PROTECTING SOUTH AFRICA’S CHILDREN IN THE DIGITAL AGE: A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH
By Precious Mupenzi South Africa is stepping up its efforts to protect children online. The Department of Social Development is ...JOE GQABI DEVELOPMENT CENTRE HOSTS DISABILITY AWARENESS
By Sipho Ncube Last Friday, the Gauteng Department of Social Development held a Disability awareness event in Protea Glen, Soweto. ...465 000 PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN THE NORTH WEST
North West province has the fifth highest HIV prevalence in South Africa, with a worrying trend among young people. The ...PLAY YOUR PART AGAINST FOETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER (FASD)
The Department of Social Development urges South Africans to contribute to the fight against Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) as ...DEPARTMENT CHAMPIONS GENDER EQUALITY DURING PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT WEEK
By Lorato Modisenyane The Gauteng Department of Social Development hosted its annual Public Service Management Week (PSMW) to evaluate progress ...GAUTENG DEPARTMENT CELEBRATES UNSUNG HEROINES IN CLEANING SERVICES
By Tshepo Motholo In honour of Women’s Month, the Gauteng Department of Social Development is highlighting the often-overlooked contributions of ...DEPARTMENT TEAMS UP WITH COGTA TO BOOST SAFETY IN GBV SHELTERS
By Madali Chibambu The Gauteng Department of Social Development, in partnership with Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), is enhancing ...LESOTHO KINGDOM CONCLUDES BENCHMARKING VISIT TO STUDY SOUTH AFRICA’S ELDERLY CARE MODELS
By Precious Mupenzi The Ministry of Gender, Youth, and Social Development of Lesotho concluded a knowledge-sharing mission with South Africa’s ...NPOS EMPOWERED AND CAPACITATED TO DEAL WITH FAMILY UNITS’ SOCIAL ILLS
By Sello Tang The Department of Social Development and its partners are reviewing the Family’s Matters Programme (FMP) to adapt ...FREE STATE SOCIAL WORKER MAKES INTERNATIONAL WAVES AT THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE WITH HER GROUND-BREAKING ...
By Cuma Pantshwa Ms Dithuso Monare, a social worker and Director at the Charlotte Maxeke Treatment Centre in the Free ...CARING FOR THE ELDERLY: A GLIMPSE INTO DAVEYTON’S LIFELINE FOR OLDER PERSONS
Precious Mupenzi The Daveyton Society for the Aged in South Africa serves as a critical refuge for older persons, providing ...GOVERNMENT WELCOMES POSITIVE GDP GROWTH
Government has welcomed the country’s positive economic growth, as reflected in the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures. According to ...SASSA’S COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY: THE APPEALS PROCESS EXPLAINED
By Cuma Pantshwa The Department of Social Development (DSD) and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) have enhanced their ...FRAIL CARE CENTRE STRUGGLES WITH UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS
By Precious Mupenzi The Zanele Mbeki Frail Care Centre in Tsakane is struggling to accommodate undocumented migrants who were transferred ...LESOTHO DELEGATION IMPRESSED BY SOUTH AFRICA’S ELDERLY CARE FACILITIES AMIDST TSAKANE’S CHALLENGES
Precious Mupenzi The Kingdom of Lesotho’s delegation concluded their second day in Tsakane, South Africa, with a visit to state-run ...THE NATIONAL FAMILIES MATTER PROGRAMME IS UNDER REVIEW
By Sello Tang The Social Development HIV Prevention Directorate, in collaboration with the Centre for Disease Control (CDC), is revising ...CELEBRATING LOVE, TRUST, AND RESILIENCE IN THE DEAF COMMUNITY
By Cuma Pantshwa Deaf Awareness Month 2024, themed “Love and Trust,” seeks to break down barriers faced by the Deaf ...LESOTHO DELEGATION IMPRESSED BY THE COMPREHENSIVE CARE AT ZANELE MBEKI FRAIL CARE CENTRE
By Precious Mupenzi The Zanele Mbeki Frail Care Centre challenges the perception that state-run facilities are poorly managed by providing ...LESOTHO DELEGATION VISITS ZANELE MBEKI FRAIL CARE CENTRE IN TSAKANE
By Precious Mupenzi On the second day of their knowledge-sharing mission, a delegation from Lesotho’s Ministry of Gender, Youth, and ...LESOTHO AND SOUTH AFRICA STRENGTHEN TIES IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
By Precious Mupenzi The Kingdom of Lesotho and South Africa continue to build on their historic relationship, marked by shared ...SASSA IGNITES TRANSFORMATION WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN ...
By Sophia Manamela The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has launched its National Women in Leadership Development Programme in ...LESOTHO SEEKS INSIGHTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA’S OLD AGE HOME SYSTEMS ON BILATERAL LEARNING MISSION
By Precious Mupenzi Recognising South Africa’s progress in social development and the care and protection of older persons, Lesotho’s Ministry ...ESKOM IS SHOWING THE WAY TOWARDS THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE
Dear Fellow South African, We have just ended Women’s Month, in which we have celebrated the achievements of South Africa’s ...A CONSCIOUS LEADER WITH A HEART OF SERVICE: MEET BUSISIWE MEMELA-KHAMBULA
By Cuma Pantshwa Busisiwe Memela-Khambula, CEO of SASSA, reflects on her upbringing and the values instilled by her parents, which ...DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT REQUESTED TO HAVE A POLICY POSITION ON INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTIONS
The Department of Social Development in South Africa has been tasked by Parliament to establish a national policy on intercountry ...MEC DANTJIE OPENS NEW SAFE HAVEN FOR GBV VICTIMS
By Petrus Siko The North West Social Development MEC, Basetsana Sussana Dantjie, inaugurated a new safe house in Rustenburg, aimed ...
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PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT PUTIN ON HIS RE-ELECTION
Congratulatory Message to President Putin: President Cyril Ramaphosa extends congratulations to President ... -
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