, Mr and Mrs Morake are living in one of the suburbs of Polokwane.
The suburb is in an old part of the city, and many immigrants are
moving into the neighbourhood. Because of the immigrants who
are moving into the area, the community experiences discord,
conflict, poor co-operation between community members and
want the government to address their problems. The Morake
couple have been married for 35 years and have two sons, Gift,
who lives in Cape Town and Thabo, who is 30 years old and lives
with them. Thabo has a cognitive and learning disability. Mrs
Morake gave up her work as a nurse when Thabo was 16 years of
age to support him. Mr Morake retired three years ago as a
teacher. Thabo volunteers at a local charity a few days a week,
helping with teas and coffees. Thabo receives a disability grant for
the government. He would like to live independently. Mr and Mrs
Morake are worried this won’t work. Thabo is well known in the
local community because he likes to hang out in the local café
playing games and chat to friends. He is also known to the police
due to a few incidents where he has been violent when he does
not get his way. Thabo is often misunderstood as it is not
immediately clear that he has a cognitive and learning disability,
(with a mental ability of a child of twelve years of age) and people
who don’t know him can react to his behaviour. Mr and Mrs
Morake support Thabo to ensure he is washed and dressed
appropriately, has had his medication (given for aggressive
behaviour that is part of his cognitive disability) and is adequately
supervised at home. Sometimes Thabo refuses his medication and
leaves the house without his parents’ knowledge to join friends at
the shopping centre playing games. Thabo likes to be involved in
The suburb is in an old part of the city, and many immigrants are
moving into the neighbourhood. Because of the immigrants who
are moving into the area, the community experiences discord,
conflict, poor co-operation between community members and
want the government to address their problems. The Morake
couple have been married for 35 years and have two sons, Gift,
who lives in Cape Town and Thabo, who is 30 years old and lives
with them. Thabo has a cognitive and learning disability. Mrs
Morake gave up her work as a nurse when Thabo was 16 years of
age to support him. Mr Morake retired three years ago as a
teacher. Thabo volunteers at a local charity a few days a week,
helping with teas and coffees. Thabo receives a disability grant for
the government. He would like to live independently. Mr and Mrs
Morake are worried this won’t work. Thabo is well known in the
local community because he likes to hang out in the local café
playing games and chat to friends. He is also known to the police
due to a few incidents where he has been violent when he does
not get his way. Thabo is often misunderstood as it is not
immediately clear that he has a cognitive and learning disability,
(with a mental ability of a child of twelve years of age) and people
who don’t know him can react to his behaviour. Mr and Mrs
Morake support Thabo to ensure he is washed and dressed
appropriately, has had his medication (given for aggressive
behaviour that is part of his cognitive disability) and is adequately
supervised at home. Sometimes Thabo refuses his medication and
leaves the house without his parents’ knowledge to join friends at
the shopping centre playing games. Thabo likes to be involved in
