Journalist and Para-athlete champion, Palesa Manaleng sustained multiple injuries, amongst them a spinal cord injury from a cycling accident in 2014.

According to the 2011 Census Data, there are 2.9 million people with disabilities in South Africa.

The data shows that about 2,5% of people with physical disability have mild difficulty in walking, while 1% reported having severe difficulty in walking a kilometre or climbing a flight of stairs.

Manaleng shares her journey with a disability, personal achievements, aspirations and challenges with SABC Digital News producer, Lebo Tshangela in this bi-weekly feature, Thrive.

She says, “If you do by find yourself disabled from an accident or disease, my thing is cry about it, but don’t dwell in the frustration. Cry about it get over it and keep living.”

Journalist and Para-athlete champion, Palesa Manaleng sustained multiple injuries, amongst them a spinal cord injury from a cycling accident in 2014.
According to the 2011 Census Data, there are 2.9 million people with disabilities in South Africa.
The data shows that about 2,5% of people with physical disability have mild difficulty in walking, while 1% reported having severe difficulty in walking a kilometre or climbing a flight of stairs.
Manaleng shares her journey with a disability, personal achievements, aspirations and challenges with SABC Digital News producer, Lebo Tshangela in this bi-weekly feature, Thrive.
She says, &ldquo;If you do by find yourself disabled from an accident or disease, my thing is cry about it, but don&rsquo;t dwell in the frustration. Cry about it get over it and keep living.&rdquo;

Selected news and current affairs clips from SABC radio and digital journalists, used on the SABC News website (www.sabcnews.com).

Selected news and current affairs clips from SABC radio and digital journalists, used on the SABC News website (www.

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