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Department of Social Development

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15 Oct · 23:28 Community
Chains and R200,000 fee claims at unregistered Mpumalanga rehab

Authorities are investigating an unregistered rehabilitation centre in Mpumalanga after approximately 200 people were found at the premises, some reportedly chained, during an inspection on Thursday.

by Staff Writer · Mpumalanga
9 Oct · 09:47 Townpress Business
Exxaro returns with R1.3m relief years after mine closure

More than 500 flood-affected households in Limpopo have received humanitarian assistance from Exxaro Resources, which says families around its former Tshikondeni mine were still struggling months after floods…

by Staff Writer
17 May 2022 · 00:03 Community
R44 billion allocated for COVID-19 SRD grant: Lindiwe Zulu

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says eight days after the department opened applications for the COVID-19 social relief grant, in excess of 8.1 million people applied for the…

by Staff Writer
6 Aug 2021 · 12:49 Community
Yoliswa Makhasi, urges public servants to stay off R350 grant

PRETORIA - Public Service and Administration (DPSA) Director-General, Yoliswa Makhasi, has urged public servants to refrain from fraudulent attempts to benefit from the R350 COVID-19 Social Relief of…

by Staff Writer
14 Jun 2019 · 07:38 Community
Parents urged to check legitimacy of ECD Centres

The Gauteng Department of Social Development has urged parents to check the legitimacy of an Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centre prior to enrolling their children.

by Staff Writer