Teenage Sex

We need to take measures that will address gender violence, inequality and patriarchy

The president has repeated his belief that teenage mothers should be separated from their babies and sent to a "faraway" place to finish school.

Teen moms shouldn’t be stigmatised; they should be encouraged to finish school, writes University of KwaZulu-Natal researcher Samantha Willan.

Stigma can ruin the lives of young mothers, but there is support available that can keep their futures bright.

From the Nobel prize-winners of 2013 to teens having sex, M&G readers weigh in.

This country must find ways to keep girls in school and educate them about HIV prevention.

Well, that’s what some people seem to think a recent Concourt ruling on consensual teen sex boils down to. Newsflash: it doesn’t.

To understand Mpumalanga’s teen pregnancies, look closely at the much older men calling the shots.

Denial should not stand in the way of the provision of sexual health services at schools, says Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.

Child support grants can protect teenage girls from sugar daddies.

A new look at family planning, especially among teens in South Africa, is on the cards.

The Constitutional Court will decide whether to uphold a finding that parts of the Sexual Offences Act criminalise children who have consensual sex.

In a case before the ConCourt, critics says consensual teen sex has been criminalised by the Sexual Offences Act.

Sections of the Sexual Offences Act that say teenagers should be prosecuted for having consensual sex violates several children’s rights, say NGOs.