News and Speeches for Department of Social Development
Bonteheuwel Fire: Department rendering assistance & support to family
26 October 2016The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is rendering psycho-social support and other assistance to the remaining family members of a Bonteheuwel family, where 6 members died in a fire. Read More
Update: Substance Abuse Awareness Campaign
21 October 2016The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is encouraged at the rising levels of engagement with our awareness campaign on social media and the mobi site. In total our substance abuse posts on Facebook have had 23 296 “engagements” in... Read More
Annual Report 2015/16 - DSD improves services and receives third clean audit
21 October 2016Today, 21 October 2016, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Adv. Albert Fritz, tabled the department’s annual report for the 2015/16 financial year. Read More
5 year-old murder: DSD welcomes life sentence
19 October 2016The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) welcomes the life sentence handed down to Bongani Dlamini in the Western Cape High Court today. Dlamini had been found guilty of the brutal murder of 5 year-old girl, Anovuyo Ndamase, from... Read More
Autism Expo: Department to partner with NGOs and expand services
14 October 2016The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) has committed itself to continue expanding services to people living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other intellectual disabilities. Read More
Autism Expo to be addressed by Minister Fritz
13 October 2016Tomorrow, provincial Social Development Minister, Adv. Albert Fritz, will address an Autism Expo, hosted by NGO Autism So What. Read More
International Day of the Girl Child: MEC hosts 24 disadvantaged Cape girls
11 October 2016In commemoration of the United Nations International Day of the Girl Child, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) today hosted 24 girls aged between 14 and 18 from disadvantaged communities all over Cape Town. Read More
24 girls to be hosted by MEC Fritz for International Day of the Girl Child
10 October 2016Tomorrow, to mark the UN International Day of the Girl Child, provincial Social Development Minister, Adv. Albert Fritz, will host 24 girls from the communities of Gugulethu, Heideveld, Imizamo Yethu, Manenberg and Athlone for a motivational talk... Read More
Human Trafficking Awareness Week: MEC conducts shelter oversight visit
7 October 2016As part of our ongoing commemoration of Human Trafficking Awareness Week, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Adv. Albert Fritz, conducted an oversight visit to a shelter outside Cape Town which specializes in assisting victims of human... Read More
Social Development Month: DSD services doubled since 2009
5 October 2016As we mark Social Development Month in October, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is proud to have doubled our provincial footprint. Read More
Human Trafficking Awareness Week: Department to continue fight against scourge
5 October 2016As we observe the start of Human Trafficking Awareness Week, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) continues to warn the public, especially parents, to be extra vigilant. Read More
Minister Fritz addresses SA Congress for ECD conference
30 September 2016The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Adv. Albert Fritz, has addressed the South African Congress for Early Childhood Development (SACECD). Read More
Department warns against SASSA scammers
27 September 2016The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) would like to remind grant recipients never to divulge their social grant details or pin numbers over the phone or email to anybody claiming to be from the South African Social Security Agency... Read More
Youth Café to link Mannenberg/Gugulethu youth
27 September 2016The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Adv. Albert Fritz, on Friday launched the province’s sixth Youth Café. Read More
Safe-Hub Youth Cafe to be launched by Minister Fritz
22 September 2016Tomorrow, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Adv. Albert Fritz, will launch the province’s sixth Youth Café, opposite the Nyanga Junction train station, Cape Town. Read More
International FASD Day: New residential and substance abuse wing launched by MEC
9 September 2016On the eve of International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) day, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Adv. Read More
Elsiesrivier Fire: Department rendering assistance & support to family
30 August 2016The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Adv. Albert Fritz, has expressed his condolences to an Elsiesrivier family that was affected by a fire in the early hours of Monday morning. Read More
The Safe House: Department launches women’s shelter in Fish Hoek
29 August 2016The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) has continued its Women’s Month celebrations by launching The Safe House, a shelter and safehaven for abused women and children in Fish Hoek. Read More
Zephany Nurse: Department to continue supporting teen
25 August 2016The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is pleading with media houses to show restraint and respect to the young woman known as ‘Zephany Nurse’. Read More
Ministry to address launch of The Safe House in Fish Hoek
25 August 2016Tomorrow (26 August 2016 ) , the Ministry of Social Development, represented by Head of Ministry, Mr. David Abrahams, will address the launch of The Safe House women’s shelter in Fish Hoek. Read More
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