Child care and protection

The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Wendy Kaizer-Philander, can confirm that social workers are conducting a child protection...

The Western Cape Department of Social Development has launched the House of Grace Child and Youth Care Centre in Grabouw, addressing a...

On Wednesday 18 March 2026, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) opened the Spitskop Child and Youth Care Centre (CYCC)...

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

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

Child Protection Week has come to an end (observed between 29 May to 5 June 2025 this year), but this does not mean efforts at promoting the...

Child Protection Week commences today, 29 May until 5 June. It is the culmination of a month-long awareness campaign in which we placed a...

One of the Western Cape Department of Social Development’s core mandates is child protection, and during May this focus is sharpened as it...

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is aware of a case in the Witzenberg area of a child who was allegedly raped in two...

Home Affairs matter: The Western Cape Department of Social Development wishes to remind the public that Child Protection is one of its...