Ramaphosa axes Tolashe, announces interim appointment
Pretoria – President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed Sisisi Tolashe as Minister of Social Development. In a statement issued on... Read more
14 May
Official implicated in corruption appointed head of KZN social development
A former Gauteng official implicated in corruption by forensic investigations has been appointed head of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of... Read more
5 Nov, 2025
Social Development Communication Head Lumka Oliphant dismissed amid leak allegations
Cape Town – Lumka Oliphant has been dismissed as the Department of Social Development’s Head of Communication after being... Read more
18 Oct, 2025
WATCH | ‘Witch-hunt!’ – Minister Tolashe hits back over R1.4m job scandal involving 22-year-old aide
Pretoria – Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe has dismissed allegations of irregular appointments in her office as a deliberate... Read more
10 Oct, 2025
‘Joyride’ or work trip? Department explains R3m NYC spending
Cape Town – The Department of Social Development (DSD) has defended spending over R3 million on a trip to... Read more
17 Sep, 2025
‘Stop the lies’ — Social Development blasts Oliphant after suspension
Pretoria — The Department of Social Development has moved to clarify the circumstances surrounding the precautionary suspension of its... Read more
4 Sep, 2025
Sassa and Postbank part ways — who gets paid?
Cape Town – Social Development Minister Nokuzola Tolashe has raised concerns that the termination of the contract between the... Read more
4 Sep, 2025
Cabinet sent basic income grant plan back to the drawing board
The draft Basic Income Support policy has been sent back to the Department of Social Development by Cabinet, the... Read more
5 Jun, 2025
Minister Tolashe concerned over Postbank’s slow pace in making SASSA card switch
Cape Town — Despite the extension for beneficiaries to switch from the SASSA Gold Card to the Postbank Black... Read more
26 Feb, 2025
Gauteng government’s buried corruption investigation (part one)
At least R500-million was irregularly paid by the Gauteng social development department and channeled to companies that had not... Read more
12 Dec, 2024
