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According to a 2014 report by Statistics South Africa, based on the 2011 census, 7.5% of the country's population is regarded as having a disability. [1] [note 1] The highest proportion of people living with disabilities, by province, was found to be in the Free State, with 11,1% of its population having a disability, followed by the Northern Cape, with 11%, the North West, with 10%, the ...
The minister of women, youth and persons with disabilities is the minister of the South African government with political responsibility for South Africa's Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities. Between 2014 and 2024, the ministry was located in the Presidency, making its holders ministers in the presidency.
Though South Africa ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007, children with disabilities still do not have equal access to education. [12] In many situations, a state school is able to determine which students are able to enroll and the school may simply reject a disabled child without any consequences. [ 12 ]
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, like the other United Nations human rights conventions, (such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women) resulted from decades of activity during which group rights standards developed from aspirations to binding treaties.
Maria Rantho (1953 – July 12, 2002) was a South African disability rights activist and politician. She was the first wheelchair user elected to the National Assembly of South Africa . Career
South African disability rights activists (13 P) S. ... Disability in South Africa This page was last edited on 6 August 2023, at 02:31 (UTC). Text ...
She has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly of South Africa since June 2024. Born in Pretoria, Chauke became a disability activist, content creator, and public speaker after she lost her vision in 2015. She is the chief executive officer of an assistive technology startup called Featherlinx.
Andrew Frans Madella (born 12 July 1962) is a South African politician, disability rights activist, and former trade unionist.A member of the African National Congress (ANC), he served the Western Cape constituency in the National Assembly from 2005 to 2009 and from 2014 to 2019.