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Western Cape Department of Social Development celebrates Social Work Month

For the month of March, we are honouring all those in the social service profession, as it is Social Work Month. Under the theme of...

The Western Cape Government proved once again that it is committed to supporting the most vulnerable, especially in a time of crisis during...

Joint Media Release: Western Cape leads with the biggest decrease in unemployment year-on-year According to the Quarterly Labour Force...

We have been hard at work since before schools reopened to find places for learners in the 2024 school year, and to complete our extensive...

The prolonged Eskom electricity outage in parts of the Central Karoo has led to a widespread need for food relief. Eskom is working to...

This morning, I visited Kenridge Primary School to announce the 2023 Story Stars winners! Story Stars is an annual creative writing...

Western Cape Minister of Social Development Sharna Fernandez has met with SASSA’s provincial management today (07 February 2024) to discuss...

The results of our annual systemic tests for 2023 are now available, which show an improvement in Mathematics and Language scores across all...

Hotel occupancy in the Western Cape in December 2023 stood at 73.4%, up from 71.6% in December 2022, compared to 62.4% for South Africa in...

The Western Cape Education Department encourages all learners who did not achieve their desired results in the 2023 National Senior...