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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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