Tag Archives: DISABILITY

CONCERNED NDC DISABILITY DESK MEMBERS CALLS ON H.E. JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA TO INCLUDE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN HIS GOVERNMENT, AS PROMISED

  The Concerned Members of the Disability Desk of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) calls on H.E. John Dramani Mahama to honor his 2024 campaign promise of including persons with disabilities (PWDs) in key government positions. This reminder underscores his commitment to fostering inclusivity and equal opportunities for all, particularly …

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My Wife My Pain: She Abandoned Me With My Disability And Our 2 Kids When we Needed Her Most

Jean Paul spoke of how his beloved wife, despite his disability, left him and their two kids at a time when they needed her most to take care of them and their home.He explained that although he was born without any disability, he became disabled at the age of seven …

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Former Sassa officials jailed for disability grant fraud

The Giyani Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Limpopo sentenced two former South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) officials on Tuesday to an effective five years in prison for disability grant fraud. Solani Agnes Baloyi, 56, and Jacob Manamela, 64, committed the fraud in January 2015 while working at the Sassa …

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Police stops disability group’s intended march

The Accra Regional Police Command has secured a restraining order prohibiting members of the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) from embarking on a planned demonstration scheduled for Thursday, 18 February 2021. The Accra High Court, under Justice Elfreda Amy Dankyi, prohibited members of the group from embarking on the …

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