New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
Minister Zola Skweyiya announces a R500 million budget for households in distress 10 October 2008 Social Development Minister, Dr Zola Skweyiya, announced today, 10 November 2008, the allocation of a further R500 million to the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and to provincial departments of Social Development (DSD), to provide relief to households or individuals...
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
Statement by the Minister of Social Development, Dr Zola Skweyiya on Providing Support to Orphans and Vulnerable Children Reserve Bank Conference Centre, Pretoria Good day ladies and gentlemen We are pleased to meet our stakeholders and the media today to discuss a challenge that worries us a great deal, the plight of disadvantaged children in our country. Our country has done incredibly...
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
Minister of Social Development Zola Skweyiya announces increases on social grants 23 October 2008 The Minister of Social Development, Dr Zola Skweyiya, has announced the new grant increases which will bring significant relief in this period of rising prices of food, fuel and interest rates. The means tests or income thresholds will also be automatically raised to keep up...
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
Minister of Social Development, Dr Zola Skweyiya to host briefing on adoptions and assistance to orphans and vulnerable children 22 October 2008 The Minister of Social Development, Dr Zola Skweyiya will brief the media and stakeholders on the department's progress in assisting orphans and vulnerable children, and to find permanent homes for children through adoptions. Venue:...
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 10/17/2008
Statement by Minister of Social Development Zola Skweyiya on the elease of the report: Review of the child support grant uses, implementation and obstacles, Diepsloot, Johannesburg 17 October 2008 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this briefing on the child support grant, one of the most effective interventions in the fight against child poverty. The briefing takes place on an appropriate...
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008
Minister to release child support grant study report on anti-poverty day 14 October 2008 The Minister of Social Development, Dr Zola Skweyiya, will release the findings of a study into the impact and obstacles in the implementation of the child support grant (CSG) at a media briefing in Diepsloot on 17 October 2008. The Minister will visit Diepsloot as part of the celebrations of the...
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008
Social Development meets civil society organisations (CSOs) on war against poverty 14 October 2008 The Minister of Social Development Dr Zola Skweyiya will officiate at the opening of the National Dialogue with Civil Society Organisations to be held at the Birchwood Hotel from 15 to 17 October 2008. The National Dialogue with CSOs on an Enabling Environment and the War against Poverty...
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Address by the Minister of Social Development, Dr Zola Skweyiya at the Grandparents Day, AFM Church-Atteridgeville, Pretoria 5 October 2008 Programme director Ministers/Pastors from various religious denominations Beloved grandparents Comrades and friends Ladies and gentlemen Dumelang, Sanibonani, Avuxeni, Ndaa, Good morning, Goeie more I greet you all in the name of our saviour Jesus...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
... Minister Pallo Jordan, Minister of Transport Jeff Radebe and Minister of Social Development Zola Skweyiya.President Motlanthe, who was attending the G-20 Summit in Washington and unable to be there in person, said in a special video message that Ma Makeba was a mother, grand mother, sister and friend to many in South Africa and the world.He said many among them had been unsure of...
Bush Radio 89.5 fm Newsroom (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
By Mandisi Tyulu 14 November 2008 The Black Sash welcomes the announcement by Social Development Minister Dr Zola Skweyiya to allocate an additional R500 million to the South African Social Security Agency and its provincial departments to provide further ‘Social Relief of Distress’ to households and individuals facing hardship. Black Sash’s Ratula Beukman says the additional R500 million...
Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
ANC veteran and Social Development Minister Zola Skweyiya says the ANC must own up and examine its poor communication methods.
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
Media advisory 4 November 2008 Zanele Mngadi has joined the national Department of Social Development as spokesperson for Minister Zola Skweyiya. Miss Mngadi has been in the media and communications industries for 13 years. She is an experienced journalist, public relations practitioner and senior government communicator. Ms Mngadi has worked for the Star, UMAFRIKA and Echo newspapers....
IOL (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
... was "no evidence of widespread misuse (of child support grants)".According to Development minister Zola Skweyiya, 23-million people received child support grants across South Africa over the past three years.Skweyiya said in answer to a recent parliamentary question related to grants that R52-billion had been spent on child support grants between 2005 and 2008.The child support...
SouthAfrica.info RSS feed (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Relief programmes get R500m boostThe Department of Social Development has allocated a further R500-million to help the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) provincial offices increase their social relief of distress programmes.Social Development Minister Zola Skweyiya, announced in Pretoria this week that the funds would provide relief to households or individuals facing hardship....
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
South Africa: R500 Million Set Aside for Households in DistressThe Department of Social Development has allocated a further R500 million to help the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) provincial offices increase their social relief of distress programmes.On Tuesday, the Minister for Social Development Dr Zola Skweyiya, announced that the funds would provide relief to households...
