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Drakenstein Municipality shows up against GBV

The Western Cape Government is committed to ending the scourge of gender-based violence 365 days a year. As the lead minister for GBV in the...

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Concerns over SASSA gold card replacement plan

The SASSA crisis continues to get progressively worse. In February I met with SASSA management to discuss a laundry list of problems which...

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Unpacking toxic masculinity in “Courageous Conversations”

The first Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Courageous Conversations webinar for 2023 kicked off with the topic: “Understanding Toxic Masculinity...

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Cape Agulhas Municipality shares Local Drug Action Committee success

I was invited to a Substance Abuse Awareness program hosted by the Cape Agulhas Municipality and what I saw was impressive. The municipality...

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Breaking stigmas on World Autism Awareness Day

Today we observe World Autism Awareness Day, a day in which we raise awareness about autism and celebrate individuals who are on the Autism...

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Substance abuse programme on track

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (WCDSD) – like many other government sectors – has been under immense pressure to meet...

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Western Cape Government GBV campaign lands in Delft

The Western Cape Government (WCG) is continuing to take its “Break the Cycle” media campaign into communities. This time around it was Delft...

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Honouring our Social Work professionals

Today, on World Social Work Day, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (WCDSD) wishes to acknowledge the social work...

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66th Session of Commission on Narcotic Drugs

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is hosting the 66th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna from 13...

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World Hearing Day

World Hearing Day is commemorated annually on 3 March. The World Health Organisation (WHO) explains that the day is used to “raise awareness...

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