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In most cases, older men are coercing girls into having sex with them in exchange for material favours. These encounters are often unplanned, which means condoms or contraceptives are generally not used. File photo
ADOLESCENT BIRTH RATE

Risky behaviour and coercion are driving the teen pregnancy crisis in rural South Africa

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

  • Aarti Bhana
5 min read
Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and the interministerial task team for North West say fact-finding to determine the extent of the province’s problems is a work in progress.
CONSTITUTION

North West takeover no simple task

It’s the first time a whole province has been placed under administration, and the devil is in the detail

  • Lynley Donnelly
5 min read