trufm Podcast

This week Ezentlalo spoke to Mr. Stofile from the Dimbaza Braille Institute for the Blind about the abuse of blind people by taxi drivers!

It has been proven that women who give birth to disabled kids are most likely reject or abandon them. Ezentlalo spoke to Ms. Bulelwa Xhamlashe to explore the reasons behind such behaviour.

The Mid-Day Frequency's Dee Lukes spoke to attorney Siyabulela Maho about the legal implications of the page "Izinja Ezingondliyo.

At least 467,000 disabled children are not going to school and many special schools special schools do not have all the necessary basic requirements to accommodate disabled students. Zikho today spoke to Ms. Amanda Msindwana who's the Director: Inclusive Education @ the Eastern Cape Dept. of Education to explore methods of integrating disabled students into mainstream schools.

This week on Ezentlalo, Zikho spoke to Dr Jerry Gule, the Chairperson of the South African Employers for Disability (SAE4D) to deliberate on the challenges and best practices for the integration of people with disabilities in the workplace.

September is ear-rmarked as Albinism Awareness month in South Africa. This week, Zikho spoke to Mrs. Nomasonto Mazibuko who's the Ezecutive Director at Albinisim Society of South Africa (ASSA) to discuss projects and programmes available at ASSA to enhance the self- esteem of people with albinism and support for parents to care properly for children with albinism.

This week Zikho spoke, with an aid on a sign language interpreter, to Mr. Dirkie Ebersohn who's an Interventionist & Cognitive Mediator @ the National Institute for the Deaf to find out about the about the awareness programmes and support they offer for deaf people.

Lebogang is the first South African woman in a wheelchair to be a runway model.Sh will be representing South Africa at an international stage as one of the contestants at The Miss Wheelchair World. Zikho spoke to her to find out more about this competition and the supports she needs from South Africans.

This week, Zikho spoke to Mr. Vuyo Ngub’ayihlangani, who's the Deputy Chairperson of Disabled People South Africa (DPSA) in the Eastern Cape, about the launch of the Albinism Awareness Month 2017 (1st - 30th September).

Today, The Midday Frequency spoke to Vuyani Ngidi, about his toilet paper manufacturing business that he established in 2012 that now supplies retail stores around KZN.