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Lindiwe Zulu: Sassa lagging by R700 million in social relief payments
The Department of Social Development still has to pay more than R700 million to beneficiaries of the R350 social relief…
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Minister Zulu: Officials implicated in R22 million blanket saga charged
The Department of Social Development has taken action against some of the officials who were implicated in the R22 million…
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NPOs to get over R7 billion of Social Development Department’s budget
With a budget of over R205 billion, the Department of Social Development plans to support various projects and initiatives and…
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Teen allegedly stabs 12-year-old boy in fight over a soccer ball
Two Gugulethu families are preparing to meet after a 15-year-old boy allegedly stabbed and wounded a 12-year-old during an altercation…
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Sassa launches online booking system for disability grants
In an effort to reduce queues and overcrowding at South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) offices, the national Department of…
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Alexandra family now hopeful after creche teacher charged with attempted murder
The family of a two-year-old Alex burn victim on Thursday said they had renewed hope that justice would be served…
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91-year-old Mpumalanga man and his 30-year-old girlfriend caught for raping girl (11)
A 91-year-old man and his 30-year-old girlfriend from Mpumalanga appeared in court this week on charges of rape and child…
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Mom gets R1 000 bail in child neglect and rape case
The elderly man faces charges of raping his partner’s 11-year-old daughter, while her mother is accused of child neglect. The…
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Western Cape man sentenced to 2 life terms in jail for raping two elderly men
The Robertson Regional Court has handed down two life sentences to Hennury Cloete who raped two men in 2015, 2016,…
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Western Cape GBV centre recorded nearly 300 calls from victims during festive season
The Gender-Based Violence Command Centre recorded close to 300 calls from victims of violence, rape, and those needing legal advice…
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Four families mourn the death of young boys who fell in hole near Borcherds Quarry
Four families are on Tuesday mourning the deaths of young boys who fell in a hole near Borcherds Quarry along…
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Inkatha Freedom Party in KZN concerned over increased theft of state-owned vehicles
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in KwaZulu-Natal has expressed concern at the increased theft of state-owned vehicles, particularly those allocated…
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Heartless Uncle pours boiling water on a 17-month-old child
THE provincial Department of Social Development is investigating allegations that a man poured boiling water on a 17-month-old child. According…
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KZN MEC’s Facebook account hacked in money scam
The Department of Social Development in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday revealed that hackers had managed to gain access to MEC Nonhlanhla…
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Beware of people going door-to-door offering to sanitise your home, warns department
The Department of Social Development has warned the public that it has not contracted anyone to go door-to-door offering sanitising…
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Father on hunger strike in bid to see children
A father has been on a hunger strike for nine days so far in a bid to see his children…
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Emergency plan announced to stop violence against women
The department of social development has released details of its emergency plan to address gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa.…
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