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Mandeville Para Swimming Club is ready to conquer The Midmar Mile

Association of the month, In Focus /

Written by Paddy Slattery, Director of Mandeville Para Swimming Club The Midmar Mile is widely recognised as the world’s largest open-water swimming event. It’s usually held every February at Midmar Dam, near Howick in KwaZulu-Natal. Thousands of swimmers from across the world flock to the event, which attracts everyone from serious Olympic-standard competitors to more […]

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The cartoonists who aren’t afraid to talk about mental health matters

Disability Spotlight /

Even a short scroll through a social media feed can leave you feeling anxious, stressed and, at times, more than a little inadequate. Everyone’s life seems to be idyllic- with perfect children, a dreamy partner and the dream job. Even if you don’t struggle with mental health, studies have shown that social media can trigger

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Wheelchair tennis player Kgothatso ‘KG’ Montjane is Discovery Vitality’s latest ambassador

In Focus, In the News /

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

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Toyota’s #DriveBetter campaign raises funds to promote personal mobility for disabled youth

In Focus, In the News /

Toyota South Africa decided to make a difference by launching #DriveBetter – a campaign that makes it possible for good drivers to score points that are converted to Rands and then donated to charity.   “It’s common knowledge that South Africa has an annual road death toll that is significantly higher than the world average, and

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World Cancer Day – Prioritise Your Health

In Focus, Lifestyle /

On World Cancer Day, 4 February, the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) and Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) encourages people to set and achieve personal goals enabling them to lower cancer risk and for cancer patients to optimise health, especially in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been all consuming, however, cancer control needs to remain a priority

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A WE CAN award for the DJ who certainly can

In the News /

By Samantha Malebana for ThisAbility A house, deep house and Afro music DJ has been awarded a We Can Arts Festival award for his contribution to the entertainment industry beyond his disability. Siyanda Makanya (42), also known as DJ Kabila, from Mthatha, Eastern Cape won the award at the festival that was held in Durban late last year. Makanya told ThisAbility that winning this award fuelled him

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The Impact of Covid-19 on persons with disabilities

In Focus /

Disability Awareness Month may be over, but the struggles of people with disabilities are not. This insightful article by Anna Mmolai-Chalmers of the Equality Programme at the Southern Africa Litigation Centre, shares some serious concerns about the effects of the pandemic on the disabled. The effects of COVID-19 are perhaps more profound when viewed through

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