Disability Rights
Toy Story: How orgasms helped me heal
In this video Makgosi Letimile explains how she used sex toys to help relieve incontinence
Video | 8 June 2021
Wheelchair users struggle to use sewage covered, pothole-ridden roads in Dunoon
One man says people charge him R130 to push his wheelchair to the shops or nearby clinic
Brief | 7 June 2021
SARS backtracks on controversial disability proposal
Plan to revoke tax relief for special needs school fees shelved
By Liezl Human
News | 2 June 2021
Tax blow for parents of children with special needs
SARS proposes that parents should no longer claim tax relief for special needs school fees
By Liezl Human
News | 2 June 2021
Children with autism battle to find school places
Parents, caregivers and volunteers marched to Parliament
Brief | 24 May 2021
IPID finds “no misconduct” in using a water cannon on SASSA beneficiaries
Western Cape legislature says IPID report “disgraceful”
By Liezl Human
News | 7 May 2021
Unsuitable houses allocated to people with disabilities in Tongaat
RDP homes have been abandoned
Brief | 4 May 2021
Last minute drive to clear disability grant backlog
Black Sash concerned that rushed medical assessments will affect the outcome of applications
By Liezl Human
News | 30 March 2021
Shack dweller Nikiwe Sipenuka has no feet and no hands. She has been waiting for a house for years
Unclear why provincial government has not prioritised her house
News | 17 March 2021