SABC Disability 360 - Motsweding FM

Whilst we are still in the middle of the month of love, it is important to honour those who have been driven by love to do amazing gestures for their communities. Upon seeing the abuse and denial of access to opportunities subjected to disabled kids, Miss Mamsy Ledwaba had an edge to do something to see disabled kids living normal lives and making something of themselves. Miss Ledwaba started a ho...

Dissability is one of those things one can never say I will never come across, it can always come into anyone’s life anytime due to any unforeseen circumstances, it might be due to an illness or even a car accident. Dissability can bring about major changes and challenges in one’s life; it will all depend on how one reacts to it. Today on our disability feature we have invited Miss Karabo Nguyuza,...

Re buisana le Bernard Babsy Mlangeni’s yo o bonweng ka Tlhakole a tlhola malatsi a le masome a mabedi le bone ka 1943 mme o tshwara dingwaga di le 76 monongwaga . Re tlile go ikutlwela botshelo gore bo tsamaya jang le gore o santse a dirang jaaka mogodi wa seopedi e bile a tshela ka bofofu.

Summer is a season best known for its hot sunny weathers, time for people to be outdoors as much as possible. This is also a season whereby people who love to work out/exercise get hard at work building their bodies or burning all those extra calories they might have gained in the past winter seasons. For disabled people, exercising or working out can prove to be a bit of challenge, depending on t...

The schools have re-opened; time to go back to the business of teaching and learning for kids. It is also time for parents to go back to their respectful working places as the festive season has now passed by. Just as much as there are day cares almost everywhere in every town for learners who are from various schools, there is one for disabled learners as well which aims to ‘improve the lives of...

Christmas is finally here, time for divine and jovial mood for everybody across the world. Kids are the most happiest, this is time for presents for them, new clothes, and visiting relatives or going on holidays. Travelling is one of those great joys for kids at this time of the year. For disabled kids as well who mostly stay at certain disability centres or homes this is a great time as well as t...

Holiday makers have started making their ways to different holiday destinations. Bookings and all the other logistical arrangements have long been made, now it’s time to unwind and relax. While making reservations or booking for your desired holiday locations and modes of transport, for disabled people there are other certain elements they might have to take into consideration

Being a parent is regarded as one of those life’s best gifts one can ever receive in their lifetime. To have a task of taking care of a baby and raising them to be the best they can ever be, that’s surely one of those honoring but yet humbling experiences. Now certain challenges do come along the way, more especially if you child might have a certain disability. Today we look at the challenges tha...

Today is recognized as the World Diabetes day, a global awareness campaign focusing on diabetes mellitus and is held on 14 November each year. Diabetes is a condition that impairs the body's ability to process blood glucose, otherwise known as blood sugar. Without on-going, careful management, diabetes can lead to a build-up of sugars in the blood, which can increase the risk of dangerous complica...

Men have been known to be the leaders, protectors and providers for the society at large. It has been a largely known norm that men have to be in charge at most times and lead, up until the dawn of the 21st century whereby we are witnessing massive necessary changes in terms of leadership, protection and providing duties. Be that as it may, many men still feel it is their duty to provide and prote...

Over the years people living with disabilities have been striving hard to improve their lives for the better, not only in South Africa but in the world as a whole. People living with disabilities have learned to not only rely on the government and other different NGO’s for the survival but they have been taking a stand to make life for the better for themselves. In aim of assisting people living w...

Sekgantshwane sa Wheelchair Tennis Lucas Sithole a bua ka loeto la gagwe la Europe go tshameka thonamente di le pedi tsa boditshabatshaba Donald Ramphodi sekgantshwane se se golang sa Wheelchair Tennis le ene o bua le rona ka loeto la gagwe go leba Europe

Most of us who grew up in villages we are not strangers to situations whereby families will be living in house with their other family member who is mentally ill. Staying in house and taking care of a mentally ill patient has long been a norm amongst us the Africans, more especially the under privileged families. Taking care of a mentally ill person can be strenuous, more especially for those who...

Having to use public transport as a disabled person has for quite some time been a challenge. This has been mainly because most of the public transporting modes were not disability friendly. Some even to this day they have not yet been disability friendly. Most public buses are not wheel chair friendly, at times other buses or taxis do not have a lower step to accommodate those using crutches or p...

We have fastly approached that time of final year examinations for many learners/students across the country. Both basic and higher education centres of learning will be beginning with their examinations in a short while from now while some have already started. This year marks a lifetime opportunity for deaf learners as well in our country. The 2018 matric exams are expected to be one of a first...

Re buisana le motabogi yo o nang le bogole Ipeleng ‘The CrutchRunner’ ka dikgwetlho tsa go tlhoka tshegetso ya matlole jaaka moatlete yo o nang le bogole

Unemployment in South Africa has been a cause of concern for quite some time now. For many years the country has witnessed appalling and devastating of constantly growing figure of unemployment rates. As the figures go on raising and the competition for resources intensifies, a certain lady from the North West province saw that they had to do something to ensure their survival. Physically challeng...

Women are regarded as the essential role players in shaping our society to be as better as it can be, from all walks of our society, rural or urban. Lately women with disabilities have risen above the critics and showed the world at large that they are also capable of holding the fort like any other women who are fully abled, they have grown children, take care of their families and also grown the...

Re buisana le Rre Patrick Selepe ka thonamente ya letsatsi ya Wheelchair Tennis e e tshamekiwang lamatlhatso kwa Arthur Ashe Tennis court kwa Soweto (DISABILITY SPORT)

One of the biggest major things that define businesses and makes it to be unique and attract and keep a certain clientele of its own is its mission, the approach it uses to accomplish its mission and how it prioritizes with its clientele. This is one of the tactics that ensures the thriving of the business. After one disabled lady came across a number of guest houses that were not disability frien...

Mental illness is one of the most inevitable things or illnesses one can ever come across in our current lives. Children are sometimes born with various mental conditions; others do develop them whilst growing up as a result of under developing, lack of proper nutrition and other various reasons that contribute immensely to the growing number of mental conditions amongst our societies. Mental illn...

September is porpulalry known as Heritage month, a month set aside to look and reflect back on our roots, origins and our ancient ways of doing certain things. Not only is this month set aside of heritage only, but this month is also Albinism awareness month. The aim is to make people more aware of what this condition is about. Albinism is an inherited condition where a person is unable to produce...

Re buisana le John Monyamathe, tlhogo ya setheo sa kgopololo kwa Losperfontein, Brits ka seemo sa dikgolegelo tsa batshwarwa ba ba nang le bogole

Back in the old days disability was considered a taboo, or a curse within a family that which had a disabled child or an elderly member, more especially if they were born disabled. This used to apply more specifically to children born disabled physically, or those born with albinism. In certain countries in Africa they still practice rituals of killing infants born disabled; though the ritual prac...

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 manage...