Autistic teenager finally allowed to apply for ID without having to learn isiZulu

15 May 2023

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An autistic teenager has finally applied for an identity document after a Home Affairs branch in KwaZulu-Natal had previously refused to help him because he could not speak isiZulu.

Francois Lombard

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Kagiso Gabaocoe and his mother, Nomfundo Gabaocoe (52), went to Home Affairs’ New Hanover branch on May 4 and were turned away when officials insisted on interrogating the matric pupil in isiZulu, despite his mother explaining that he could not speak the language because he attended English medium schools all his life due to these being the only schools that catered for autistic children.

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