A Twitter Inc. employee trying to gain clarity as to whether he was fired was mocked by chief executive officer Elon Musk, who chatted openly about the worker’s disability status to other people on Twitter — before apologising a day later. Bloomberg Halli Thorleifsson, a senior director whose design firm Ueno was bought by Twitter in 2021, tweeted at Musk on […]
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This year’s Disability Career Summit and Expo is likely to be a game changing event for disability in the workplace. Taking place at Nasrec on 18 & 19 May, the traditional two days of learners and graduates connecting with corporates and associations will expand into a conference with presentations, panel discussions and dialogue about pertinent
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I asked the Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, whether she would take steps to ensure that their target of 3% people with disabilities will be met. By Michael Bagraim for IOL. It must be remembered that former Minister of Employment Mildred Oliphant set a target of 3%
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The first astronaut — or astronauts — with a physical disability could soon be announced, according to the European Space Agency. People with physical disabilities have previously been excluded from one of the most exclusive and demanding jobs on Earth — and beyond — due to strict selection requirements. Story AFP/Images NASA/ESA Guillaume Weerts, the
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Through an annual fundraising initiative, young people in the disabled community are provided with the opportunity to enter the job market and contribute meaningfully to the economy. Last month the country celebrated the annual fundraising initiative, Casual Day – South Africa’s leading fundraising and awareness campaign for people with disabilities and the flagship project of
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Engen has partnered with the Disability Economic Empowerment Trust (DEET) to launch an artisan training programme for 100 people living with disabilities that will assist them with the skills required to enter the job market. By Rising Sun Engen and the DEET have worked together since 2019 on various initiatives, aimed at enhancing the quality
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In Mental Health Awareness Month, Tshikululu’s message to corporate South Africa is that it is our duty as leaders of our respective organisations to give voice to the important issue of mental wellness in the workplace and to act on it. Mental illness is a growing problem world-wide. In Mental Health Awareness Month, Tshikululu Social
The SAB Foundation in partnership with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has selected the finalists of its annual Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards, where 24 deserving entrepreneurs will be awarded with funding of up to R1.3 million. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on 11 October 2022. SAB Foundation Innovation Specialist,
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Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company. It is present in 187 countries around the world, and its 291,000 employees are committed to Nestlé’s purpose of unlocking the power of food to enhance quality for everyone, today and for generations to come. In August 2018, it formed a new region known as the
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Citi first established a presence in South Africa in 1958 and re-entered the country with a representative office that was converted to a full branch in July 1995. Since then, Citi has grown to become the country’s largest foreign bank and the sixth largest commercial bank, with capital and reserves representing over one quarter of
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