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One thing is clear: adolescent mothers are not failing education systems. Systems are failing to respond to the realities of adolescent motherhood. (Eric Ward/Unsplash)

Here’s what SA’s teen girls want you to know about their state of mind

Fifty 50 teenage girls and young women from communities with high rates of HIV, early pregnancy and school drop-out rates spoke about what’s stressing them out, and how they are…

Former Trump official Valerie Huber. (Valerie Huber/X)

Former Trump official and sex abstinence advocate strikes secretive health deal in Uganda

Key documents relating to Valerie Huber’s Protego project are being kept away from the public eye

ALL HANDS ON DECK: Women’s health specialists and academics led an outreach at Grassland Secondary School, Mangaung, meeting 200 teens and 50 parents on teen pregnancy solutions, while also training health workers on the issue. (Zozo Nene)

One in seven mothers in South Africa are teens, data shows

Nearly 365 teenagers give birth in South Africa every day, with 10 of those daily births to mothers younger than 15

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

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

Recent reports have exposed child trafficking, neglect and abuse on a shocking  scale inside Ukraine’s own state and state-linked systems.

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

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Child marriage is a negative coping mechanism for millions of girls

Many people do not see it as a crime, but rather a tradition they should follow without question. Regular school attendance can keep girls out of harm’s way