Disability Rights
“I am a mother to myself, my siblings and also to our father”
Minor children care for their paralysed father in one-room shack
By Chris Gilili
News | 26 July 2018
Paraplegic man faces eviction
Swartland municipality says it is investigating possible alternatives although it is not obliged to do so
News | 20 July 2018
RDP houses unfit for people with disabilities
People with disabilities are prioritised for RDP houses but their homes are often not adjusted for them despite mounds of legislation
News | 19 July 2018
“We are now visible” says albinism activist
People with albinism march in Durban
News | 13 June 2018
Mother of raped, disabled child says police have failed them
“She could not identify an accused. The police could therefore not proceed with further investigation” says SAPS
News | 5 April 2018
Survival of the fittest for Metrorail commuters
Elderly woman struggles to catch train even when it was an hour late
Brief | 5 April 2018
Zuma promised me a house
73-year-old amputee lives alone in dilapidated mud home
Brief | 1 December 2017
Blind students evicted from school
Training centre in Port Alfred shut because it can’t pay its rent
Brief | 24 November 2017
Children with disability battle to find schools
“We have a serious crisis” says disability organisation
News | 17 October 2017