Disability Rights
Khayelitsha parents desperate to find special needs schools for their children
Some children are on a waiting list for years
News | 1 August 2024
Thousands of special needs learners still not placed at schools
Parents of children with disabilities protested in May, demanding that government do more to help their children
News | 5 June 2024
Thousands of children with disabilities are not receiving the Care Dependency Grant
And the R2,180 monthly amount is too little to cover the costs of caring for a child with disabilities
By Daniel Steyn
News | 23 May 2024
Wheelchair users demand better access to transport
We spend R600 out of our R2,180 grant on transport, say disability activists
News | 9 April 2024
Disabled learners turned away from school
Renovations at Mthatha school, closed last year after parents complained of poor conditions, have still not been completed
News | 5 April 2024
Mpumalanga delays building of school for learners with disabilities
School was promised over 10 years ago
By Masoka Dube
Brief | 13 February 2024
Parents in tears over terrible conditions at school for disabled children
Eastern Cape education department sends task team to investigate
News | 9 November 2023
Disability group battles to keep going after robbery
The cash-strapped organisation in Musina has 250 members who rely on it
Brief | 31 October 2023
Disability grant applicants sleep outside this SASSA office
SASSA admitted that there had been “technical challenges with the online system” but that these had since been resolved
News | 27 October 2023