By Precious Mupenzi Government has established eight interdepartmental workstreams to coordinate and strengthen the national response to GBVF.  Victim support services have been expanded through the establishment of additional Thuthuzela Care Centres and shelters in previously ...

By DSD. News Maruping Village in the Northern Cape was chosen to host this year’s World Elder Abuse Awareness Day in recognition of the socio-economic challenges many rural communities face. The annual event aims to raise ...

By DSD News Acting Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga calls on South Africans to move beyond awareness and actively prevent elder abuse. The Older Persons Amendment Act, signed into law in 2025, strengthens protections for older persons against ...

By Nonhlakanipho Masola Youth accessed employment, entrepreneurship, financial inclusion and social support services through a one-stop government outreach programme. Young beneficiaries shared how the initiative connected them to opportunities for education, employment and economic empowerment. The ...