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Parliament The Children’s Amendment Bill has been tabled in parliament. The bill’s explanatory summary was published in Government Gazette 43656 on 26 August 2020. According to the explanatory summary, the…
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Draft bill full text Published in GG 42005 of 29 October 2018 Year of publication 2018 Publication for comment (draft bill) Published in GG 42005 of 29 October 2018 Explanatory…
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Department of Social Development The social development department recently briefed parliament on the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence (GBV). According to the department, South Africa continues to experience high…
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Publication for the draft and Memorandum on the Objectives of the draft Bill for public comments published in GG 43528 on 17 July 2020
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South African Social Security Agency The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is to open its system again for approved applicants to change their preferred method of payment for the…
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Department of Social Development Parliament has been briefed on the National Drug Master Plan (NDMP) 2019-2024. The NDMP was launched on 26 June 2020. According to the social development department,…
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Department of Social Development The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has received over 8,5 million applications for the Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant. The social development department…
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Department of Social Development The demand for food security is increasing which calls for a rethink on how the challenges are to be addressed. The social development department highlighted this…
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Department of Social Development The social development minister, Lindiwe Zulu, has called on South Africans to comment on the Draft Victim Support Services Bill. The Draft Bill was published in…
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Department of Social Development The COVID-19 pandemic has presented the social development department with an opportunity to further develop municipal ward level programme planning and resource allocation. The social development…
