South Africa commemorates Women’s Month in August as a tribute to the more than 20,000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest against extending Pass Laws to women. The Government of South Africa declared August women’s month and 9 August is celebrated annually as Women’s Day. In this year’s…
South Africa commemorates Women’s Month in August as a tribute to the more than 20,000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest against extending Pass Laws to women. The Government of South Africa declared August women’s month and 9 August is celebrated annually as Women’s Day. In this year’s…
Plan is to slash time spent on paperwork The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) has launched an application to help social workers cut down time spent on paperwork. The application allows social workers to upload clients’ documents to a database and fill in forms digitally. It is already being used by 1,054 DSD…
26 JULY 2024, MALAMULELE T OWN HALL, LIMPOPO SAME cordially invites you and members of the Media House to attend the graduation award ceremony for 30 unemployed graduates turned directors of Nonprofit companies. The event will be held in Limpopo, Malamulele town hall in the Collins Chabane local municipality. Honorable Premier, Dr. Phopi Ramathuba, is…
YSWN Newsletter Issue 02 is Finally OUT I 30 June 2024 Where does one start? I suppose starting at the beginning is always best. The Young Social Workers Network (YSWN) would like to extend heartfelt thanks for the warm reception you gave our first newsletter, launched in March of this year. Your enthusiasm has fuelled…
Sipokazi Somzana represented South Africa at the Visionary African Women Summit held at the Kigali Serena Hotel in Rwanda from June 12 to June 16, 2024. The summit’s theme was “Empowerment Through Unity: Impact for Sustainable Development.” The summit typically features keynote speakers, expert-led panel discussions, workshops, and interactive sessions covering a wide range of…
YSWN Careers The University of the Free State is looking for unemployed former Social Work students who graduated from the University of Free State between the years 2022 and 2024, such students can send their contact information to the following email address; info@yswnsa.org.za #Correction notice; It’s not from 2001 as previously communicated, but rather from…
The Free State Department of Social Development has appointed 83 social workers, reducing the shortage the province was faced with. The group has been appointed permanently. These social workers form a cohort that was appointed on contract to serve the department in all five districts. They have been serving the department on contract basis since…
Report by Western Cape DSD On Thursday, 09 May 2024, Western Cape Minister of Social Development Sharna Fernandez visited George to check in with social workers from the provincial Department of Social Development (DSD). While rescue operations at the collapsed building site in George, family members and loved ones of those still trapped under the…
Article by Daily Maverick Civil society organisations have pointed out that there is a great need for social workers and social work specialists following a decision by the University of South Africa (Unisa) to finally phase out its social work programme. Daily Maverick learnt from distraught Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) students at Unisa, who had…
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