Graca Machel appealed to Mozambique's schools on Saturday to take more action to prevent children being kidnapped and sold into prostitution.

Two out of five South African schoolchildren say they have been raped, according to a study published on Tuesday.

The sex industry in Kenya is on the rise, as is the prevalence of HIV/Aids. Child sex work is not uncommon along the coast.

Award-winning film director Gurinder Chadha is calling for more films to be made specifically for children.

Parents have been warned not to give toddlers over-the-counter cough and cold remedies unless advised to do so by a healthcare professional.

A whopping 81% of South African children between the ages of 13 and 17 have seen pornographic images on their friends' cellphones and 67% have been exposed to pornography through movies, media reports said.

"About half the pupils in my class suffer in some way or another from the effects of alcohol abuse by their parents and people around them."

Brenthurst Clinic in Parktown, Jo'burg, was the one of the first clinics to allow single women to have babies.

The worsening humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe is making children more vulnerable to abuse, according to child rights NGOs.