Social assistance

Delft VEP Forum and GBV Ambassadors Launch

In a first for the Cape Metro, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (WCDSD) has launched a Victim Empowerment Programme (VEP)...

The latest World Drug Report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reveals Methamphetamine trafficking is on the...

Child Protection Month may be over, and Youth Month coming to an end, but the Western Cape Department of Social Development (WCDSD) is...

26 June marks the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, or World Drug Day. The day is significant in strengthening...

Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez : It is all too easy, when bombarded by negative stories of load shedding...

Joint media release: Premier thanks all disaster management stakeholders for their hard work in attending to flooding Premier, Alan Winde...

To commemorate Youth Day, the Western Cape Department of Social Development, along with its partners, hosted a Provincial Youth Expo in...

Premier Winde celebrates the Western Cape’s youth & provincial government’s efforts to uplift our young people Ahead of Youth Day, the...

During the month of June, Youth Month, we recognize the invaluable contribution of countless young people who bravely fought for freedom and...

Head of the Western Cape Department of Social Development, Dr Robert Macdonald: Child Protection Week, observed annually between 29 May and...