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ATM says drowning in pit latrines should not happen 30 years into democracy
With 30 years of democracy under its belt, the last thing South Africa should still be witnessing are the deaths…
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Gauteng Social Development Department comments on budget cuts
The Gauteng Social Development Department has initiated an adjudication process for non-profit organizations. This signals the beginning of the review…
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2-year-old toddler repatriated back to SA from Senegal prison
The Social Development Department has successfully repatriated a two-year-old toddler from a prison in Senegal. Social workers from the department…
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Social Development & Central Drug Authority hosting summit on substance abuse and illicit trafficking
The Social Development Department and the Central Drug Authority are hosting a three-day summit in Boksburg on substance abuse and…
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KZN police officer who allegedly killed pregnant girlfriend expected to apply for bail
The KwaZulu-Natal police sergeant accused of killing his heavily pregnant girlfriend is expected to apply for bail on Thursday. Forty-eight-year-old…
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KZN Social Development Dept: Food vouchers not meant for all flood victims
KwaZulu-Natal’s Department of Social Development said not all flood victims qualified to receive social distress food vouchers, and that they…
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KZN Social Development investigates claims of starving flood victims
Social development officials in Kwazulu-Natal (KZN) have responded to the claims made by flood victims about the lack of food.…
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Hillcrest cop charged with allegedly killing 2 women he was dating
The Social Development Department has urged women to leave toxic relationships after a police officer was arrested for allegedly killing…
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Sassa: Stricter requirements for new Social Relief of Distress Grant applicants
The South African Social Security Agency said it has tightened its criteria for the new Social Relief of Distress Grant…
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Investigation into Transnet building evictions of KZN floods victims
The Social Development Department has dispatched a team to investigate the eviction of KwaZulu-Natal flood victims from a Transnet building.…
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Increase in social relief grant
The income threshold for the Social Relief of Distress Grant is being increased. It will be moved from the current…
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Govt and businesses to assist families of Soweto shooting victims
Gauteng community safety MEC Faith Mazibuko said government and private businesses have banded together to assist the families of the…
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MEC Panyaza Lesufi says department to focus on Early Childhood Development this year
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says his department will place focus on improving Early Childhood Development (ECD) after the function…
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GBV cases in WC of major concern, with over 400 recorded in a year
Action Society has raised the alarm about the high number of reported gender-based violence (GBV) cases in the Western Cape.…
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DA MP slams Bathabile Dlamini’s leniency plea
The DA is calling for a harsh sentence for former Social Development Department Minister Bathabile Dlamini. She was found guilty…
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Christmas mass shooting: Task team to assist Limpopo family bury 7 relatives
A task team has been established to assist the Ndou family with the funeral arrangements of the seven relatives in…
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Social Development Dept: No bail for man who killed 7 family members
The Social Development Department in Limpopo said that the suspect arrested for killing seven of his relatives should definitely not…
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Advocacy group calls on Social Development to save SAPO
Advocacy group Black Sash is calling on the Social Development Department to urgently intervene as various Post Office branches have…
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Applications for social relief grant open
Applications for the Social Relief of Distress grant are open. The Social Development Department said there will be more pay…
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COVID-19: Limpopo latest to join social development sector vaccination rollout campaign
The social development sector has ramped up its vaccination programme across the country, with Limpopo joining other provinces in the…
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SAD: Tembisa 10 mom shouted at and handcuffed by hospital staff
Suffering mental torture, starvation, and being handcuffed have been the order of the day for Gosiame Sithole following accusations that…
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Social Development Dept: Poverty will increase without COVID-19 grants
Poverty will spiral grant recipients will be worse off than they are right now. The Social Development Department says this…
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Pretoria old age home under investigation for alleged mistreatment
The government is investigating a Pretoria old-age home for alleged mistreatment. Residents of the Lodewyk Spies Home in the east…
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