At a breakfast hosted by the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, at the MTN campus, three learners living with disabilities made it into the top achievers for the matric class of 2023. Asanda Mchunu and Xoliswa Nkabinde from Kwathintwa School for the Deaf in KZN, and Amahle Jemane from De La Bat School for […]
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The South African Guide Dogs Association for the Blind (Sagda) said it will take Uber SA to court after multiple cases of discrimination were reported by people with disabilities wanting to use the e-hailing service. By Umamah Bakharia – Mail & Guardian Shepstone & Wylie Attorneys, who will be taking the case to the Equality
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A love for dance has helped Nkateko Emily Mabasa defy the odds to become a community builder. By Fazila Olla – SA People News We all know just how important a role communities can play in shaping who we become tomorrow. However, like with most things in life, it has not been an easy path
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Accompanied by his guide dog Julian to his doctoral oral examination, blind paralympic swimmer Hendri Herbst became the first blind student in Stellenbosch University (SU) Faculty of Law to obtain his doctoral degree (LLD) in mercantile law. Hailing from Letsitele near Tzaneen in Limpopo, Herbst is the first blind student in SU’s Faculty of Law
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South Africa joins the global community to commemorate Disability Rights Awareness Month (DRAM) from 3 November to 3 December. Disability is an evolving concept and is the consequence of an impairment that may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental, or some combination of these. Disability may be present from birth, or occur during a person’s lifetime.
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In October 2017, Reokopetswe Molobi (33) from Ramaphosa village in Moretele Local Municipality, had a difficult and prolonged labour. By Precious Mashiane – Health-e News “My pregnancy was great. I had no complications until my due date. I was admitted and spent three days in labour,” she says. “Moments after my daughter was born they
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At the 13th annual SAB Foundation Social Innovation and 8th annual Disability Empowerment Awards held in Johannesburg, Luvuyo Sume and Riaan Knight, founders of Prosthetic Engineering Technologies, clinched the top honour in the Disability Empowerment category. Bevlen Sudhu took home the first place in the Social Innovation category with his innovative solution, Re-Purpose. Each of
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Cross discipline para-athlete, Sean Clarke is taking the impossible to new extremes to help raise funds for 16-year-old, James Thusi Willers who is in desperate need of a new prosthetic leg. Over eight consecutive days (from 6-13 October), Sean is cycling 1 520km from Johannesburg to Cape Town and, after a short 24-hour recovery, the
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the outstanding performance of South Africa’s national team, which excelled at this year’s Special Olympics World Games. Competing against 7 000 athletes from over 180 countries at the Special Olympics World Games in Germany in June 2023, the national team returned with 22 gold, 20 silver and seven bronze medals.
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September marks Albinism Awareness Month in South Africa, and a researcher at the University of Pretoria says it is high time to put an end to all the myths surrounding albinism. By Zelda Venter – IOL Sabeeha Majid, a researcher at the Disability Rights Unit at the University of Pretoria’s Centre for Human Rights, outlines
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