Social assistance

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

Honorable Speaker Honorable Premier and Cabinet colleagues, Honorable Members of the Provincial Legislature in the house and on the virtual...

I have been conducting oversight visits to different Western Cape Department of Social Development facilities along the Garden Route and in...

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

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

Today marks World NGO Day, and so we salute the work done by the 1 131 organisations funded by the Department of Social Development, and...

As Social Development MEC I have consistently raised my concerns about the experiences of the beneficiaries of SASSA grants. I will continue...

I have made it my duty to continue applying pressure on my national counterpart, Minister of Social Development, Lindiwe Zulu, to fix the...

Gender-based violence (GBV) has been plaguing our country for generations. The calls have grown louder for men to play their part in...

Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, joined dozens of young people from Prince Albert, Leeu Gamka, and Klaarstroom...