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Minister to join Women’s Month celebrations hosted by Teddy’s Den Crèche

11 August 2018

Today, as part of ongoing Women’s Month celebrations, Minister Albert Fritz will join the Teddy’s Den Crèche to commemorate this important period. Read More

Minister to donate 140 blankets to elderly residents as part of Winter Campaign

10 August 2018

Today, Minister Albert Fritz will continue the Departments ongoing Winter Campaign, by donating 140 blankets to elderly residents in Somerset West. The blankets are provided courtesy of the generosity of the Chinese business community in Cape Town. Read More

Minister donates blankets to poor elderly residents for Winter Campaign

10 August 2018

The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, donated 150 blankets to elderly residents from Read More

Minister celebrates Women’s Day with Cagloo Foundation in Mitchells Plain

9 August 2018

The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, addressed a gathering of 60 women from Strandfo Read More

Minister to join Cagloo Foundation to commemorate Women’s Day in Strandfontein

8 August 2018

Tomorrow, Minister Albert Fritz will join the Cagloo Foundation and 60 women from Stranfontein and the greater Mitchells Plain community to commemorate Women’s Day. Read More

Minister joins SALGA Women’s Commission in candlelight ceremony and lekgotla

7 August 2018

As part of our Women’s Month commemorations, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, ad Read More

Minister to address SALGA Provincial Women’s Month Lekgotla

6 August 2018

Tomorrow, Minister Albert Fritz will address the SALGA Women’s Commission provincial lekgotla. Read More

Minister to brief Mitchells Plain anti-crime and gang stakeholder meeting

30 July 2018

Today, Minister Albert Fritz will brief a multi-stakeholder meeting to be held in Mitchells Plain. Read More

Minister congratulates 207 graduates of 18 ALPHA from Chrysalis Academy

30 July 2018

The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, addressed the graduation ceremony of 207 young Read More

Mandela Day: Minister Fritz joins charity drive by celebrity Chef, Jenny Morris

19 July 2018

The Western Cape Social Development Minister, Albert Fritz, commemorated Mandela Day by joining celebrity Chef, Jenny Morris for the soup kitchen charity drive. Read More

Mandela Day - Minister Fritz to join Chef, Jenny Morris charity event

17 July 2018

Tomorrow the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Read More

Mandela Month: Child Play Therapy Room launched in Mitchells Plain Local Office

16 July 2018

As part of our Mandela Month commemorations and in the run-up to Mandela Day, the Western Cape Department of Social Development launched an innovative Child Play Therapy Room at the Mitchells Plain local office. Read More

Minister Fritz to welcome 20 new EPWP interns to fight FAS in Vredendal

11 July 2018

Today, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, A Read More

Minister welcomes 20 new EPWP interns to tackle FAS on West Coast

11 July 2018

The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, welcomed 20 interns who will be trained and tasked with tackling Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Vredendal and surrounding rural communities on the West Coast. Read More

DSD Winter Campaign taken to Vredendal shelter by Minister Fritz

10 July 2018

Today, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, will continue the Department’s Winter Campaign on the West Coast. The Minister will visit the Onse Kaia Shelter in Vredendal to oversee its operations, and donate to the shelter... Read More

Department to celebrate graduation of 130 Child & youth Care workers

5 July 2018

Today, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, A Read More

130 officials graduate from intensive Child & Youth Care course

5 July 2018

The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, handed over graduation certificates to 130 officials who completed an intensive one Read More

Eastridge shallow grave: Minister to visit family where child corpse was found

25 June 2018

The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Adv. Read More

Minister Fritz to hold door-to-door in Mitchells Plain

25 June 2018

Tomorrow, to mark International Day Against of Substance Read More

Substance Abuse Awareness Week: 35 000 assisted to beat the scourge of drugs

24 June 2018

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) has launched its Substance Abuse Awareness Week, which will also include the marking of International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking on Tuesday. Read More

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