Team South Africa has announced 34 athletes for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Paralympics set to take place in Japan. The global showpiece will start on Tuesday, 24 August and end on Sunday, 5 September. “It’s a great honour and privilege for me. From a logistical sense, things have been going well, and we are excited at the prospect of going to […]
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Flu symptoms, body aches, fatigue and an inability to smell were the first signs of Thandi’s Covid infection in May last year. Even without the positive test result, she knew she’d been hit hard by the virus. She describes the fatigue as “next level”, turning simple daily activities like showering, dressing and walking around her
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Simone Biles will not participate in the women’s gymnastics individual all-around this week, U.S.A. Gymnastics announced in a statement on Wednesday. The announcement came after she unexpectedly bowed out of the women’s gymnastics team final on Tuesday night at the Tokyo Olympics. “After further medical evaluation, Simone Biles has withdrawn from the final individual all-around competition at
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At least 130 schools in KwaZulu-Natal were looted and vandalised during the recent unrest. Among the schools that lost everything was Golden Steps special needs school in Verulam, north of Durban. The school was completely ransacked, with looters taking everything from food and appliances to specialised computers and TVs designed to assist children with disabilities.
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The TVET college provides holistic courses that accommodate learners despite their physical and partially sighted limitations. The MTN SA Foundation, in partnership with Office of Deputy Minister of the Department of Social Development, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, has launched a state-of-the-art multimedia centre for students with disabilities at Vhembe TVET in Makwarele Campus, Limpopo. The innovative development,
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Disability is not inability. Advocate Jan Tladi confirmed the truth of this statement when he defied the odds and became the first completely blind student to graduate with a PhD from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus. Jan enrolled at the NWU Business School in Mahikeng in 2017, and successfully completed his degree in 2020.
South Africa has lost a legend and a fierce warrior for equality. The current Ms Deaf SA, Judith Madi, has passed away. Madi’s battle was for equal rights and women empowerment. When she won the crown, shesaid: “I’m grateful for my friends, sisters and fiancé for their moral support. Now that I’ve won the title
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March is Intellectual Disability Awareness Month and to raise awareness, Little Eden is calling on all CEOs to spend a day in a wheelchair and donate R50 000 to help the organisation continue caring for people with intellectual disabilities. Now in its fourth year, the CEO Wheelchair Challenge enables business leaders to discover first hand
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Written by Princess Ifeoma Ike Public Health Optometrist/CEO Princess Vision Eye Clinic Limited Abuja, Nigeria and Global Shaper, Abuja Hub for The World Economic Forum Our eyes are one of nature’s complex wonders. It’s no wonder they are regarded as the window to the soul. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated safety measures have prompted a change in
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Story by Dylan Rogers for Sports Industry Group In the process she joins fellow ambassadors Chad le Clos, Caster Semenya, Wayde van Niekerk, and Lucas Radebe. Montjane was born with a congenital birth defect that affected both her hands and feet, resulting in an amputation below the left knee at the age of 12. She
