The minister's office says proceeds from the event will assist special schools for the blind.
The minister’s office says proceeds from the event will assist special schools for the blind.
SANCB and Masutha, a former human rights lawyer who was born with a visual disability, aims – among other things – to use the events to educate South Africans about the importance of eye care and education around blindness, an issue that can affect anyone.
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