Department of Social Development

On 06 August 2024, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) launched its Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Ambassador model in...

On 25 July 2024, Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape Minister of Social Development Jaco Londt launched the Social Work Integrated...

On 16 July 2024, Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Jaco Londt, officially reopened the Horizon Secure Care Centre in Cape Town...

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD), together with the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), and the non-profit...

In observing World Population Day, the Western Cape Department of Social Development calls on all residents to help support and care for the...

The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, or World Drug Day, is observed on 26 June annually. This year’s theme by...

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) owns and funds seven secure Child and Youth Care Centres (CYCC) for youth in...

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) welcomes a recent ruling by the Western Cape High Court affirming the City of Cape...

On 19 June 2024, hundreds of young people continued the Youth Month celebrations at the Western Cape Department of Social Development’s (DSD...

On 31 May we celebrate World Foster Day – a day to raise awareness and educate people about the foster process and support foster families...