News and Speeches for Ministry of Social Development
MEC De Lille Announces Emergency Summit
1 November 2010Social Development Minister Patricia de Lille has confirmed that the number of babies being abandoned in the Western Cape is on the increase, saying 'the Department is organising an Emergency Summit to find practical solutions to arrest the trend.' Read More
Statement by MEC De Lille: James Restoration Home is an Illegal Drug Rehabilitation Centre
26 October 2010Social Development Minister Patricia de Lille says Ashley Haas and Brent Florence, the two men swept out to sea on Monday during a SABC Fokus shoot at the Wolfgat Nature Reserve, were residents of an illegal drug rehabilitation centre. Read More
MEC Patricia De Lille to Launch Department's Maiden Social Development Indaba
25 October 2010Social Development Minister Patricia de Lille will be the keynote speaker at the Department's Indaba, which runs tomorrow and Wednesday, 26 and 27 October 2010. Read More
MEC De Lille Addresses Liquor Conference, on 'Impact of Alcohol Abuse' in Province
21 October 2010Patricia de Lille, Western Cape Minister for Social Development, will be the keynote speaker on the second day of the Province's second Annual Liquor Conference. Read More
Media Alert: MEC De Lille To Address Khayelitsha Residents at OR Tambo Sports Complex Tomorrow Morning
19 October 2010Social Development Minister Patricia de Lille, will tomorrow address the Khayelitsha community in the OR Tambo Sports Complex, about the progress of the Department's Community Nutrition and Development Centres (CNDCs) strategy for the area. Read More
MEC De Lille Releases Findings of Investigation Into Pinelands Partial Care Facility
17 October 2010Social Development Minister Patricia de Lille, has today released the findings of a departmental investigation into the registration status of Aunty Dawn's Day Care (a Partial Care facility) in Pinelands. Read More
MEC Patricia de Lille confirms department investigation into death of 5 month old baby at Pinelands Daycare centre
14 October 2010Social Development Minister Patricia de Lille has ordered a departmental investigation into the death of a 5 month old baby at a Daycare centre in Pinelands. Read More
MEC Patricia De Lille's Challenge to Fathers after Baby Dumpings
14 October 2010Minister Patricia de Lille has this morning challenged neglectful fathers in the Western Cape 'to restore their dignity by taking responsibility for their children.' Read More
MEC Patricia De Lille's New Social Development Atlantis Office Launch Speech Notes
13 October 2010Officially opening the doors of the new Atlantis Social Development office is a very proud moment for all of usAtlantis is a priority area for the Western Cape Government and this development is in line with a number of important Strategic... Read More
MEC Patricia De Lille Wants Khayelitsha to Help Department Eradicate Violence Against Children
12 October 2010Social Development Minister Patricia de Lille has gone into Khayelitsha this morning with the message - "Ukuzala kukuzolula." Read More
Media Alert: Department Joins Hands with Community to Fight Against Violence Towards Children
6 October 2010On Friday October 8, 2010 the Department of Social Development will be hosting a Door to Door Campaign in Kuyasa, Khayelitsha. Read More
Media Alert: MEC De Lille to do Site Visit to Nutrition Centre in Samora
6 October 2010Tomorrow MEC De Lille will be visiting the Velde Vrede Hall, Samora, to do a monitoring and evaluation exercise. Read More
Media Alert: Minister De Lille to Visit Dysselsdorp Farming Community
30 September 2010Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gerrit Van Rensburg, and Minister of Social Development, Patricia De Lille, will visit Dysselsdorp on Monday, 4th of October, 2010, at 10:00. Read More
Media Release - Minister Patricia De Lille Releases Latest Community Nutrition and Development Centres Figures
27 September 2010A few days before the launch of Social Development Month 2010, the Department has released details on the work of the 369 Community Nutrition and Development Centres (CNDC's) in the Western Cape. Read More
Minister Patricia De Lille's Message to Alleged Kidnapper of 4 Year Old Asenathi Khohliso
27 September 2010The Department of Social Development is extremely concerned about the whereabouts of little Asenathi Khohliso, who disappeared outside her grandmothers' home in Khayelitsha, on Sunday evening. Read More
Minister Patricia De Lille Deploys Social Workers to Khayelitsha Home of 4 Year Old Asenathi Komani
27 September 2010I am shocked and outraged at the results of the medical examination of little Asenathi Komani of Khayelitsha, which has shown that she was brutally raped. Read More
MEDIA ALERT: MEC Meyer Visits ECD in Lena Moravian Centre
16 August 2010Social Development supports children accommodated after fire disaster. Read More
Media Alert: Mthandeni Enrichment Centre
19 July 2010The Department of Social Development, in partnership with the principality of Monaco, and Early Years Services, an NGO, will be opening the Mthandeni Enrichment Centre in Vredenburg. Read More
The Department of Social Development- Giving Youth Hope
8 July 2010The Department of Social Development, will be hosting Youth Participation Workshops for youth with disabilities, during the month of July 2010. Read More
De Novo Treatment Centre - Leading Africa!
8 July 2010The Department of Social Development is proud to announce that their De Novo treatment centre is the first in-patient drug and alcohol treatment facility in Africa to achieve international accreditation. Read More
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