Disability Rights
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
People living with disabilities march to Musina municipality for services and jobs
“The municipality has no heart for disabled people” says mother with three disabled children
Brief | 12 October 2023
Video: Meet the disabled South African dancer who wowed Britain’s Got Talent
“When people see you on stage it’s not like, ‘Aw that’s so cute!’ but they see the actual performance. And then [you] steal the show.”
Video | 11 October 2023
“I feel like disabled people are not seen or heard”
People living with disabilities in Delft air their grievances on Thursday
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 6 October 2023
Ten years after GroundUp revealed her plight, a disabled woman and her autistic son are still living in a tiny shack with no electricity or sanitation
Musa Pani is now 17 and nothing has changed for the better
News | 27 July 2023
Blind SA leads march, demands government ratifies treaty
It has been ten years since the Marrakesh Treaty was concluded to allow blind people access to published works in accessible formats
News | 27 June 2023
We’ve been forgotten, say people with disabilities in Musina
People are living in houses that don’t cater for their needs
News | 3 May 2023
Learners at KZN special schools return to class after boycott
Provincial education department has promised to provide ten buses
Brief | 25 April 2023