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West Coast residents step up against GBV

The West Coast is the latest region to benefit from the Western Cape Department of Social Development’s (DSD) Gender-Based Violence (GBV)...

Disability Rights Awareness Month is observed annually in South Africa from 3 November to 3 December, serving as an important reminder of...

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) presented its Annual Report 2024/25 to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP)...

On 21 October 2025, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD), in partnership with Northlink College, hosted a career day for...

“Our social worker – Ms Liesl Siljeur – welcomed us with warmth and loved us as her own. She guided my sister and I through the...

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) took its services to one of the most rural parts of the province: the Tankwa Karoo...

As we head into Social Development Month in October, we wish to highlight the work of the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD...

On Friday, 19 September 2025, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) and the Western Cape Department of Agriculture...

More Cape Town residents have raised their hands to join the Western Cape Government in standing up against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). On...

On 5 September 2025, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) – in partnership with Baphumelele Child and Youth Care Centre...

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) has concluded Women’s Month by further strengthening support services for survivors...

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) has achieved its 14th consecutive clean audit for the 2024/2025 financial year. This...