Department of social development
Govt considers replacing R350 COVID grant with another form of relief
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said the special relief of distress grant could be replaced by another similar measure.
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Some technical aspects of proposed mandatory pension fund misunderstood - dept
The Social Development Department said that it would clarify its proposed mandatory pension fund after withdrawing the green paper on the social security and retirement reforms after criticism.
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Concerns raised around govt proposal for mandatory pension & insurance system
The Social Development Department said that the COVID-19 crisis had amplified existing structural gaps which called on government to review and take drastic measures to come up with a plan.
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Vaccination drive for WC social development sector extended to Friday
The national department announced last week that the social development sector would be prioritised for vaccinations due to the essential nature of the services rendered by the sector.
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DSD, Stats SA to host first Migration & Urbanisation conference
The department of social development and Statistics SA will host the first ever National Migration and Urbanisation Conference starts on Monday and ends on Thursday.
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Limpopo latest to join social development sector vaccination rollout campaign
Thousands of employees in the sector including early childhood development (ECD) teachers, social workers, and community development practitioners will get their jabs from Friday, at 37 different sites in the province.
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Dept of Social Development responds to Haji Mohamed Dawjee on removal of child
Haji Mohamed Dawjee has criticised the Department of Social Development in the Western Cape for the removal of a three-year-old child from his mother and what she describes as its lack of care in the matter. This is their response.
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Minister Zulu welcomes booze ban, prioritises relief for vulnerable families
She said the economy was taking strain, but the department would first ensure that vulnerable households get food.
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WATCH LIVE Minister Zulu's update on her dept's response to COVID under level 4
Minister Lindiwe Zulu is outlining measures to ensure compliance to the regulations and is giving an update on Early Childhood Development (ECD), old age homes, and Community Nutrition and Development Centres (CNDC) among others.
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DA back ECD sector in making calls for practitioners to be vaccinated
Thousands of teachers and their support staff began receiving their COVID-19 vaccine jabs this week, however, teachers who serve under the department of social development are not included.
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'We aren't asking for favours': ECD workers want to be vaccinated too
Out of an over 180,000 early childhood development workforce, only around 42,000 practitioners who fall under the Department of Basic Education will be vaccinated, while the majority were a component of Department of Social Development.
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NPOs to get over R7bn of Dept of Social Development's budget
Minister Lindiwe Zulu presented her department's Budget vote on Tuesday.
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Civil society groups march on Sassa offices calling for extension of R350 grant
The groups called for the R350 grant to be extended until a legislative and policy framework with a secure budget is in place for the implementation of a basic income grant.
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Black Sash leads march to Sassa's PTA office to demand COVID-19 grant extension
The group will be handing over a memorandum to the Social Development Department later on Thursday.
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Mboweni announces R30 boost for old age, childcare grants
Tito Mboweni delivered his Budget speech in Parliament on Wednesday.
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MPs to grill Education & Social Development officials on COVID-19 interventions
Education bosses will brief MPs on the reopening of public and private schools. The return to class has been pushed back due to skyrocketing coronavirus infections. The Social Development Department will also account to MPs about grant payments problems.
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Over 8,000 applicants used dead people’s details to apply for govt grants - Zulu
More than three million people also applied for funds, including the UIF and NSFAS, despite having other sources of income.
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Sapo: Social grant recipients not affected by cash crunch
The struggling state-owned entity said it experienced a dramatic reduction in revenue during the lockdown period and is currently looking at ways to improve cash flows.
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Govt urged to do better with implementing social safety net interventions
The nation has been through months of varying stages of lockdown, mass job losses and an increase in the number of vulnerable people depending on government for the bare minimum to get by.
