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Youth Month: Hope can be found if you look for it

Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez : It is all too easy, when bombarded by negative stories of load shedding...

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DSD and partners host Provincial Youth Expo

To commemorate Youth Day, the Western Cape Department of Social Development, along with its partners, hosted a Provincial Youth Expo in...

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Youth Month – Western Cape DSD supporting at-risk youth

During the month of June, Youth Month, we recognize the invaluable contribution of countless young people who bravely fought for freedom and...

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Child Protection Week: Solutions being sought for Child Protection NGOs

Head of the Western Cape Department of Social Development, Dr Robert Macdonald: Child Protection Week, observed annually between 29 May and...

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Postbank going cardless a clueless solution

Postbank’s latest media statement about “a new method of paying SASSA grants that doesn't require a physical card” is of great concern and...

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Delft community taking ownership of GBV solutions

A successful engagement took place in Delft on Wednesday, 26 April 2023, between the Western Cape Department of Social Development (WCDSD)...

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Invitation to Delft Gender-Based Violence Activation Event

Delft has become synonymous with crime in recent years, with the neighbourhood named as one of the gender-based violence (GBV) hotspots in...

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Drakenstein Municipality shows up against GBV

The Western Cape Government is committed to ending the scourge of gender-based violence 365 days a year. As the lead minister for GBV in the...

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Concerns over SASSA gold card replacement plan

The SASSA crisis continues to get progressively worse. In February I met with SASSA management to discuss a laundry list of problems which...

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Unpacking toxic masculinity in “Courageous Conversations”

The first Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Courageous Conversations webinar for 2023 kicked off with the topic: “Understanding Toxic Masculinity...

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