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PART A: GENERAL INFORMATION

We are also strengthening the legislation on victim empowerment
services. In this regard, we developed the draft Victim Support
Services Bill. We also developed two interrelated policies, namely,
The Intersectoral Policy on Sheltering Services and the Policy on
Provision of Psychosocial Services. The Victim Support Services
Bill together with these policies are designed to address the gaps
that have been identified in all the existing victim empowerment
services legislation. While we have recorded this progress, the
ongoing violence against women and children is a poignant
reminder that much more remains to be done, especially in the area
of prevention.

We continued to play a major role in promoting South Africa’s
foreign policy goals through participating in several high-
level bilateral and multilateral exchanges. These provided an
opportunity for elevating our country’s social development
policies and programmes to regional and global scrutiny. Some
of the most notable institutions in which we participated include
the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), BRICS, the Foreign
Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO); the African Union
(AU), and several United Nations Commissions.

I thank Deputy Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu for her solid
contributions towards the realisation of this mandate.

I thank the Acting Director-General of the Department, the Chief
Executive Officers of our entities, the members of the Senior
Management Service and all staff of the Department and entities,
and our provincial departments for their continued support and
working relationships.

I am proud to be part of a team of women and men who have
dedicated themselves to Building a Caring Society. Together!

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Ms. Lindiwe Zulu, MP
Minister of Social Development

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