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Search ArticlesTen years on, Moving into Dance brings young dancers with disabilities to a professional stage
Enable through Dance, free performance, 11:00, Thursday 18 September 2026, Keorapetse William Kgositsile Theatre, UJ Arts Centre, Kingsway Campus, hosted by UJ Arts & Culture For ten years, Moving into Dance has been teaching dance in Johannesburg schools, serving learners with disabilities, week after week, in the same classrooms. On 18 September, the young people at the centre of that work step onto a professional stage.
FAME Week Africa Announces Finalists for the 2026 Inclusive Lens Awards
The Inclusive Lens Awards are a pioneering celebration dedicated to honouring and elevating the voices that enrich our screens and our lives through diversity and inclusion African stories of disability, LGBTQIA+ identity and diversity in children’s programming take centre stage as the Inclusive Lens Awards return to Cape Town FAME Week Africa has announced the finalists for the 2026 Inclusive Lens Awards, celebrating film and television productions that are helping reshape representation on...
POWER24 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS 2026 WINNERS
Lungelo T. Sithole of Sithole Films won the Best Low Budget Film Award at the Power24 International Film Festival 190 films. 20 countries. Power24 gives Durban a stage built for the storytellers the mainstream industry keeps overlooking. Durban, South Africa — 24 August 2026: The 3rd Power24 International Film Festival, Africa’s Premiere Disability-Inclusive Film Festival, has announced its 2026 winners after three days of screenings, panels and red-carpet celebration in Durban.
Two spaces, one Rosebank: Workshop17 brings work closer to life
Your office for the day? Rosebank has always made a strong case for keeping the working day close to everything else. Some working days need more than one desk. You might want to get a few solid hours in early, meet a client for lunch, find somewhere different for the afternoon and still squeeze in the gym, a grocery run or a quick coffee with someone before heading home. In Rosebank, you can do most of that without getting back into your car.
MUSA E. ZULU TO RECEIVE THE POWER24 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL’S 2026 JURY HONORARY AWARD
Zulu-Durban author, artist and disability advocate to be honoured for three decades of work in inclusive storytelling and the arts DURBAN, South Africa — Musa E. Zulu will receive the 2026 Jury Honorary Award from the Power24 International Film Festival (PIFF) at the festival’s awards ceremony on 22 August 2026 at the Southern Sun Garden Court, Marine Parade, in Durban.
DINOKENG HOSTS THE FIRST-EVER INCLUSIVE SAFARI WALK
The first-ever inclusive safari walk happened in Dinokeng Game Reserve Dinokeng. Where the road ran out, and the walk carried on. Kwalata Game Lodge in the Dinokeng Game Reserve, GAUTENG — On 16 August 2026, Normie Eckard, Luthando Kekana and Thomas Ngwana went on a guided walking safari at Kwalata Game Lodge in the Dinokeng Game Reserve. All three are wheelchair users. None of them was in a vehicle. From left(on Track Explorers): Thomas Ngwana, Normie Eckard and Luthando Kekana.
If This Can Happen to a Senior Counsel, What Does It Mean for Persons with Disabilities?
The recent incident involving Senior Counsel Me Désiré Basset, a distinguished member of the Mauritian Bar with more than fifty years of legal experience, has generated considerable public attention and national discussion. As one of the country’s most respected legal practitioners, his reported experience has prompted reflection that extends far beyond the circumstances of a single incident.
THE SPIRIT OF GIVING SHINES AT PINKDRIVE’S CHRISTMAS IN JULY FUNDRAISER
The spirit of Christmas was alive and well at PinkDrive’s annual Christmas in July fundraiser dinner, recently held at the Indaba Hotel in Johannesburg. Twinkling fairy lights, festive décor, generous giving and heartfelt stories created an atmosphere of hope, reminding guests that the greatest gift anyone can give is the chance to save a life.
Three-Year-Old Jude Awaits Surgery That Could Help Restore Her Voice
Kimberley, Northern Cape — Three-year-old Jude Ameirah Hope Mouton was learning to speak when complications following successful open-heart surgery left her airway severely narrowed and required a lifesaving tracheostomy. Nearly two years later, Jude can breathe safely through the tracheostomy, but she cannot use her voice. She forms words silently, points and uses gestures that her family has learned to understand.
Expanding Orthopaedic Access: Anstem Medical Introduces In-Office Joint Preservation to Relieve Surgical Bottlenecks Across SA
Angus Mulder - Commercial Director of Anstem Medical Anstem Medical: Leading Medical Aid, Discovery, Provides Cover for Eligible In-Practice Monovisc and Cingal Treatments Through In-Hospital Benefits Anstem Medical, a leading South African-owned medical distributor, has announced the national expansion of its advanced intra-articular Hyaluronic Acid (HA) therapies, Monovisc and Cingal.