Month: September 2021

NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS MONTH- Connect Through Kindness

September 30, 2021

October marks Down Syndrome Awareness Month, and it is a time to celebrate persons...

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Model, musician, dancer is committed to community work

September 29, 2021

Story by Asnath Morethe A Durban-based finalist in the Mr and Miss Albinism pageant...

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Activist educates community about albinism

September 29, 2021

By Hlamalani Semango A young woman from Letlhabile in Brits, North West province, has...

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I’m Hoping For A Top 10 – Kotze

September 16, 2021

Cape Town, 16 September 2021: Pierre Kotze – one of the up and coming...

The world needs more women leaders -during COVID-19 and beyond

Women leaders are critical for a pandemic environment

September 9, 2021

Mondelez acknowledges the importance of women leadership to aid economic recovery Mondelez South...

Learners and Equal Education members picketing outside the Department of Education’s offices in Pietermaritzburg, demanding that the final provincial Learner Transport Policy document be released.

KZN scholar transport policy sets criteria for disabled pupils

September 9, 2021

By Sesona Ngqakamba The age, extent of disability of a pupil attending a special...

Ntando Mahlangu of Team SA competes in the men’s long jump T63 final during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on 28 August 2021. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos-Getty Images)

‘Blades Doctor’ is empowering Paralympians through hope and technology

September 9, 2021

By Gary Lemke The unknown Johan Snyders is known as the ‘Blades Doctor’ in...

16-year-old Ghanaian Innovator on a Mission to Build Spot Robots to Aid the Disabled Appeals for Help. Image from Philimon Afriyie. Source - UGC

16-year-old Innovator on a Mission to Build Spot Robots to Aid persons with disabilities Appeals for Help

September 9, 2021

Philimon Afriyie is a 16-year-old Ghanaian innovator on a mission to build spot robots...

The Kwa-Thema Disability Club is urging teams to attend the trial selection on Saturday at the Kwa-Thema Stadium.

Disability club to host trials

September 9, 2021

The trials will take place at the Kwa-Thema Stadium from 09:00 until 13:00 Kwa-Thema...

Ntando Mahlangu from South Africa winning gold (Getty)

Ntando Mahlangu goes for gold in men’s 200m at Tokyo Paralympics

September 3, 2021

Team South Africa has been smashing it at the Tokyo Paralympics with another gold...