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Kraaifontein KSE Tehuis gets a lifeline from DSD

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) has decided to bring in an independent auditor to assist the KSE Kraaifontein Tehuis...

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DSD welcomes launch of Local Trafficking in Persons Task Team

On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, observed annually on 30 July, a Local Task Team on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) was launched at...

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DSD boosts support for NGOS in Disability Sector

On 25 July 2025, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) handed over 10 specially adapted vehicles to several NGOs working...

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GBV support services strengthened in Cape Metro

More residents in the City of Cape Town have stepped up to join the Western Cape Department of Social Development’s (DSD) efforts to prevent...

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DSD and partners caring for the vulnerable during winter

During this time of the year, the Western Cape is usually battered by adverse weather conditions, many of which have a particularly...

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DSD Provincial Youth Expo

DSD Provincial Youth expo brings together future changemakers On 16 June 2025, hundreds of young people celebrated Youth Day at the Western...

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(L-R): Deputy Speaker Reagen Allen (Western Cape Provincial Parliament), Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, Minister Jaco Londt, Mr Harry Grainger (The Health Foundation of South Africa CEO), Premier Alan Winde, Minister Tertuis Simmers, Member Wendy Kaizer-Philander (Chairperson of the WCPP Standing Committee on Social Development)

Cape Care Fund unveiled

The Cape Care Fund, an initiative aimed at boosting the resilience of organisations in the social services sector, was launched on Friday, 6...

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No end to Child Protection

Child Protection Week has come to an end (observed between 29 May to 5 June 2025 this year), but this does not mean efforts at promoting the...

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DSD takes to the streets for child protection

Child Protection Week commences today, 29 May until 5 June. It is the culmination of a month-long awareness campaign in which we placed a...

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Child Protection organisations providing hope for the vulnerable

One of the Western Cape Department of Social Development’s core mandates is child protection, and during May this focus is sharpened as it...

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