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Today marks the beginning of the most important period in the Department’s calendar. October is the Social Development Month in-as-much as it is South Africa’s Mental Health Month. Particularly in the midst of CoVID-19, when combined these distinct focus areas draw our collective attention to the well-being of each South African.

We convene under extraordinary circumstances to honour those who perished on the tragic day, the 16th August 2012. It is worthy of note and regrettable that government officially participates in the commemoration of this tragic event for the first time after nine years. We are however humbled by this gesture.

Standard Bank, Nedbank and Grey Advertising step up to provide R3.6m for acute and longer-term needs for children and people affected by violence and looting...

Put people before profit: Socialism is the Future—Build it Now. We mark 2021 Women’s Month in the context of 100 years of unbroken communist struggle for equality, people’s democracy, and human development. The theme of the SACP centenary, PUT PEOPLE BEFORE PROFIT: SOCIALISM IS THE FUTURE—BUILD IT NOW, aptly reflects our strategic tasks regarding gender equality. 

“Our support to KwaZulu Natal is unconditional and we are going to work with you in an emergency mode not just for the immediate needs but for the medium and long-term which is now an emergency,” Bekele-Thomas told KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala and the members of his Executive Provincial Council during a meeting in Durban on Thursday afternoon. One of the key outcomes of the meeting was the establishment of a task team between the UN and the Premier’s office, which will also includ...

Now, we were engrossed in whether it is possible for the woman to deliver five of the children naturally and the other half by caesarean section. It was and remains a welcome distraction because our lives are pathetic.

ENdumeni Local Municipality: As directed by the Premier Sihle Zikalala, I have joined other members of the executive council as part of Operation Sukuma Sakhe Cabinet Day in UMzinyathi District Municipality. I am currently visiting different wards in eNdumeni Local Municipality to monitor the delivery of socio-economic infrastructure. We have taken time to analyse the achievements and weaknesses in our service delivery programmes. We have undertaken to execute our programmes with energy and dete...

A disparate approach to South Africa’s economy emerged across the economic cluster budget votes delivered in Parliament. That’s despite ministers talking of accelerating progress in the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan.

A disparate approach to South Africa’s economy emerged across the economic cluster budget votes delivered in Parliament. That’s despite ministers talking of accelerating progress in the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan.

A vote to re-legitimise local government By David Mohale Share South Africans will once again go out on polls on October 27, 2021, to vote for their local public representatives with the hope that their votes will bring a democratic dividend in terms of visible and sustainable service delivery and development. It will be the fifth time the nation votes in what is called a wall-to-wall, democratic and developmental local government system. The new system was birthed in 2000 in the aftermath of ...