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West Coast GBVF Summit

The West Coast District Municipality hosted a successful summit on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in Moorreesburg on 01 August...

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Invitation to West Coast GBVF Summit

The media are invited to attend the West Coast District Municipality’s Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Summit in Moorreesburg on...

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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

On 30 July 2023, we will observe World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. This year’s theme from the United Nations Office on Drugs and...

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Update: Proposed Hope Exchange Shelter Development

Due to the increasing number of adult persons living on the street, particularly in the city centre, the Western Cape Government (WCG)...

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Eden Karoo Region: Child Protection and Substance Abuse support in spotlight

Child Protection Month may be over, and Youth Month coming to an end, but the Western Cape Department of Social Development (WCDSD) is...

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Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, condemns attacks on staff

This afternoon (23 June 2023), four staff members from the Western Cape Department of Social Development (WCSD) were nearly hijacked in Site...

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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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