Mpumalanga
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT MARKS INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY
Precious Mupenzi The Department of Social Development (DSD) will mark International Overdose Awareness Day on 30 August 2024 in the Nkangala District, ...NO HARMFUL PRACTICE TO CHILDREN UNDER THE GUISE OF TRADITION
By Cuma Pantshwa Children in KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga, have called on leaders, law enforcement, and government to end harmful practices that violate their ...CHILDREN TAUGHT ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS KWAMHLANGA PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE
By Cuma Pantshwa Over 60 children gathered at KwaMhlanga Provincial Legislature on International Children’s Day to discuss and seek solutions to harmful ...SOUTH AFRICA’S FIGHT AGAINST HARMFUL CULTURAL PRACTICES AFFECTING CHILDREN
Despite progress in child protection, South African children still face harmful cultural practices such as forced marriages (ukuthwalwa) and unsafe initiation rituals ...OLDER PERSONS SPEAK UP
By Centie Ngubane Government Engagement and Advocacy: Mr Bright Mdaka, a pensioner from Mpumalanga, expressed appreciation for government efforts towards older persons ...CELEBRATING ACTIVE AGEING: THE GOLDEN GAMES UNITE ELDERLY PARTICIPANTS
By Moss Tyuthuza Active Ageing Programme: The Golden Games, held from March 20th to 21st, 2024, in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, celebrate the participation ...COLOURFUL CELEBRATIONS MARK START OF NATIONAL ACTIVE AGEING PROGRAMME
By Precious Mupenzi Over 1500 older persons from various provinces gathered at Hoerskool Nelspruit for the National Active Ageing Programme (Golden Games), ...OLD AGE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAMS GRACED GOLDEN GAMES IN MPUMALANGA
By Makhesha Ronewa Remarkable Soccer Journey: Elsie Sidibe, a 63-year-old lady from Mpumalanga, defies age stereotypes by excelling as a soccer player ...HUMAN RIGHTS MONTH FOCUSES ON OLDER PERSONS IN MBOMBELA, MPUMALANGA
By Morapedi Sibeko and Centi Ngubane In South Africa, March marks Human Rights Month, during which the Department of Social Development (DSD) ...DSD AND MTN FOUNDATION DIGITAL TRAINING COURSE UPLIFTS YOUTH IN RURAL AREAS
By Sello Tang Gift Nomthandazo Maluleka, a beneficiary of the Department of Social Development and MTN Foundation’s computer skills training programme, graduated ...