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MINISTER TOLASHE BERATES ABUSE OF CHILDREN AT LAUNCH OF CHILD PROTECTION WEEK
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MINISTER TOLASHE BERATES ABUSE OF CHILDREN AT LAUNCH OF CHILD PROTECTION WEEK

ByYSWN Editorial Team

MINISTER TOLASHE BERATES ABUSE OF CHILDREN AT LAUNCH OF CHILD PROTECTION WEEK Minister of Social Development Noluzola Tolashe revealed sobering statistics on child abuse at the launch of Child Protection Week held at Refentse Primary school in Thaba Nchu. Speaking inside the school hall, Minister Tolashe revealed numbers of reported cases of violations of children…

AFRICA’S LARGEST CHILD-LED SUMMIT TO CHAMPION YOUTH VOICES AND DRIVE POLICY CHANGE
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AFRICA’S LARGEST CHILD-LED SUMMIT TO CHAMPION YOUTH VOICES AND DRIVE POLICY CHANGE

ByYSWN Editorial Team

  Minister of Social Development, Honourable Nokuzola Tolashe highlighted the significance of the summit theme “Seen, Heard and Engaged in Education.” Summit a landmark event  to  amplify the voices of young people and push for transformative policy changes to safeguard children’s rights and well-being. The summit enhances the legacy of Nelson Mandela by making sure…

Man executed for 1998 killing of social worker in her own home
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Man executed for 1998 killing of social worker in her own home

ByYSWN Editorial Team

Marcellus Williams, 55, had always maintained his innocence in the fatal stabbing of the 42-year-old social worker and former newspaper reporter in her home, and had had two previous executions stayed, in 2015 and 2017. Lawyers representing Williams had previously argued that there was racial discrimination in selecting jurors, that there was no forensic evidence…

‘THERE IS NO MONEY TO HIRE SOCIAL WORKERS’
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‘THERE IS NO MONEY TO HIRE SOCIAL WORKERS’

ByYSWN Editorial Team

Social Development Department drops plan to absorb unemployed workers in KZN. The KwaZulu-Natal Social Development Department will not be able to absorb the province’s unemployed social workers, who have recently been staging protests over the provincial government’s failure to employ them. According to the representatives of KZN’s around 2000 unemployed social workers, some of the…

‘THERE IS NO MONEY TO HIRE SOCIAL WORKERS’

‘THERE IS NO MONEY TO HIRE SOCIAL WORKERS’

ByYSWN Editorial Team

Social Development Department drops plan to absorb unemployed workers in KZN. The KwaZulu-Natal Social Development Department will not be able to absorb the province’s unemployed social workers, who have recently been staging protests over the provincial government’s failure to employ them. According to the representatives of KZN’s around 2000 unemployed social workers, some of the…