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Social Assistance is an income transfer in the form of grants provided by the government. A social grant refers to grants paid by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) that is, diasability grant, a grant for odler persons and a war veteran's grant, foster child grant, care dependency grant, child support grant and a grant-in-aid.

The Department's business is to provide homes for its citizens. We want to make the process of applying for a house as simple as possible and aim to make it easy for you to be updated about the process once it is started. Once you become a homeowner, we want to facilitate as far as possible that you hold on to your property and turn it into an asset that can become the cornerstone of your financial security.

Cancer is a difficult battle to overcome and is even more challenging when you’re a child, adolescent or young adult. Cancer patients are usually split into 2 groups; children and adults. This is because the needs of children vary greatly.

Professor Alan Davidson is the Head of Haemotology (the branch of medicine involving the study and treatment of blood) and Oncology (the study and treatment of tumours and cancer) at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital.

The Western Cape Department of Human Settlement is committed to youth empowerment particularly job opportunities and skills in various disciplines within the built environment sector. It is also committed to provide youth with tools and knowledge to empower themselves to become more employable.

This year we celebrate our youth under the theme: Youth action for economic freedom in our lifetime.
 

It’s been 39 years since the Soweto Uprising on 16 June 1976, when 15 000 students gathered outside the Orlando West Secondary School, to participate in a peaceful march against the use of Afrikaans in their classrooms.