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eNCA
11-07-2025
- Business
- eNCA
Black Sash welcomes progress into progress on Basic Income Grant
JOHANNESBURG - While the Black Sash has welcomed the Social Development Department's budget and the progress on implementing a Basic Income Grant, the picture is less promising at the provincial level. In Gauteng, beneficiaries are growing increasingly concerned about budget cuts and the potential impact on social welfare services in the province.
eNCA
29-05-2025
- Politics
- eNCA
Law reform gaps in child protection
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa is marking National Child Protection Week, a campaign aimed at promoting the rights and safety of children under the Constitution. READ: Silence and stigma failing SA's children The Social Development Department leads the initiative in partnership with justice, education and civil society organisations. Social Development Child Protection acting chief director, Neliswa Cekiso, Justice Department's Charmain Badenhorst, and the Centre for Child Law's Stanley Malematja discussed this with eNCA.
