News and Speeches for Department of Social Development
Department condemns murder of Atlantis woman and child
7 June 2017Social workers from the Atlantis local office have been dispatched to the family of the woman and child found murdered in Protea Park, Atlantis. Read More
Department condemns murder of Strand 5-year old & will support family
5 June 2017I condemn the murder of 5 year-old Minentle Lekhakha from Strand (Cape Town) in the strongest terms possible. The child went missing on Saturday, and tragically her young body was found yesterday (Sunday). Read More
Minister addresses Women in Safety Breakfast
5 June 2017The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, began his Youth Month commemorations today by addressing the Women in Safety Breakfast in Mitchells Plain. Read More
Child Protection Week: Department calls for more Safety Parents
4 June 2017As 2017 Child Protection Week draws to a close today, the Western Cape Department of Social Development is calling for more volunteers to register as Safety Parents in the province. Read More
Youth Month – Young Women’s Breakfast to be addressed by Minister Fritz
4 June 2017Tomorrow, to mark the beginning of Youth Month commemorations, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz will address the Ward 43 & 78 Young Women’s Breakfast in Mitchells Plain. Read More
Child Protection Week – Min to address Social Indaba in Hessequa Municipality
2 June 2017Today, as part of ongoing Child Protection Week commemorations, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz will address the Hessequa Municipality Social Indaba. Read More
Child Protection Week: Minister to sign MOU with Hessequa Municipality
2 June 2017As part of ongoing Child Protection Week commemorations, Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, announced plans to enter into a formal memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Hessequa Municipality. Read More
Child Protection Week Dialogue: Min Fritz launches support group for parents
1 June 2017Today, Today, Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, announced plans to coordinate Support Groups for parents who have lost children through violence and murder. Read More
Child Protection Week Church Service in Mitchells Plain
1 June 2017Today, Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, will continue commemorating national Child Protection Week by attending a memorial church service in Mitchells Plain. Read More
Child Protection Week Dialogue to be hosted by Social Development Department
30 May 2017Tomorrow, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz will host the department’s flagship Child Protection Week Dialogue under the theme, “Child Protection is Everyone’s Business”. Read More
Child Protection Week door-to-door event in Mitchells Plain
29 May 2017Tomorrow, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz will officially launch the departments Child Protection Week commemoration with a door-to-door awareness activity in Mitchells Plain. Read More
Minister Fritz & Premier Zille launch Child Protection Week
29 May 2017As part of the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) Child Protection Week awareness initiatives, Minister for Social Development, Albert Fritz, and Premier Helen Zille today conducted a door-to-door in Beacon Valley, Mitchells Plain. Read More
Child Protection Week – week planner
26 May 2017The Western Cape Department of Social Development will be commemorating national Child Protection Week with a series of events under the theme, “Child Protection is Everyone’s Business”. Read More
Visiting Flemish Minister to tour Youth Café with MEC Fritz
25 May 2017Today, the Flemish (Belgium) Minister for Culture, Media, Youth and Brussels Affairs, Sven Gatz, will join Social Development MEC, Albert Fritz, on a tour of the innovative and groundbreaking SOZO Youth Cafe. Read More
International Day of Families: Dept initiatives support parents and children
15 May 2017As we commemorate Mother’s Day and International Day of Families (tomorrow), the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) remains committed to rolling out services that strengthen and build resilience within families in the province. Read More
DSD condemns murder of Courtney Pieters & will support family through grief
15 May 2017I condemn the murder of 3 year-old Courtney Pieters from Elsies River, Cape Town in the strongest terms possible. The child was reported missing earlier in the month, and tragically her concealed body was found last weekend near her home. Read More
Department to render support to family of missing Elsies River 3 year-old
8 May 2017The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) has dispatched a social work team from the Elsies River local office to render support and offer counselling to the distraught mother of missing toddler, Courtney Peters. Read More
MINISTERS TO PAY VISIT TO NEW FIVE STAR GREEN KHAYELITSHA SHARED SERVICES CENTRE
7 May 2017Tomorrow, 8 May 2017, Western Cape Ministers of Transport and Public Works, Donald Grant, Health, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, and Social Development, Adv Albert Fritz, will be conducting a site visit to the brand new “Five Star Gre Read More
Department launches EPWP partnership with FASfacts
7 May 2017Western Cape Social Development MEC, Albert Fritz, launched the groundbreaking EPWP ini Read More
MEC to launch EPWP initiative to combat Foetal Alcohol Syndrome in Hex River Val
4 May 2017Tomorrow, Minister Albert Fritz will continue the fight against Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) by launching an Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP) initiative in the Hex River Valley area. Read More
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