The 448 392 Social Grant Beneficiaries who sat for the 2022 matric exams improved the beneficiary pass rate by 8.7%, said the Social Development Department.

Hyundai South Africa officially opens and hands over the 15th library and information centre in its corporate social investment programme.

‘…Why is it when I choose as a woman to use my body as my business there is an issue,’ said the Deputy Minister of Social Development.

The SheDecides movement brings together government, civil society, media and donors to stand up and to speak out for bodily autonomy, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.

The Gauteng Department of Social Development has handed over the Early Childhood Development (ECD) function to the Education Department.

SA alternative group Die Antwoord have received a home visit from social welfare over allegations of child neglect made by their foster son.

Attention pensioners: The Department of Social Development has proposed big changes to the country’s Older Persons Act. Have a look…

Social grants will now be paid from the second day of every month – if possible. SASSA has amended its payment calendar accordingly.

Dirco was given a week to respond to activists regarding a petition to stop a R50 million donation heading to Cuba. But what happened?

The City of Johannesburg has opened the Jabulani Safe Hub to promote safer communities in Soweto, by protecting children from social ills.

Government’s proposed National Social Security Fund (NSSF) would have seen taxpayers fork out close to R3 000 a month

Government’s proposed National Social Security Fund (NSSF) could see taxpayers pay close to R3 000 a month

Calls for a Basic Income Grant of R1268 have intensified in order to help support over 13 million South Africans living in poverty.

Disciplinary action has been taken against DSD officials who were implicated in the R22 million spent on blankets in KwaZulu-Natal.

The Ubombo octogenarian was allegedly raped by her grandson who has been arrested and charged for the crime.

A Kwazulu-Natal Social worker was hijacked of his vehicle while working on the case to assist survivors of the Eshowe massacre.

Thousands of organisations who assist with critical social care have gone unpaid by Zulu’s Social Development department for months.

The DA have called for Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu to urgently amend her regulations relating to disability grants.

Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu is expected to deliver a statement before Parliament regarding the R350 SRD grants on Thursday.

The DA claims SASSA is referring disability grant applicants to the COVID-19 R350 grant, which is R1 500 less than what they’re eligible for.

We’d wager that Lindiwe Zulu isn’t the only person who has been worrying about the SRD R350 grant, given that half of all applicants haven’t been paid.

The DA is concerned that thousands of hungry residents only received food parcels from the Gauteng Department of Social Development once.

The DA have won a second court case against the Minister Lindiwe Zulu, and have said that she is unfit for office and should be fired.

Applicants for the R350 grant were left dry on Wednesday evening after Ramaphosa failed to address outstanding payments.

No stranger to controversy, Zulu caused outrage by claiming she ‘didn’t know’ just how severely the poor would be impacted by COVID-19.

Western Cape Departments of Social Development and Health has provided updated guidelines for COVID-19 prevention in old age homes.

Relief for stressed-out parents and children of divorced homes, who can now coordinate their childcare responsibilities during the lockdown.

The Department of Social Development has warned NPOs to remain vigilant about a scam targeting its sector specifically.

World Day of Social Justice is observed annually on 20 February.

A sharp intake of breath might be needed here. Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu has made a controversial claim about women and gender-based violence.

“The Department has no campaign with anyone’s face or name.”

Sassa revealed that the small increment is an add-on to increases that were implemented earlier in the year..

The Western Cape Department of Social Development has spent R25 million on shelters to accommodate victims of crimes.

The Department of Social Development has received R753.835 million.

Social Development Portfolio Committee spent the rest of its meeting discussing the Constitutional Court’s ruling on corporal punishment at home.

Caregivers can’t apply for a financial life-line without a court order.

The turnaround plan is scheduled for 28 November 2019.

Less screen time and more reading time requests minister Zulu.

Women’s Shelter Movement discussed the ongoing gender-based violence and human trafficking faced by women and children living in the province.

Lindiwe Zulu is closely monitoring and paying site visits to Sassa service points despite fraud, social grants will be paid.

In honour of the tenth Mandela Day, former Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela will climb a mountain for the empowerment of young girls.

It makes it harder for child protection organisations to play a role with the enactment of the Children’s Amendment Bill looming over their heads.

Al Noor says this is an orchestrated attack to have the centre deregistered.

Bathabile Dlamini is spilling the beans left, right and centre in her extensive resignation letter. The departing MP also has a warning for the president.

A fresh new face to spur things up at the social grants agency.

World Day of Social Justice is observed annually on 20 February.

The story of an eccentric modern day urban missionary spreading love and light into the embattled suburbs of Brooklyn, Rugby and Ysterplaat.

The clock is ticking. Mmusi Maimane has given the ANC an ultimatum over Bathabile Dlamini, as the DA wants her turfed out of office.

It’s a classic ANC move, here

A South African community newspaper has claimed only car accidents and murder kill more young people in the country. The data doesn’t support the claim.

Municipal government throughout South Africa continues to own upwards of five million urban plots currently occupied by previously disadvantaged individuals. Many of these individuals were denied, in the past, the right to own any property by the apartheid government, and have lived on these properties for their entire lives.

In a recent response to the DA’s claim that the City Of Cape Town directed 67% of its annual budget to the poor, Africa Check decided to do some snooping to see if Tannie-Z was cooking the books.

There are an estimated 3.5 million pre-school children with no access to any kind of early childhood development (ECD) programme. How important are these early educational years though for creating well rounded and educated adults? Very!

Two South African children, trafficked into Malawi in July 2014, are expected to be returned home later this week with help from the Department of Social Development and Interpol.

Many of the women here have lost their husbands and they say Relate is like their husband because the work they are given contributes to feeding their grandchildren.