KZN govt urged to address crisis in social care
The Public Servants Association has urged the new KwaZulu-Natal government to address what it has described as a crisis in social care.
It has threatened to take to the streets if the premier and social development MEC fail to address the province's shortage of social workers.
KZN PSA's Mlungisi Ndlovu says the most vulnerable in communities have been suffering the most over the past decade.
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He says some cases of abuse are not properly dealt with due to social workers being overburdened with cases.
"We plead to the premier, and we are giving them time to settle in the office. We are waiting for them to respond. We will no longer allow our members to be overworked at Social Development.
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"They will only do what they are employed to do, but unfortunately, citizens will suffer. They need social workers to attend to victims of abuse. SAPS need social workers and the Department of Education to be able to assist."
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