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The magnificent Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden in Worcester is becoming more accessible to people with disabilities. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks A braille trail was launched on 30 September at the Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden in Worcester. The 154m trail is easily accessible to blind people and people who use wheelchairs. All the information boards are available … [Read more...] about Braille trail launched in Worcester

Wheelchair user Gerald Whiteboy was moved to a bungalow with no ramp. He had to get friends to build him one. Photo: Mkhuseli Sizani Wheelchair user Gerald Whiteboy was moved to a bungalow with no ramp, no toilet, no running water and no electricity by the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality last year. He was one of 18 disabled people moved from informal settlements or backyard … [Read more...] about Disabled people moved because of Covid are living in filthy conditions

[embedded content] Cikizwa Ntlali, 18, from Mgojweni Village in rural Eastern Cape, finished grade 7 last year. For years she was unable to attend school as she underwent medical treatment for a spinal condition that left her paralysed. She is a bright learner, having received a good report card for last year. But although she is now supposed to be in grade 8, there are no … [Read more...] about Video: Cikizwa wants to go to school

Regan Naidoo’s uncle Jeffery Mahalingan, his aunt Ruby Mahalingan, and his father, Timothy Naidoo, attended the pre-trial hearing of 22 officers after Regan’s death in custody at Chatsworth police station in August 2018. Photo: Benita Enoch Twenty-two police officers appeared at the Durban Magistrates Court on Thursday on charges including murder, attempted murder, kidnapping … [Read more...] about 22 Durban police officers in court for Regan Naidoo’s death

Protesters demanding jobs were addressed by community leaders outside the mall. Photos: Bernard Chiguvare Hundreds of protesters closed down the Elim Mall on Thursday, blocking the road to Louis Trichardt in Limpopo with bricks and rubbish, demanding that local people be employed at the mall. Motorists could not get through to the shopping mall or to Elim hospital, and learners … [Read more...] about Limpopo shopping mall closed by protesters demanding jobs