South Africans and most of the people in the world at large are mostly vulnerable to various kinds of chronic illnesses. The prone-ness of such illnesses may mainly be due the type and kind of foods we eat, lack of exercises, overall the lifestyle we are exposed to.
The unfortunate part is when one gets the type of chronic illnesses that eventually leads to disability conditions if not well managed or taken care of on time.
Some conditions that cause people to end up being disabled include: Arthritis, Back pain, Heart disease, Cancer, Depression and Diabetes.
One might think of disability as physical, but mental health problems can make life difficult or impossible. Depression, bipolar disorder, and other conditions can be as disabling as any physical illness.

In our everyday lives we live in, we are prone to accidents of all sorts. Kids as well are vulnerable to incidents whether in-house or outside as well wherever they might be. These incidents might lead to long term or permanent damage to their internal and external body organs and thus obstruct with their functions.
Today on our health feature we intend to tackle more into simpler detail the issue of use of cochlear implants in kids and how does it eventually lead to it.
A cochlear implant is an electronic prosthetic device that is surgically placed in the inner ear and under the skin behind the ear for the purpose of providing useful sound perception via electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve.

Human nature has always taught us that no man is an island. Everybody needs every other body to exist in and to be whole. It is for those reasons amongst many others why as humans we have family member, and as time does go by we do part ways with our families to join forces with whom we regard as our better half’s to start our other families.
Unfortunately as life is unpredictable, the unfortunate does happen along the way in life, it does happen that this do not roll out the way we had initially planned them. Accidents do happen, we loose our abilities there and there, and that might turn out to negatively affect our relationships with our loved ones.
Dissability is one of those things that does come unplanned, and can affect lives negatively as it had not been prepared for. Should it happen that in a relationship one encounters an accident that leaves them paralyzed that might affect the relationship negatively so.

In celebration and commemoration of women’s month, we continue to cherish and celebrate our women of honor and virtue for the greatness they have played in our personal lives and to the society as well. We also look at challenges they face and the possible solutions to them as well.
Today on our disability feature we explore the possible ways and means of empowering women living with disabilities. According to the research conducted by the United Nations; an estimated one in five women live with disabilities and the prevalence of disability is actually higher among women than men. Contributing factors include the lower economic and social status of women and girls, gender-based violence and harmful or gender-discriminatory practices.
Yet, women and girls with disabilities remain at the margins of decision-making and work on gender equality. For too long, the specific needs of women with disabilities have been invisible, both to the advocates of women’s rights and those of disability rights.

Born on August 4, 1958 in Zebediela, Transvaal. Kekana is South African singer songwriter who lost his sight at age five, and attended a school for the blind in Pietersburg, now know as Polokwane. During the school years, he nurtured his love for singing, and became a member of amateur groups during the teenage years.
In 1979 and 1980, Kekana won what was then known as the SABC Black Music Award for best male vocalist. Kekana's Raising My Family was a big hit in Europe in 1980. In total, Kekana has recorded more than forty albums. His songs "The Bushman" and "Feel So Strong" (featuring Hotline) were hits on the Springbok Radio Chart (the semi-official South African chart of the time) reaching number 13 and number 6 in 1982 and 1983 respectively.

Many people seem to think that disabled people are incapable of looking after themselves, let alone their children. This misinformed pre-conception is and has always followed disabled people for a long time from all walks of life. Disabled people not only have their own independence and competence, but also, their parenting capability questioned more frequently than able-bodied people.
Being treated in a patronizing manner is part of life for many disabled people, with strangers feeling compelled to push a wheelchair without permission in the belief they are doing a good deed. This thus leads to people questioning and undermining the ability of disabled people to perfom the parental duties accordingly.

Puisano le sekgantshwane sa Wheelchair Tennis Kgothatso Montjane ka dikgwetlho le diphitlhelelo tsa gagwe, go akaretsa le go khwalifaela US Open

With the unemployment rates busy sky-rocketing like they have been lately in our country, the government has been relentlessly hard at work trying to convince people to work on entrepreneurial ventures, start their own businesses and create employment opportunities for themselves and other unemployed youth as well.
Entrepreneurship is good in such a sense that it does not only create employment for the entrepreneur and others they will be employing as well, not only does it generate revenue only, but creates and leaves a legacy as well, sets a model for others to follow on and inspires them as well. But it is important for the entrepreneur to be skilled and be well equipped with the know-hows of ensuring sustainability of a business.

Just as the government has been hard at work in simplifying the lives of disabled people and making their environment and surrounding to be as disability friendly as possible, private sector is also trying its level best not to lack behind.
The South African Revenue Services has recognized disability as a specific impairment that has a significant effect (or limitation) on one’s daily life, therefore allowing the disabled people certain tax benefits.
According to SARS, person who has or whose spouse or child has a disability is entitled to claim certain benefits in the form of an additional medical expenses tax credit. The disability (and the extent thereof) must first be diagnosed by a duly registered medical professional qualified to express an opinion thereon. This is done by way of an ITR-DD form.

African continent has lately been affected by an on-going unacceptable norm of victimization of people living with Albinism. The victimization includes discrimination if not murders. The barbaric act of murders is based on the belief that certain body parts of albinistic people can transmit magical powers.
South Africa is also affected by these on-going Albinism victimizations. Stigmatization, kidnappings and killings of people living with albinism grown to be a cause of concern to an extend whereby the Tassi Foundation organized a march in the capital city not less than two weeks ago to highlight the plight of people living with albinism.