Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gus Alexiou is a London-based reporter covering disability inclusion. At the start of the year, millions of soccer fans around the ...

The SASSA Disability Grant is a monthly payment to South African citizens, permanent residents, or refugees aged 18-59 with a ...

The Africa Disability Protocol in Nigeria is a development that should lead to considerable improvements in the lives of African people with disabilities. The protocol addresses some of the urgent ...

Besides some of the most progressive laws aimed at advancing the interests of the people living with disabilities, South Africa is still lagging when it comes to implementing some of these legislative ...

The global community stands at a critical point. With the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) rapidly approaching and progress lagging, seismic change is urgently needed. World ...

Invisible disabilities don’t come with obvious signs and are often met with skepticism. This disbelief can sometimes be more ...

The effective planning and delivery of services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in South Africa is severely constrained by the lack of reliable data. Developmental ...

Disability inclusion remains a critical issue in Africa, with millions of people facing significant challenges in accessing education, employment, healthcare, and social protection. Civil society ...

My delegation wishes to thank you for the opportunity to present our statement under Agenda Item 5 to this distinguished gathering on a Review of the progress in the elaboration of a comprehensive and ...

South Africa’s 16.1 million formally employed income earners collectively had enough life and disability insurance cover at the end of December 2024 to provide only 39% of the income needed by their ...