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VIDEO: Our Down syndrome superhero

Pieter Pretorius from Noordheuwel is the happiest and friendliest young man you'll meet.

August 7, 2020
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Pieter Pretorius doing his exercises in the back yard. Photo: Jaco Human.

The common thought for most might be that it’s tough going through this life when you’re ‘different’. But being different isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The Pretorius family bears testament to that sentiment.

Their son, Pieter Pretorius, who’ll be 21 in October, was born with Down syndrome.

Pieter recently showed the world that he can do a lot on his own and that being born with Down syndrome won’t hold him back. Watch below …

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August 7, 2020
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Clinton Botha

For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.
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