ACTING MINISTER LEADS INTEGRATED SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO SERVICES IN KAYAMANDI, WC

By DSD News

• ⁠Residents of Kayamandi in the Western Cape will be able to access a range of government services tomorrow, thanks to the Integrated Community Registration Outreach Programme.
• ⁠The outreach programme will be led by the Acting Minister of Social Development, Sindisiwe Chikunga.
• ⁠Community members will be able to interact directly with the acting minister about issues affecting their daily lives.

Acting Minister of Social Development Sindisiwe Chikunga will, on Thursday, 21 May 2026, lead an integrated social development portfolio outreach programme in the Western Cape township of Kayamandi, Stellenbosch.

The Integrated Community Registration Outreach Programme is a ministerial outreach programme that forms part of the social development sector’s efforts to bring services to the doorstep of communities.

The programme is also aimed at strengthening social development services to address the needs of communities in line with the government’s district development model, which promotes community-centred interventions and strengthens collaboration between all spheres of government and the people they serve.

Community members will receive assistance through interventions aimed at addressing social ills such as teenage pregnancy and substance abuse.

South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) services will also be provided to assist qualifying beneficiaries and community members in need of social support.

The acting minister will, through the National Development Agency (NDA), engage with non-profit organisations (NPOs) on issues raised during the sector dialogue, including registration and compliance, capacity building and NPO funding.

Community members will also be able to access services from other government departments, such as the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Health, as well as interact directly with Chikunga on issues affecting their daily lives.

The acting minister will be accompanied by the Department of Social Development’s acting director-general, Advocate Gugulethu Thimane; SASSA CEO Themba Matlou; and the NDA’s acting CEO, Raphaahle Ramokgopa