By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Miss Deaf South Africa 2023 finalist Portia Lauren Naidoo is on a mission to help bridge the gap between the country's hearing and deaf communities. The young teacher-in-the-making from Johannesburg says the Miss Deaf SA pageant has given her a platform to inspire other deaf people - especially children - that anything is possible. Lauren also commented on Sign Language becoming SA's 12th official language recently - saying it was long overdue. In this interview Matt spoke to Lauren about her hopes and aspirations. She began by discussing how she first found out about the Miss Deaf South Africa pageant...