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Ill-equipped: The world we are handing our children is faster, louder and more saturated with content and contact than any generation has met this young.
CHILD PROTECTION

We call them youth; they were children

This article reflects on the legacy of the 1976 Soweto Uprising, arguing that we often mistake schoolchildren for 'youth,' and applies this lens to contemporary child protection…

  • Samkelisiwe Mnguni
5 min read
Voice of the voiceless: Pumeza Matshikiza, who hails from the Eastern Cape and has graced opera stages around the world, has become an ambassador for Women and Men Against Child Abuse. Photo: Decca/Simon Fowler
ADVOCACY

Opera singer Pumeza Matshikiza on joining the global fight against child abuse

Renowned soprano Pumeza Matshikiza steps off the stage and into advocacy, using her art and influence to fight child abuse

  • Rolland Simpi Motaung
8 min read
Kelly Smith, mother of missing girl Joslin Smith, takes notes during the trial on Tuesday.
CHILD NEGLECT

Kelly Smith threatened to stab her son in 2016, social worker tells court

Siliziwe Mbambo also said that according to the case file, the mother of Joshlin Smith threatened to assault her own grandmother

  • Des Erasmus
5 min read
At least 66% of recent cases were performed by healthcare professionals, in an attempt to legitimise the practice. (David Harrison)
CHILD PROTECTION

Report finds female genital mutilation more prevalent than previously thought

At least 66% of recent cases were performed by healthcare professionals, in an attempt to legitimise the practice

  • MG Reporter
4 min read