The parliamentary portfolio committee on social development has witnessed firsthand the essential role played by the Gender-Based Violence Command Centre in Pretoria. ...

By Precious Mupenzi Peter Fhumulani Netshipale has officially been appointed as director general of the Department of Social Development. Netshipale’s path to ...

The Department of Social Development has a new director general – Fhumulani Peter Netshipale. His appointment has been welcomed by the Minister ...

The Marriage Bill, which is currently undergoing public consultation, has suggested 18 as the appropriate age of consent for marriage. During the ...

Key to advancing the rights and upholding the dignity of persons with disabilities is for all sectors of South Africa’s society to ...

By Precious Mupenzi The provincial report on public hearings for the Draft Policy on Social Development Services to Persons with Disabilities reflects ...

Strong financial controls are bearing fruit that will enable the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to administer and distribute the social ...

By Precious Mupenzi Lungisani Ngcobo from Inanda in KwaZulu-Natal today, 25 March 2025, gave a voice to those seldom heard, sharing his ...

By Precious Mupenzi As South Africa deepens its culture of social justice and human rights, it must ensure no person with a ...

By Precious Mupenzi The Department of Social Development has handed over a provincial report on the Draft Policy on Social Development Services ...