PICTURES: Empowerment takes centre stage at Mr and Miss Ability 2026
Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen This year’s winners were Yanga Gongwana, 25, from Orange Farm, who was crowned Mr Ability 2026, and Nonhlanhla Nxasana, 21, from Braamfontein, who was named Miss Ability.
The pageant forms part of Afrika Tikkun’s disability inclusion programme and aims to empower young people living with disabilities by celebrating self-confidence, talent and personal development rather than traditional beauty pageant standards.
Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen The pageant, now in its second year, followed the inaugural Beauty in Ability event held in 2025.
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