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Khayelitsha social workers stop home visits after hijackings

Social development department to increase security

The Western Cape Department of Social Development has agreed to increase security for social workers in Khayelitsha following several robberies and hijackings at gunpoint. Photo: Vincent Lali
Social workers in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, will no longer visit homes and schools. This follows a spate of armed robberies and hijackings.
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) says social workers no longer feel safe going out into the community.
“We will work from our offices. This means social services will be compromised for now,” said Makhaya Jezile, spokesperson for NEHAWU’s Khayelitsha branch.
He said home visits to disabled residents and victims of domestic violence and child abuse have been cancelled.
Social workers play an important role, he said, but…

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