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The sixth annual Silent Walk and Run will be held in Johannesburg on Saturday as part of International Week of Deaf People and aims to raise awareness of gender-based violence within the hearing impaired community.
The South African crown barrier in the Miss Deaf South African beauty pageant has passed on.
According to Miss, Mr, and Mrs. Death South Africa Facebook page, Judith Madi died on Monday, 29 April.
The organization has since issued a statement on their page sending condolences on the passing of Madi.
âIt is with great sadness to announce the passing of our beloved Ms. Deaf South Africa 2019 Judith Madi. Our thoughts and condolences are with her family colleagues and loved ones. May she rest in peace,â reads the statement.
Madi was the founder and CEO of Neema Foundation which is a non-profit organization committed to empowering and creating awareness about deaf and hard-of-hearing people particularly women and children.