Department of Social Development

1. Deputy Minister Hendricks Leads Icrop Outreach Bringing Government Services To Macassar: (Latest News); ... skills to enhance employability. “It is important that your children become fluent in English and Xhosa to improve their chances of finding decent jobs and contributing to their communities,” he said. ...; Created on 04 November 2025
2. Minister Tolashe Tables R294-Billion Budget Vote To Restore Trust, Deepen Impact And Protect Families: (Latest News); ... enterprises have been established, including the Imbadu Community Bakery Primary Cooperative in Khayamandi, Stellenbosch, which runs a savings cooperative and sewing project creating much-needed jobs. ...; Created on 17 July 2025
3. Standerton Youth Raise Alarm On Substance Abuse Ahead Of International Drug Awareness Day: (Latest News); ... out,” she said. She warned that substance abuse also places young girls at risk of human trafficking. “They are often promised jobs and end up exploited as sex workers or used as drug mules,” she explained. ...; Created on 23 June 2025
4. Remarks by the Deputy Minister of Social Development, Mr Ganief Hendricks, MP on the occasion of the launch of the Social Security Review Volume 2: (Latest News); ... of social protection measures ever seen, to protect not just people’s health and lives, but also jobs, incomes and livelihoods. 4. Most importantly, the pandemic exposed serious gaps in social ...; Created on 28 October 2024
5. Social Development To Launch Social Security Review Volume 2 In Cape Town: (Latest News); ... save lives, protect incomes, jobs and livelihoods. The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the importance of social protection, not just as a fundamental human right, but also as a social, economic and political ...; Created on 28 October 2024
6. Media Statement: Social Development Invites The Public To Comment On The Special Covid-19: (Latest News); ... their jobs and breadwinners. Since its implementation in 2020, this provision has been one of government’s effective interventions and poverty alleviation measures. The grant has led to major ...; Created on 26 March 2024
7. State Of The Nation Address By President Cyril Ramaphosa, Cape Town City Hall, 8 February 2024: (Latest News); ... world, while creating jobs in South Africa. As a country, we have returned to the community of nations, extending a hand of peace and friendship to all countries and all peoples. Just as we cannot ...; Created on 09 February 2024
8. A Decent Path – a new documentary that traces the transformation of the R350 grant on the lives of beneficiaries.: (Latest News); ... enabling recipients to search for jobs and to engage in other economic activities to support their livelihoods”. South Africa provides social grants to poor children and older persons as well as ...; Created on 03 November 2023
9. Minister Lindiwe Zulu Applauds the Critical Role Played by Non-Governmental Organisations: (Latest News); ... jobs were gained between the first quarter of 2022 and the second quarter of 2022. Of this number, the biggest job gains were recorded in the NGO sector which created 276 000 sustainable job opportunities. ...; Created on 27 February 2023
10. Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Presidential Social Sector Summit: (Latest News); ... our economy and create jobs. It is only through a stronger economy that we will be able to lift millions out of poverty, expand the rollout of comprehensive social support, improve the delivery of ...; Created on 08 August 2022
11. Minister Zulu to Launch Report on the Special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant and Embark on Anti-Human Trafficking Campaign in Northern Cape: (Latest News); ... those facing undue hardships due to unemployment, loss of jobs and livelihoods. Of over 9 million applications received, the grant reached over 6 million eligible applicants for indirect income ...; Created on 20 October 2021
12. Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of Freedom Day, Charlotte Maxeke Recreational Centre, Botshabelo...: (Latest News); ... of services like running water; for those living in fear every day from violence and crime; and for those who have no jobs to support themselves and their families, true freedom remains elusive. The ...; Created on 27 April 2021
13. President Cyril Ramaphosa: Progress in the national effort to contain the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic 11 Nov 2020...: (Latest News); ... relief package to limit the effects of the pandemic on companies, workers, households and communities. This intervention was essential to keep businesses afloat, to protect jobs and to prevent millions ...; Created on 11 November 2020
14. The Deputy Minister for Social Development, Ms Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, will host a Trafficking in Persons (TiP) webinar on Thursday, 22 October 2020...: (Latest News); ... number of vulnerable persons who seek to secure an income. Victims of human trafficking are coerced and lured by promises of high-paying jobs. The webinar will comprise, amongst other speakers, South ...; Created on 22 October 2020
15. Media Advisory Minister Zulu to take Social Development month to Welkom – free State Province...: (Latest News); Since the announcement of the national lockdown in March this year, many South Africans lost their jobs and basic income, families became disintegrated as children could no longer attend school and the ...; Created on 08 October 2020
16. South Africa will commemorate Older Persons Week from 27 September to 4 October and Active Ageing Week from 25 to 31 October 2020...: (Latest News); ... in both paid and unpaid jobs and making a significant contribution to the economic development of their communities. · They also volunteer their time and expertise to organisations that operate ...; Created on 30 September 2020
17. President Cyril Ramaphosa calls for national action to restore employment 30 Sep 2020...: (Latest News); ... 2.2 million jobs in the second quarter of 2020, as well as a large decline in labour force participation due to the national lockdown, reinforces the need for additional measures to support livelihoods ...; Created on 30 September 2020
18. President Cyril Ramaphosa: Progress in South Africas effort to contain the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic...: (Latest News); ... urgency to rebuild our economy, restore growth and create jobs. Following several weeks of engagement, the social partners at NEDLAC have made tremendous progress on an ambitious social compact fo ...; Created on 16 September 2020
19. President Cyril Ramaphosa: Progress in national effort to contain the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic 23 Jul 2020...: (Latest News); ... support to the most vulnerable people in our country. Thirdly, the package provides assistance to companies in distress and seeks to protect jobs by supporting workers’ wages. For the months of April, ...; Created on 24 July 2020
20. Social Development on more than three million unemployed South Africans paid the special Coronavirus COVID-19 social relief of distress grant...: (Latest News); ... lost their jobs will go beyond this period. To address this, the Department is working on policy proposal on the feasibility of an income support to South Africans between the ages of 18-59 who have no ...; Created on 09 July 2020

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