Thousands of children in the Western Cape are in need of a circle of care. During the last financial year (2023-24), the Western Cape Department of Social Development received 7 257 reports of child abuse. This is where the statutory child protection system is activated by the Department of Social Development. 

Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Jaco Londt, joins us today to talk about what the Department is doing to protect vulnerable children, and how we as the broader community can partner with them to help safeguard children