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Citi Disability Career Expo 2022, coming together for the greater good of inclusivity

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Over two days, 1300 learners with disabilities, educators, entrepreneurs, corporate organisations and NGOs came together to spotlight opportunities in the workplace. Citi South Africa came onboard as the headline sponsor of the event, spearheaded by Lauren den Besten, Campus Talent Acquisition Graduate. It was a day of education and fun for the learners who took […]

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Citi South Africa Disability Career Expo, Nasrec, 24 – 25 May 2022

Career Expo, In Focus, In the News /

The Citi South Africa Disability Career Expo is South Africa’s largest gathering for promoting and enabling employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The event brings together 1200 learners, graduates and entrepreneurs living with disabilities. Corporate exhibitors showcase various opportunities ranging from bursaries, skills development programmes and jobs to the invited guests. This year’s exhibitors include

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Long Covid: How 3 SA insurance companies are handling sickness, disability claims and life cover

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A growing number of people globally are reporting living with long Covid – a pervasive condition that persists after the acute stage of Covid-19 has passed. Research has identified more than 100 million long haulers, and around 200 long Covid symptoms, the most debilitating and commonly reported of which are fatigue, breathing difficulty, and cognitive

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SA-born athlete runs 104 marathons in 104 days, set for Guinness World Record

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South African-born runner Jacky Hunt-Broersma, who lost her leg to cancer, is now set to be entered into the Guinness World Record books after completing 104 marathons in as many days. Hunt-Broersma began her challenge in mid-January, running around 42 kilometers a day, according to a report by the BBC. She currently resides in Arizona,

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Evacuating disabled refugees is Tulsan’s new mission in Ukraine: ‘The best protection is to get them out

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Carrie Moss has dedicated her life to helping people with disabilities. It’s the reason she went to Ukraine in the first place. It’s what’s kept her there for the last eight years. But the Tulsa native’s skills as a physical therapist are not what her patients need most from her right now. Since Russia’s invasion

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Pacing at Two Oceans was to make para-sport visible – blind Paralympic runner

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by Palesa Manaleng The recent TotalSports Two Oceans Marathon focused on the top contenders with Gerda Steyn, winning the women’s category and Edndale Belachew winning the men’s category. What some may not know is that Paralympic medalist, Louzanne Coetzee, along with her guide, Claus Kempen, were pacers in the Two Oceans Half Marathon race for runners

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Digital technology should be prioritised in schools for pupils with learning disabilities

In Focus, In the News, Tech /

Digital technology should be prioritised in schools for pupils with severe intellectual disabilities. That’s according to the deputy principal of the Rusthof School for learners with special educational needs, Dr Zelda Botha, who recently obtained her doctorate in educational support at Stellenbosch University. Botha’s research focused on the role that digital technology can play in

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Deaf South African hiker looks to conquer Kilimanjaro to help deaf kids hear

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Tracy Duncan, 36, from Goodwood in Cape Town, was born with a profound hearing loss. Normal hearing is 100% in both ears, but Tracey could only hear 15% of normal. But Tracy hasn’t let her hearing impediment stop her from making an impact in the lives of others, as she, along with a team of

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