Karoo...

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Honouring the transformative role of older persons

As we head into Social Development Month in October, we wish to highlight the work of the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD...

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Breaking ground on new DSD and Agriculture Garden Project

On Friday, 19 September 2025, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) and the Western Cape Department of Agriculture...

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Closure of certain minibus taxi routes in response to ongoing violence

The Western Cape Government has confirmed that, from Wednesday, 17 September 2025, several mini-bus taxi routes in the Cape Town metro will...

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