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Republic of South Africa: Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
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South Africa: Minister Dlamini Zuma kick starts Disability Rights Awareness Month Campaign

The 2023 DRAM theme is “CONSOLIDATE and ACCELERATE RIGHTS of PERSONS with DISABILITIES INTO THE FUTURE”

South Africa joins the global community to commemorate Disability Rights Awareness Month (DRAM) from 3 November to 3 December. Disability is an evolving concept and is the consequence of an impairment that may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental, or some combination of these.  Disability may be present from birth, or occur…

Republic of South Africa: Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
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South Africa: Woman, Youth and Persons with Disabilities commemorates World Mental Health Day

DWYPD continues to work with all relevant stakeholders with the efforts to maximise awareness on mental disorder as a disability

DWYPD joins the world in commemorating World Mental Health Day tomorrow. October is Mental Health Awareness Month with World Mental Health Day commemorated on the 10th October 2023, in order to create public awareness on mental health.  The theme of 2023's World Mental Health Day, set by the World Federation for Mental Health,…

Republic of South Africa: Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
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Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities calls an end to stigmatisation and discrimination of people with albinism

People must understand that Albinism is a rare, non-contagious, genetically inherited condition which occurs worldwide regardless of ethnicity or gender

September is South Africa's National Albinism Awareness Month. This month is dedicated to Persons with albinism, to highlight their pride, challenges and finding solutions. During this month all endeavors should be channeled towards the provision of information on albinism to create awareness and education of the disability. Albinism is a…

Republic of South Africa: Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
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Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities welcomes hosting of BRICS summit during National Women’s Month in South Africa

Hosting of the summit will continue to serve as a beacon of hope to many women who are calling for Accelerated Socio-Economic Opportunities

South Africa will be hosting the 15th Annual BRICS Summit from Tuesday, 22 August to Thursday, 24 August 2023. It is an international conference of BRICS heads of states providing a platform aimed at harnessing economic opportunities post the COVID-19 Pandemic. We do appreciate that the hosting of the 15th…

Republic of South Africa: Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
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South Africa: Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma expresses her deep sadness over the killing of two children in Soweto

Government saddened by death of children

Minister of the Department of Women, Youth and People with Disabilities, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma expresses her deep sadness over the killing of two children, Nqobile Zulu and Tshiamo Rabanye, in Soweto. Their mutilated bodies were found yesterday morning after they went missing on Wednesday night. The Minister condemns the gruesome…

Republic of South Africa: Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
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South Africa: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Condemns Killing of Women and Children in Another Weekend of Violence

Women and children are abused, assaulted, raped and murdered daily in this country and it has become the norm of which it should never be

Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane wishes to express her outrage at the brutal killing of women and children in South Africa. This comes after learning with shock, sadness and outrage at the killing of Bela-Bela (Limpopo) woman, Abrahams Carmen Cloete (34) and…

Republic of South Africa: Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
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Government Launches Women’s Month 2022 in Kwazulu-Natal

The National Women’s Month programme is based on the ongoing interventions across the work of government, civil society and the private sector within the context of the national priorities

Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane officially launched Women’s Month 2022 under the theme: “Women’s Socio-Economic Rights and Empowerment: Building Back Better for Women’s Resilience!” The National Women’s Month programme is based on the ongoing interventions across the work of government, civil society…