The state says the matter is ready to be transferred to the high court
Wise words are just as effective in countering unwanted behaviour in children, with none of the long-term effects of physical punishment
Boikagong Centre in Mahikeng has been closed for almost two years because it did not meet safety requirements. The discarded children say they want a safe place to learn, but instead endure rape and other violence
More than 17-million children around the world are involved in domestic labour. The recent death of 17-year-old Salome Zacharia in Tanzania highlights their plight
Children displaying aberrant behaviour have often been traumatised and require counselling
Pell had been trying to overturn the verdicts and six-year sentence for sexually assaulting two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s
Lawyers for Pell had on Wednesday raised 13 objections to his conviction on five counts of sexual abuse
Pell is battling guilty verdicts handed down against him in December on five counts of sexually assaulting two choirboys
A court in Lyon ruled that Cardinal Phillip Brown was guilty of failing to report the abuse of a minor between 2014 and 2015.
Australian Cardinal George Pell, one of Pope Francis’ closest advisers, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two choirboys
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The Vatican has already warned that in some countries the church is dragging its feet because of cultural difference over what constitutes child abuse
It happens far more frequently than is generally believed, and can psychologically scar men for life
The Church has been hit by a series of child abuse scandals in recent years
Apartheid’s ministers must account for their crimes and we too need to confront them
While on holiday, 72-year-old Keith Morris used his elevated status among villagers to groom young girls
Freedom of Religion SA on Monday said a high court ruling which ordered parents to no longer spank their children would set a dangerous precedent.
The Gauteng dpt. of education removed the principal of the Soweto primary school where over 50 pupils were allegedly sexually assaulted by a guard.
Chinese vendors have been selling videos of African children advertising products and sending messages amid criticisms of child exploitation
We think we recognise what a rapist looks like, but the man accused of killing Courtney Pieters seems very decent.
New research reveals complex relationships between harsh parenting and violence later in life for children.
South Africa is on its way to being a pathfinder country in the realm of preventing violence towards children – but more can and needs to be done.
South Africa’s first national study on the incidence of child sexual abuse reports on the extent of crimes committed against local youth.
One in three South African boys have experienced some form of sexual abuse in their lifetime.
Police are inadequately trained and social services too poorly resourced to deal with all of the reported cases of child abuse.
If Cabinet goes ahead with the process to enact the requisite legislation, it will be illegal for parents and caregivers to hit children.
Laughter can be nurturing but some issues are simply off limits.
A Ugandan maid, who made headlines after a video showing her torturing a toddler was released, has been given four years in jail for abuse.
We glibly make light of violent abuse by calling those who perpetrate sex crimes ‘pests’.
Gender-based abuse costs South Africa up to R40bn a year, but can be tackled at its root by dads taking an active role in caring for their children.
The endless refrain of child molestation, rape, murder, incest, violence goes on and on and on.
The most devastating impact of violence comes not from wars, but from child and woman abuse; an area often neglected and needing much more attention.