News and Speeches for Ministry of Social Development
Lwandle Frozen Baby: Department will assist police inquest
18 October 2017The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) will assist the police in their inquest into the death of an approximately 3 month old baby, whose corpse was found in a dustbin in Lwandle. Read More
False claims made in malicious Cape Argus articles
18 October 2017We fundamentally reject the malicious allegations in the Cape Argus page 3 story of today. Read More
Annual Report 2016/17 - DSD receives fourth clean audit in a row
17 October 2017Today, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Adv. Albert Fritz, tabled the department’s annual report for the 2016/17 financial year. Read More
World Homeless Day: Department to join NGO in ‘Give Responsibly’ donation drive
10 October 2017To mark World Homeless Day, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) will join NGO partner Al-Imdaad in donating much-needed hygiene and sanitary packs to shelters for homeless people in Elsies River. Read More
World Homeless Day: Department encourages public to ‘Give Responsibly’
10 October 2017As we mark World Homeless Day, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) continues to call on the public to ‘Give Responsibly’. Read More
MEC Fritz holds Human Trafficking Awareness Week silent protest
4 October 2017To mark Human Trafficking Awareness Week, which runs from the 2nd to the 6th October 2017, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, led an anti-human trafficking silent protest in Cape Town. Read More
Human Trafficking Awareness Week: Department to hold lunchtime silent protest
3 October 2017Tomorrow, 04 October 2017, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD), will lead a silent protest on along St. Georges Mall in Cape Town to raise awareness about the dangers of human trafficking. Read More
Human Trafficking Awareness Week: Department to continue fight against scourge
2 October 2017Today is the start of Human Trafficking Awareness Week, which runs from the 2nd to the 6th October 2017. Read More
Call for Comments on the 2017 Draft Policy on the Funding of NGOs
29 September 2017The Department of Social Development would like to remind all stakeholders, groups, or individuals that they have one week left to comment on the draft 2017 Policy on the Funding of NGOs. Read More
SASSA missing its own handover deadline creates uncertainty for recipients
29 September 2017I am concerned at reports of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) having once again missed its deadline to enter into a service agreement with the Post Office, for the payment of grants. Read More
Child Probation Services Workshop: Dept to establish child justice Task Team
27 September 2017Child Probation Services Workshop: Department to establish child justice Task Team Read More
Department to host child justice Probation Services Workshop
21 September 2017Tomorrow, the Western Cape Department of Social Development will host the provincial child justice Probation Services Workshop. Read More
REMINDER: Minister to tour innovative multi-service SHAWCO Kensington Centre
19 September 2017Today, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, will tour the innovative multi-service SHAWCO Kensington Centre. Read More
UPDATE - Dept. places children in safe care and will monitor neonaticide case
19 September 2017The Ministry attended the first appearance of the 32 year-old Mitchells Plain woman, Dalene Petersen, in the Mitchells Plain Magistrates Court. She was arrested over the weekend, and faces a charge of murder. Read More
Minister Fritz visits innovative SHAWCO Kensington Centre
19 September 2017The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, visited the SHAWCO Kensington Centre. The SHAWCO Kensington Centre, built in 1968, is an innovative multi-purpose facility which provides key services to the communities of Kensington,... Read More
Taxi Strike: MEC condemns violent attacks on social workers
18 September 2017I condemn the violent attack on one of our social workers in Kraaifontien this morning, allegedly by striking taxi operators. Read More
Mitchells Plain neonaticide: Department investigates murder of newborn
18 September 2017The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) will assist the police in their investigation of a neonaticide (baby murdered within 28 days of life) in Mitchells Plain. A 32 year-old woman, the alleged mother of the baby, was arrested over... Read More
Ministry attends court appearance of armed robber
12 September 2017Today, the surviving suspect, Xolisa Baba, involved in the armed robbery of Minister Fritz and his Spokesperson (Sihle Ngobese), appeared in the Athlone Magistrates Court to face charges, and make a bail application. Read More
Ministry to attend court appearance of armed robbers
11 September 2017Tomorrow, the surviving suspect involved in the armed robbery of Minister Fritz and his Spokesperson (Sihle Ngobese), will appear in the Athlone Magistrates Court to face charges. The Spokesperson to the Minister will attend the court proceedings. Read More
Department to support family and children of murdered De Doorns woman
7 September 2017Social workers from the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) are rendering trauma counselling and child protection services to the family of murdered 25 year-old Lorina van Wyk. Read More
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