{"id":107164,"date":"2017-12-28T19:21:10","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T17:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/facebook-apology-for-degrading-joke-about-down-syndrome-not-enough\/"},"modified":"2017-12-28T19:21:10","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T17:21:10","slug":"facebook-apology-for-degrading-joke-about-down-syndrome-not-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/facebook-apology-for-degrading-joke-about-down-syndrome-not-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook apology for degrading &quot;joke&quot; about Down syndrome not enough"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Facebook apology for degrading &#8220;joke&#8221; about Down syndrome not enough:<\/strong> Nyakallo Mofokeng, 12, who has Down Syndrome and parent Baatile Mofokeng complain that a Facebook apology by comedian Tumi Morake for her joke regarding Down Syndrome is not enough. Picture: Bongani Shilubane\/African News Agency. GOITSEMANG TLHABYE goitsemang.tlhabye@inl.co.. <small><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\">Google Alert \u2013 Pretoria<\/a><\/strong><\/small><\/li>\n<li><strong>Schubart Park deadline missed:<\/strong> <b>Pretoria<\/b> \u2013 Former inhabitants of the Schubart Park complex could revolt against the City of Tshwane after it missed the November 2017 deadline to refurbish the buildings, the metro&#8217;s Economic Development and Spatial Planning oversight committee has warned. The undertaking to renovate the precinct\u00a0\u2026. <small><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\">Google Alert \u2013 Pretoria<\/a><\/strong><\/small><\/li>\n<li><strong>Xolani steps up to reach his goals:<\/strong> He moved to <b>Pretoria<\/b> from the Eastern Cape in search of a brighter future, but ended up begging at traffic light in Centurion. A hero without a cape, Hein Venter, rescued Luvunu from the streets and gave him a prosthetic leg. After tremendous help, patience, and care from Venter, Luvunu began a new,\u00a0\u2026. <small><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\">Google Alert \u2013 Pretoria<\/a><\/strong><\/small><\/li>\n<li><strong>Triple celebration for Khoi chief:<\/strong> Chief Khoisan SA, who celebrated his 50th birthday yesterday, told the <b>Pretoria<\/b> News there were moments he thought he was going to spend Christmas and his birthday camping at the Union Buildings. He celebrated his birthday with his friends and family at Timothy Valley in Port Elizabeth, and said the\u00a0\u2026. <small><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\">Google Alert \u2013 Pretoria<\/a><\/strong><\/small><\/li>\n<li><strong>Liberia votes for president:<\/strong> Voters in Liberia were headed to the polls yesterday to pick the next head of state in a run-off election pitting former international footballer George Weah against incumbent Vice- President Joseph Boakai. Weah, representing the Coalition for Democratic Change, won 38.8% of votes in the first round of\u00a0\u2026. <small><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\">Google Alert \u2013 Pretoria<\/a><\/strong><\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/MyPR.co.za\/submit\">Free Press Release Submissions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook apology for degrading &#8220;joke&#8221; about Down syndrome not enough: Nyakallo Mofokeng, 12, who has Down Syndrome and parent Baatile Mofokeng complain that a Facebook apology by comedian Tumi Morake for her joke regarding Down Syndrome is not enough. Picture: Bongani Shilubane\/African News Agency. GOITSEMANG TLHABYE goitsemang.tlhabye@inl.co.. 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