Gender - Department of Social Development engages older persons of Cape Town
On Sakhisizwe today, we were broadcasting live from the Good Hope Centre. The Minister for Social Development, Ms Bathabile Dlamini,
engaged with the older persons of Cape Town , to
discuss their socio-economic challenges.
The meeting with older persons was held under the banner of the Department’s Project Mikondzo - a service delivery improvement initiative aimed at improving access to the Department and its entities’ (The South African Social Security Agency and the National Development Agency) services.
Minister Bathabile Dlamini |
The meeting with older persons was held under the banner of the Department’s Project Mikondzo - a service delivery improvement initiative aimed at improving access to the Department and its entities’ (The South African Social Security Agency and the National Development Agency) services.
It is said that numerous reports of
physical abuse and neglect of older persons throughout the country, especially
in areas with high levels of alcohol and substance abuse and gang violence,
continue to surface.
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