It’s National Disability Rights Awareness Month, the perfect time to spotlight the fact that of the three million South Africans who live with disabilities, only 1% have jobs. This alarming statistic clearly indicates that we need to do more to celebrate what people with disabilities can do, not what they can’t. This is the view […]
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Isuzu Motors South Africa has unveiled tennis player Kgothatso “KG” Montjane as its new brand ambassador. It’s the latest investment in the South African sports space for the local motor manufacturer and follows its partnerships with the Blue Bulls rugby team and the Corporate Ironman race. “KG is an inspiration to us all. Isuzu Motors
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World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day and is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare. World Children’s Day offers each of us an inspirational entry-point to advocate, promote and celebrate children’s rights, translating into dialogues and actions that
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It is estimated that 10% of the global population live with disabilities. While their able-bodied peers enjoy access to quality education and employment opportunities, people with disabilities receive less support and are often excluded from schooling, employment and broader society. Little has been achieved in the employment of persons with disabilities since the inception of
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Fact #1: KwaZulu Natal is home to the World’s Oldest & Largest Marathon The Comrades Marathon is the largest and oldest marathon in the world and takes place between Pietermaritzburg, the capital of KZN and Durban, the largest city in KZN. Fact #2: KwaZulu Natal is where the Aliwal Shoal is Located This shoal can be found about
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A teacher with extensive experience educating children with hearing impairments has urged parents to seek professional help for their kids sooner rather than later. Maria Nemakonde has taught at the Tshilidzini School for Special Education, just outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo, for 10 years. She said it is difficult for parents to accept and understand that
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South Africa celebrates National Disability Rights Awareness Month annually between 3 November and 3 December. The aim is to draw attention towards removing barriers and improving the quality of life of people with disabilities. Eyewitness News caught up with the organisers of Mr and Miss Albinism South Africa who said they aim to break stereotypes and
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Growing up in an underdeveloped zone of Sebokeng, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, Musa Motha says his surroundings weren’t exactly idyllic. But he did have a dusty, make-shift soccer pitch directly across the street from his home. And for Motha, it was “paradise,” he said.That field brings back both good and bad memories for Motha.
If you’re ever short on inspiration and find yourself in Durban for a weekend, or are happy to just go online, take a look at what is being achieved by the Made for More organisation and some of the people behind adaptive surfing in South Africa. That’s pretty much how it played out for national
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“People don’t take me seriously any more as a coach the second they realize my disability.” Marco Pietrowski, a professional fitness model and personal trainer, was involved in a car crash in 2013 that left his C3 and C4 vertebrae in his neck dislocated, and fractured his C5. “On 9 December 2013, I was in
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