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Sakhile Bhekisisa Mhlungu makes his way to the court holding cells. Photo by Lyse Comins
CHILD RAPE

KZN serial rapist blames Satan, begs court for mercy

Sakhile Bhekisisa Mhlungu kidnapped and raped 10 women, most of whom were teenagers

  • Lyse Comins
6 min read
File photo by Delwyn Verasamy
CHILD RAPE

Court convicts serial rapist who stalked teens on South Coast

Sakhile Bhekisisa Mhlungu cruised the streets of small KZN towns over two years, in broad daylight, searching for victims

  • Lyse Comins
3 min read
CHILD RAPE

No space in KZN havens for raped and abandoned children

Some parents support their partners, who have been accused of abuse, over the welfare of their sons and daughters

  • Ntombizethu Ngcobo
3 min read
Young women struggling with unplanned pregnancies — often victims of sexual violence and toxic masculinity — need help. (Photo by Jonas Gratzer/LightRocket via Getty Images)
ABUSE

Counting the costs of childbirth in young girls

Among other psychosocial concerns, pre-teen and teenage births contribute to poor mother and child nutrition results

  • Marcia Zali
5 min read
Teenage pregnancy needs to move from pointing out problems to finding solutions
CHILD RAPE

Less talk, more solutions, says Soul City on teen pregnancy debates

The institute is hosting a webinar to discuss South Africa’s teen pregnancy rates and child rape

  • Marcia Zali
3 min read
Recent reports have exposed child trafficking, neglect and abuse on a shocking scale inside Ukraine’s own state and state-linked systems.
CHILD RAPE

Teenage pregnancy – which is often child rape – should enrage us

Fixing the system starts at home, where parents and guardians who shield the perpetrators of sexual assault must be held accountable for their complicity

  • Linda Ncube-Nkomo
6 min read