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21. Empowering Every Child: Africa Children’s Summit Highlights Urgent Need For Inclusion Of Children With Disabilities: (Latest News); ... deeply personal and generational consequences. It denies them the opportunity to grow, learn, and realise their full potential. Moreover, isolation makes them more vulnerable to exploitation, abuse, and ...; Created on 23 April 2025
22. Department Of Social Development States That There Are No NGO’s Under Investigation For Money Laundering And Terror Financing: (Latest News); ... financing abuse https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php/documents?task=download.send&id=565&catid=86&m=0 However, at no point during the symposium were any allegations made that NPOs in South Africa are implicated ...; Created on 18 March 2025
23. Focus On Your Studies, Dsd Urges Students At Ehlanzeni Technical And Vocational Education And Training (Tvet) College: (Latest News); ... was addressing 300, mostly first year students at the TVET college as part of its nation-wide substance abuse and gender-based violence prevention campaign at institutions of higher learning. The ...; Created on 13 February 2025
24. Department Of Social Development To Brief The Portfolio Committee On Social Development: (Latest News); ... and Treatment of Substance Abuse Act 2008 (Act No.70 of 2008), and which serves as an advisory body, will also present its annual report for the 2023/2024 financial year. Members of the media are ...; Created on 12 February 2025
25. Social Development To Host Namibian Delegation On A Learning Visit To South Africa: (Latest News); ... substance abuse, services to older persons and persons with disabilities, strengthening social service professions, poverty eradication and sustainable livelihoods, child care protection and trafficking ...; Created on 04 November 2024
26. Minister Sisisi Tolashe To Commemorate World No Alcohol Day In Mgungundlovu, Kwazulu-Natal: (Latest News); ... (CDA). In line with the theme of the day “Say No to alcohol and selling alcohol to minors” the day aims to highlight the effects of alcohol abuse, binge drinking amongst South African youth and the ...; Created on 24 October 2024
27. Dsd Takes Roadshow On Tackling Money Laundering And Terror Financing In The Npo Sector To Gauteng Province: (Latest News); ... twin threats of money laundering and terrorism financing in South Africa. Key amongst others, the FATF mutual evaluation report shows that the NPO sector is particularly vulnerable to such abuses due to ...; Created on 24 October 2024
28. Speech by the Minister of Social Development, Ms Nokuzola Tolashe, MP on the occasion of the tabling of Budget Vote 19 of the Department of Social Development to the National Assembly: (Latest News); ... Centre and we are strengthening the operations to make it more efficient and effective. HIV and AIDS; Persons with Disabilities; Substance Abuse HIV and Aids infections still remain wit ...; Created on 17 July 2024
29. Social Development To Expose Young People To Sports, Arts And Culture As Catalysts For Youth Development: (Latest News); ... be: Sports, Business, Entrepreneurship, Physical and Mental Health, Unemployment, Substance Abuse, Crime, Gender-Based Violence Prevention, Improved Education, Academic Performance, Economic Participation, ...; Created on 10 July 2024
30. Harmful Cultural Practices Against Children In The Spotlight: (Latest News); ... The commemoration will in addition promote children’s right to participation, raise awareness on amongst others, child abuse, neglect and exploitation, brutal child killings while capacitating child ...; Created on 11 June 2024
31. Minister Zulu To Launch Khuseleka One-Stop Centre In Manenberg, Cape Town: (Latest News); ... skills training and assist with job placement where possible to survivors to rebuild their lives and escape abuse. This is important as economic concern is a major reason that survivors remain i ...; Created on 27 May 2024
32. The Minister of Social Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu, will on 20 April 2024, speak at this year’s EMPOWAMEN Summit in Johannesburg, Gauteng: (Latest News); ... comprehensive strategy for tackling all forms of violence and abuse against women and children. The department of social development is also responsible of programs that strengthen families - an ...; Created on 22 April 2024
33. Minister Lindiwe Zulu Leads Community Outreach Programme In Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape: (Latest News); ... programmes focusing on alcohol and drug abuse, teenage pregnancy and gender-based violence. The facility was donated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to enable Ihlumelo Foundation to ...; Created on 18 April 2024
34. Minister Of Social Development Wishes All Social Workers a Happy Social Work Day: (Latest News); ... impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, violence against older persons, women and children, substance abuse and poor socio-economic conditions, which lead to family dysfunction and community unrests. Social ...; Created on 19 March 2024
35. Deputy Minister Bogopane-Zulu To Launch Chommy In Manenberg: (Latest News); ... the Cape Flats that has been characterised as an area plagued by gang-related violent crimes and drug abuse. ChommY, a colloquial term for “friend” seeks to build a positive friendship among children ...; Created on 09 February 2024
36. Minister Zulu To Re-Launch Shedecides Movement And Anti-Alcohol And Drugs Festive Campaign: (Latest News); ... celebrations across the country, Minister Zulu will also use the opportunity to launch the anti-alcohol and substance abuse festive season campaign to create awareness and educate the public about the ...; Created on 07 December 2023
37. Statement On The Gender Based Violence Command Centre Following several media reports on the Gender Based Violence Command Centre’s (GBVCC) operations,: (Latest News); ... to the Human Sciences Research Council building, where the National DSD is housed. The centre is processing calls that come from either the victims or those reporting known cases of abuse, and Social Service ...; Created on 01 December 2023
38. Urgent Call To Address Gaps In Shelters Supporting Victims Of Gender Based Violence And Femicide: (Latest News); ... everyone, including governments, were playing their part. She indicated that often than not, women continued to be failed by the system because when they report abuse “their cases are not efficiently ...; Created on 21 November 2023
39. “Women who drink Alcohol while pregnant should be charged" - Bogopane-Zulu: (Latest News); ... women who drink while pregnant resulting in children with FASD. "Women who drink alcohol while they are pregnant must be charged for child abuse, the sad thing is that these women have these childre ...; Created on 12 September 2023
40. 207 Children Married in 2021 - Stats SA: (Latest News); ... and abuse." The monitoring mission will evaluate policies and strategies that the country has in place to end various forms of harmful cultural practices against children. Honourable Kemb ...; Created on 17 August 2023

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