{"id":71845,"date":"2024-08-07T18:35:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T18:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/da-calls-on-national-govt-to-quell-attacks-on-wc-social-workers"},"modified":"2024-08-07T18:44:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T18:44:12","slug":"da-calls-on-national-govt-to-quell-attacks-on-wc-social-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/da-calls-on-national-govt-to-quell-attacks-on-wc-social-workers","title":{"rendered":"DA calls on national govt to quell attacks on WC social workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>This follows reported attacks on the Department of Social Development Department (DSD) employees in hotspot areas including Khayelitsha, Gugulethu and Nyanga.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape (WC) is calling on national government to step in and help stop the attacks on social workers in the province.<\/p>\n<p>This follows reported attacks on the Department of Social Development Department (DSD) employees in hotspot areas including Khayelitsha, Gugulethu and Nyanga.<\/p>\n<p>In May, two staff members were hijacked and shot at in Khayelitsha.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that, the department said five attacks on its staff were reported since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n<p>DSD spokesperson in the province Wendy Kaizer-Philander said the attacks targeted the State.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Any attack on a social worker is not just an attack on an individual, but an assault on the very fabric of our society. 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