Issued by the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Attention: Journalists and News Editors Wednesday: 13 May 2026 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. CHIKUNGA CALLS FOR AN URGENT NATIONAL ACTION ON THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AFFECTING MEN. PRETORIA: The Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Hon. Sindisiwe Chikunga, has expressed deep concern […]
The mandate of the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities is to lead on socio-economic transformation and implementation of the empowerment and participation of women, youth and persons with disabilities through mainstreaming, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation. The vision of the Department is of a transformed, inclusive society free from all forms of discrimination and capable of self-actualisation.
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PRETORIA: The Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Hon. Sindisiwe Chikunga, will on Wednesday, 5 August 2026, deliver the keynote address at the 8th Annual Women in Business & Leadership Conference, hosted at the Regenesys Campus, 165 West Street, Sandton, Johannesburg. The conference forms part of South Africa’s Women’s Month […]
PRETORIA: The Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, will host a bilateral engagement with Mr Zhang Weixing, Vice Chairperson of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen international cooperation on the rights, inclusion and socio-economic empowerment of persons with disabilities on Tuesday, […]
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