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GOVERNMENT TO ROLL OUT SCHOOL-BASED ID APPLICATIONS TO PROTECT LEARNING TIME
By Sipho Ncube Government plans to deploy Home Affairs mobile trucks to schools to assist learners, particularly matric candidates, with ...FROM ADVERSITY TO ACHIEVEMENT: CYCC GRADUATE CHARTS A NEW PATH
By Sibongile Mofokeng A young woman who entered a Child and Youth Care Centre (CYCC) as a child with behavioural ...CHILDREN SPEAK OUT ON ISSUES THAT MATTER
By Madali Chibambu More than 40 learners from Child and Youth Care Centres across Gauteng participated in a Children’s Dialogue ...GOVERNMENT TAKES SERVICES TO THE DOORSTEP OF ZOLA RESIDENTS
By Sibongile Mofokeng and Madali Chibambu Despite the rain, residents of Zola, Soweto, packed the local service point to access ...FOSTER CHILDREN EMBRACE MUSIC AND ARTS AS A BENEFIT TO THEIR DEVELOPMENT
By Phetoho Maja • Some 400 school children, including some in foster care, recently joined representatives of the Gauteng Department ...MOHLAKENG OLD AGE HOME: A PLACE OF DIGNITY AND CARE IN THE WEST RAND
By Lorato Modisenyane The Mohlakeng 20PTP Old Age Home, based on the West Rand, has become a home away from ...GAUTENG DSD EMPLOYEES CONQUER JOBURG’S TOUGHEST RACE
By Lawrence Mashabela The 2026 road-running season has got off to a healthy start for the Gauteng Department of Social ...MEC MATHABO HLALELE STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH GLENDA ROBERTS’ FAMILY AT ODENDAALSRUS MAGISTRATE’S COURT
By Staff Writer Free State MEC for Social Development Mathabo Hlalele joined the Kutlwanong community in a march to oppose ...GAUTENG SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT MARKS FIRST ONLINE SAFETY DAY
By Madali Chibambu First-ever Online Safety Day commemoration: GDSD hosted its inaugural webinar aligned with global Safer Internet Day to ...MFANAFUTHI BUILDS AN INDEPENDENT FUTURE THROUGH SUPPORT AND DETERMINATION
By Sibongile Mofokeng A young person transitions successfully from child and youth care into independent living through structured aftercare support. ...



















