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1.5-million Western Cape SASSA grants beneficiaries face uncertainty

28 February 2017

I will be writing to the National Minister of Social Development, Bathabile Dlamini, requesting urgent feedback on the emergency steps her office is taking to ensure the 1.5-million grant recipients in the Western Cape are paid come April 1st. Read More

Festive season deaths decrease as Safely Home efforts intensify

23 February 2017

Statement by Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works and Kenny Africa, Provincial Traffic Chief  Read More

Unannounced visit to GH Stark Old Age Home conducted by MEC

23 February 2017

Today, Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, continued his older persons oversight visits campaign, paying an unannounced visit to the GH Stark Old Age Home in Hanover Park. Read More

Briefing on the Festive Season’s joint enforcement efforts

23 February 2017

Minister of Transport and Public Works, Donald Grant, and Provincial Traffic Chief, Kenny Africa, will be briefing the media on the Festive Season’s joint enforcement and road safety efforts as well as the road death toll for that period. Read More

Budget Speech: 17 million social grant beneficiaries want to hear good news

21 February 2017

As we gear up to listen to Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan deliver his 2017/18 Budget Speech, 17 million social grant recipients nationally, and nearly 1.5 million people in the Western Cape, are waiting to hear good news about their grant payments... Read More

Media Alert:Multilingual Job-Hunting Booklets to be presented to Minister Marais

20 February 2017

To celebrate International Mother Language Day tomorrow, 21 February 2017, Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais will receive multilingual booklets on job-hunting published by Die Stigting vir Bemagtiging deur Afrikaans... Read More

Agriculture jobs in the Western Cape grow by 17%

14 February 2017

Jobs in the Western Cape’s agriculture sector have increased by 17%, according to the latest figures from Statistics South Africa. Read More

Stabbed 2 year-old: Department welcomes arrest of suspect

14 February 2017

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) welcomes the arrest of the woman alleged to have stabbed her 2 year-old son in the neck. Read More

Departments Youth Excellence Awards winners start training programme

13 February 2017

Today, 21 organizations focused on youth development will begin the ABSA Emerging Business Management Course. The organizations were all previously honoured at last year’s Ministerial Youth Excellence Awards. Read More

DCAS Participates in 27th Anniversary of Madiba’s Release from Prison

13 February 2017

On 11 February 2017 the Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais, officiated at the symbolic 27 for Freedom race in Paarl. Read More

Department to probe claims of child-abuse at Mannenberg ECD

10 February 2017

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) will revisit the Jewel Educare, an Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre in Mannenberg, with a police escort if needs be. Read More

Residents To Have Say On Proposed Madiba Statue

8 February 2017

Residents have been invited to have their say on the proposed Madiba statue at City Hall. Read More

Media Alert: Bartolomeu Dias Museum Celebrates 28th Anniversary

2 February 2017

Tomorrow, 3 February 2017, Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais and the Executive Mayor of the Mossel Bay municipality, Harry Levendal will officially celebrate the 28th anniversary of the Read More