According to the 2022-23 District Health Barometer, there has been a 6.1% increase in the number of deliveries by girls and women aged 10 to 19, over the past five years
The institute is hosting a webinar to discuss South Africa’s teen pregnancy rates and child rape
Fixing the system starts at home, where parents and guardians who shield the perpetrators of sexual assault must be held accountable for their complicity
Men and women are starting to push back against an ingrained culture of sexual violence in South Africa.
Criminalising child sex could threaten children’s access to health services, writes Heidi Swart.