Social assistance

Service Impact: Department of Social Development

Much-needed services were denied to many vulnerable clients of the Western Cape Department of Social Development (WCDSD) who could not...

Statement by the Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen. I wish to extend my sincere gratitude to all...

The West Coast District Municipality hosted a successful summit on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in Moorreesburg on 01 August...

On 29 July 2023, 223 young men from the 23 ALPHA group who hail from every corner of the province, graduated from the Chrysalis Academy. In...

The media are invited to attend the West Coast District Municipality’s Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Summit in Moorreesburg on...

On 30 July 2023, we will observe World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. This year’s theme from the United Nations Office on Drugs and...

Due to the increasing number of adult persons living on the street, particularly in the city centre, the Western Cape Government (WCG)...

I welcome and appreciate the transparent way in which Western Cape and national management from SASSA responded to concerns the provincial...

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...