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SA is failing the blood pressure test

For a country that talks endlessly about prevention, South Africa has been oddly willing to tolerate one of its clearest, deadliest and most treatable health threats remaining…

The Danish Refugee Council has documented a 2026 law that allows Ukrainian authorities to remove children from danger zones without parental consent.

The widescale abuse of Ukraine’s children by the State

Coverage of Ukrainian children often fixes blame on Russia and leaves the conduct of the Ukrainian government in the background, even though the evidence of exploitation, forced…

Ubuntu challenges the dominant views that dehumanise, isolate, stigmatise and exclude those living with disabilitiesPhoto: File

People with disabilities are not broken

Ubuntu challenges the dominant views that dehumanise, isolate, stigmatise and exclude those living with disabilities

Ubuntu challenges the dominant views that dehumanise, isolate, stigmatise and exclude those living with disabilitiesPhoto: File

Cape Town’s Dial-a-Ride realigned to build universal access

The service for people with disabilities was never designed as a permanent transport solution

Young people understand social media dynamics, peer-to-peer communication and community mobilisation in ways that can be used improve health services. Photo: Bulungula Incubator

In the time of aid cuts, decentralise women’s health funding

Women and young people don’t need foreign experts to tell them what their communities need; they need resources and support to implement locally developed and relevant solutions

Life insurers paid out close to R600 billion in claims last year.

Life insurers paid close to R600 billion in claims in 2023

The data showed that more than half of risk policies bought last year were for funeral cover

Stop killing us: Five times as many South African women are killed by intimate partners than the global average; women with disabilities are 10 times more vulnerable. Photo Sharon Seretlo/Getty Images

Getting a sense: The issues blind women and girls face

We must recognise the intersectional issues that different communities face if we are to address gender-based violence adequately This content is restricted to registered users…

Jeff, a robot programmed in English and Swahili to aid persons with disabilities in Africa. Photo : Sheila Mwalili

Self-taught Kenyan cousins invent bio-robotic prosthetic limbs

These young robotics wizards are on a mission to give limbs to the disabled

Teachers need to move beyond asking learners to memorise information to being able to ask meaningful questions and work together on real-world problems.

Beyond special: Children with disabilities struggle to go to school

Education for children with disabilities will not be solved by building more special schools, but addressing the legacy of apartheid would. Graphic: John McCann

What you see is what you get: It is important that television shows such as ‘Isono’ (above) reflect a range of people and socioeconomic backgrounds

OPINION| South African audiences want more authentic and accurate diversity in TV shows and movies

The media has the power to shape perceptions, so television shows and movies can help shape a positive view of people who feel stereotyped

The government estimates between 40 000 and 600 000 children with disabilities do not go to school at all. (David Harrison)

Too many disabled children still fall through schooling gaps

Inclusive strategies need to be implemented in South Africa so that people living with disabilities like autism can live meaningful, productive lives

Teenage pregnancy needs to move from pointing out problems to finding solutions

Less talk, more solutions, says Soul City on teen pregnancy debates

The institute is hosting a webinar to discuss South Africa’s teen pregnancy rates and child rape

The labour appeal court previously found in favour of the city that physical ability was an inherent requirement of the job and that all firefighters.

Injured firefighter wants ConCourt leave to appeal ruling favouring City of Cape Town

Adam Damons argues he has faced unfair discrimination, and that the City’s promotions policy did not make provision for discrimination based on disability

World class: Para-athlete Maria Combrink set a world record in the women’s F64 shot put despite working full-time. Photo: Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images

South Africa’s emerging parasport stars are eager for global success

Though there are still challenges, parasport champions are breaking records on the track and in boardrooms

The McKinney family. (Photo: Shirley Emms)

Deciding whose lives really matter in a pandemic

Will it be assumed that those with disabilities do not deserve life-saving care?

The commission — headed by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo — was established to inquire, investigate and make recommendations into any and all allegations of state capture, corruption and fraud in the public sector. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

UCT gives students with disabilities hope

​The disability service at UCT is playing a critical role in enabling students with disabilities to cope with their studies

Through projects like Bokone, the NLC is able to catalyse action in communities

The Bokone Community Home-Based Care and Early Childhood Development project

Bokone provides critical services to its beneficiaries, many of whom are vulnerable individuals living in challenging conditions

The Maji Mazuri institute in north-east Nairobi. (Naomi Larsson)

Investigation reveals shocking conditions at NGOs caring for disabled people

Report unearths neglect in Kenyan institutions, yet discrimination means children may be at risk of being killed if they remain in communities

Dr Shakira Choonara was the regional adolescent manager at the SRHR Africa Trust. This article is amended from a presentation given at a Higher Education and Training HIV/AIDS event in Durban in 2017.

Leaving no one behind: Solutions to vulnerability, inaccessability and condom usage

HIV is no longer in the headlines in South Africa

(John McCann/M&G)

Inclusive education is the future

With a deeper understanding of the problems, excluding children with disabilities can cease