Social Services

On 16 June 2025, hundreds of young people celebrated Youth Day at the Western Cape Department of Social Development’s (DSD) Provincial Youth...

DSD Provincial Youth expo brings together future changemakers On 16 June 2025, hundreds of young people celebrated Youth Day at the Western...

The Cape Care Fund, an initiative aimed at boosting the resilience of organisations in the social services sector, was launched on Friday, 6...

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...

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...

On 4 April 2025 Western Cape Minister of Social Development Jaco Londt tabled the Western Cape Department of Social Development’s 2025/2026...

To conclude Social Work Month and show just how brave social workers can be, Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Jaco Londt, took a...

Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Jaco Londt From 20 March SASSA Gold Cards are obsolete, but we urge grant...

This year’s focus for World Social Work Day, which is celebrated annually on 18 March, is “Strengthening Intergenerational Solidarity for...