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Learnerships are key to developing people with disabilities

The importance of creating awareness of Invisible Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Learning

R18 million awarded to 29 of South Africa’s most inspiring social innovators

Amavulandlela Funding Scheme

Sanral empowers SMMEs headed by people with disabilities

The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has embarked on a program to empower Small and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) headed by people with disabilities to

R18 million awarded to 29 of South Africa’s most inspiring social innovators

The SAB Foundation, in partnership with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), awarded R18 million in grant funding and business development support to 29 deserving entrepreneurs

You employ more disabled people than you think

Disabled people can and do work in construction but often their disability is not recognised and they do not get the right support – that

Amavulandlela Funding Scheme

Overview The Amavulandlela Funding Scheme offers South African persons with disabilities an opportunity to enter the mainstream economy by accessing credit facilities ranging from R50

Entries open for SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards

Applications for the 12th annual SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards and 7th annual Disability Empowerment Awards are open for entry. Entrepreneurs and innovators who have

Muscular dystrophy has not stopped these gamers from following their passion

These 3 gamers jam video games regularly despite having the same disability; muscular dystrophy (MD), which is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness

Zozibini Tunzi styled by Thobeka Mbane and assisted by Julienne M’Poko during a Hayani Creative shoot in 2021

Thobeka Mbane is the stylist behind the iconic Elsa Majimbo x Maison Valentino collaboration that wowed the fashion scene in 2021. It was a campaign

Why Managers Are Vital to Supporting Disabled People Back Into The Workforce

Written by Jermaine Haughton, The Chartered Management Institute UK Unemployment is high for disabled people – but vocational rehabilitation services and flexible managers will help

Firms ‘lose trillions’ by ignoring disabled consumers

Source: BBC News Some of the world’s biggest firms have signed up to a campaign which aims to tackle prejudice towards disabled people in the

Stricter penalties for discrimination proposed in new draft law – what you need to know

The proposed changes are outlined in an amendment Bill for the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act (Pepuda), and were published by

WATCH: ‘The Hiring Chain’ on Down Syndrome day 2021

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), 21 March, is a global awareness day that has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. The date

Innovative wheelchair features easier movement for those living with disabilities

Written by Liam Ngobeni for Pretoria News Aged just 27, Ernest Mongezi Majenge has come up with an innovative wheelchair to help people living with

Entrepreneur Portia Mavhungu’s Invention Gives Wheelchair Users Greater Independence

Independence and privacy are taken for granted by so many. Centurion-based entrepreneur Portia Mavhungu realised this when she found herself wheelchair-bound after an accident in

Designing bikes for people with physical disabilities

Nearly 25 years ago, Christian Bagg was snowboarding in Canada’s Banff National Park when he crashed and broke his back, leaving him paralyzed from the

What others see as a disability is in fact an enabler

In a recent article on Disability Connect, we ran the story about Karabo Nguyuza, whose guesthouse had been declared the best in Tembisa by Gauteng Women in Tourism (WiT). We caught up with