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Mpumelelo Mhlongo wins gold to bag Team SA’s first medal at Paralympic Games

Paralympics – Classification in Para Athletics

Airlines improve access for disabled

Khayelitsha parents desperate to find special needs schools for their children

Classifications in Paralympics Sports

Mpumelelo Mhlongo wins gold to bag Team SA’s first medal at Paralympic Games

Mpumelelo Mhlongo bagged South Africa’s first medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris on Sunday night, winning gold in the men’s T44 100m sprint final.

Paralympics – Classification in Para Athletics

To be eligible to compete in Para Athletics, a person must have an eligible impairment and meet the minimum impairment criteria set out in the

Airlines improve access for disabled

Several airlines have made great strides to cater for the needs of disabled travellers. They include Emirates, British Airways and Qantas, which are all known

Khayelitsha parents desperate to find special needs schools for their children

A Khayelitsha mother says she’s desperate to find a place in a high school for her 16-year-old son who has been in primary school for

Classifications in Paralympics Sports

France will be hosting its first-ever Summer Paralympic Games from 28 August to 8 September 2024. The programme will include 22 sports, 549 events. The

South Africa’s Kgothatso Montjane wins Wimbledon wheelchair doubles title

South Africa’s Kgothatso Montjane and Japan’s Yui Kamiji won the women’s wheelchair doubles final at Wimbledon on Sunday. IOL Montjane and Kamiji beat Dutch women

RAF – Changing lives through inclusion and opportunity

At the Road Accident fund, the headline sponsor of the Disability Summit and Career Expo, the focus lies on changing lives of people who have

NCPD Vava iYouth

The National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) is proud to announce the launch of Vava iYouth, a dynamic new youth wing dedicated

Activists calling for albinism to be recognised as a disability

Research has shown that the lack of melanin means persons with albinism are highly vulnerable to developing skin cancer. By Palesa Manaleng – EWN Individuals

SA’s Para-athletes bring home 6 medals, world & African record from World Champs

Team South Africa brings home six medals, a world record and an African record from the 2024 Para Athletics World Championships in Kobe, Japan which

Realising disability rights in Southern Africa

People with disabilities still experience barriers to the realisation of their rights. A new view on disability is required. By Lem Chetty/Image: Chante Schatz The

Paralympics should put disability back on global agenda, says IPC chief

The Paris Paralympics are expected to give the movement the biggest boost since the mould-breaking 2012 London Games – and organisers hope they will help

Bill barring hate crimes, hate speech signed into law

The bill aims to outlaw hate crimes and hate speech and prosecute those who commit such offences. Nompilo Goba – Sunday World President Cyril Ramaphosa