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DSD Substance Use Directory of Services

Shelters for Victims of Crime and Violence

Western Cape Directory of Services for Victims of Crime and Violence

What is gender-based violence (GBV)? GBV is any action that harms or injures another person by using power and control. There are many forms...

The critical need for a succession plan A succession plan is a detailed, written plan or process for the future care of a person(s) with...

“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...