Skip to main content

Department of Social Development

Social assistance

WCG Logo

DSD and partners unpack the National Drug Master Plan

Today, 3 October 2023, the Provincial Department of Social Development in partnership with the Central Drug Authority, Provincial Substance...

Read more
WCG logo

Celebrating International Day for Older Persons

As we celebrate International Day for Older Persons on Sunday, 1 October, Western Cape Minister of Social Development calls on citizens to...

Read more
WCG logo

Deadline for NPO funding proposals extended

The deadline for NPOs to apply for funding for social welfare and community development services in the province, has been extended by two...

Read more
WCG logo

Postbank mess: Minister Zulu late to the party

PLEASE ATTRIBUTE THE BELOW TO MINISTER SHARNA FERNANDEZ: It seems national government is finally waking up to the desperate need to provide...

Read more
WCG logo

International Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Day

On 09 September the world observes International Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Day. When a mother consumes alcohol while pregnant...

Read more
WCG logo

Deadline nears for submission of NPO funding proposals

The Western Cape Department of Social Development would like to remind NPOs that they have just over a week to submit their funding...

Read more
WCG logo

Invitation to DSD Women's Month celebration

Members of the media are invited to attend the Western Cape Government’s Department of Social Development’s Women’s Month celebration on...

Read more
WCG logo

OP-ED: Latest crime stats calls for more from us

As Western Cape Minister of Social Development, I deal on a daily basis with issues of gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against...

Read more
WCG logo

Gender equity and reconciliation

A two-day workshop on gender equity and reconciliation at the Chrysalis Academy in Tokai hosted by the international NPO, Gender Equity and...

Read more
WCG logo

DSD invites submission of NPO funding proposals

The Western Cape Department of Social Development invites NPOs and organisations to submit funding proposals for social welfare and...

Read more