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Advocate Jan Tladi: Being visually impaired does not hold this NWU alumnus and PhD graduate back

Disability is not inability. Advocate Jan Tladi confirmed the truth of this statement when he defied the odds and became the first completely blind student to graduate with a PhD from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus. Jan enrolled at the NWU Business School in Mahikeng in 2017, and successfully completed his degree in 2020. …

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COVID-19 is putting millions of people at risk of blindness

Written by Princess Ifeoma Ike Public Health Optometrist/CEO Princess Vision Eye Clinic Limited Abuja, Nigeria and Global Shaper, Abuja Hub for The World Economic Forum Our eyes are one of nature’s complex wonders. It’s no wonder they are regarded as the window to the soul. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated safety measures have prompted a change in …

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