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DEPARTMENT LEADS COORDINATED HOMELESS OUTREACH ACROSS TSHWANE HOTSPOTS
By Sipho Ncube The outreach reflects strong collaboration between the Department of Social Development (DSD), the City of Tshwane, Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs)and ...GOVERNMENT RESCUES AND REPATRIATES YOUNG PEOPLE BACK HOME
By Sipho Ncube Trafficking syndicates are increasingly targeting young South Africans through fake overseas job offers, often using social media and trusted ...AGAINST THE ODDS: SECURE CARE LEARNERS ACHIEVE MATRIC SUCCESS
By Madali Chibambu Education is an important tool for rehabilitation and change, as the matric results for three young learners at the ...NATIONAL SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISORS FORUM STRENGTHENS PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT AND UNIFORMITY IN SUPERVISION
By Precious Mupenzi A national forum for social work supervisors and coordinators is currently underway in Gauteng, providing space for participants to ...DSD updates Parliamentary committee on progress toward Basic Income Support policy
By Precious Mupenzi The Department of Social Development has, over the past eight months, consulted widely on the draft Basic Income Support ...NW DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES UNIFORMS TO LEARNERS ON CHILD SUPPORT GRANTS
By Obusitswe Keboneilwe Forty young learners in Ditsobotla, in the North West, have received new uniforms as part of the provincial Department ...OLDER PERSONS AMENDMENT ACT SIGNED INTO LAW, STRENGTHENING PROTECTION AND CARE FOR OLDER PERSONS
By Precious Mupenzi • Presidential Assent and Legal Reform: The Older Persons Amendment Act has been signed into law, modernising South Africa’s ...DSD REPORTS STRONG Q2 PERFORMANCE AS CLIMATE SHOCKS AND GBVF PRESSURE SOCIAL SERVICES
By Precious Mupenzi Parliament’s Committee on Social Development has heard that the Department of Social Development achieved 86% of its planned targets ...PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS, REDUCING STIGMA, AND COMMUNITY-LED INTERVENTIONS IMPORTANT IN COMBATTING HIV/TB
By Precious Mupenzi The Department of Social Development hosted an important webinar that saw policymakers, researchers and social sector practitioners examining ways ...DSD’S STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS CENTRAL TO ACHIEVING NATIONAL HIV, TB AND STI TARGETS
By Precious Mupenzi HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are not only biomedical conditions, but social and developmental challenges driven ...



















