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Raising boys in South Africa: An urgent call for mentorship, guidance, and support
As International Day of the Boy Child approaches, a panel discussion reveals the pressing challenges young boys face in South Africa and the critical role of mentorship in their development.
The heartbreaking reality of abandoned newborns in South Africa
Tragedy strikes in Verulam as a newborn is abandoned, highlighting the urgent need for community support and compassion towards vulnerable mothers.
From bare feet to big dreams: The Kasi Angels Foundation's mission to bless 1 million learners with school shoes
For many Primary School learners in South Africa, the path to education begins with bare feet and big dreams.
Free State man sentenced for raping a mentally challenged teenager
As the mother was looking for his daughter, she was alerted by a neighbour that she had seen the rapist leave with her daughter.
Children should be the headline in Budget policy statement
SA must be careful not to compromise children’s rights in pursuit of fiscal stability.
Mom jumps off Niagara Falls, killing herself and two young children
A cousin of the mother said she was suffering from postpartum depression and loved her children.
Burger makes 75 people sick, sends 22 to hospital and leads to one death
The world famous burger is linked to an Escherichia coli bacteria outbreak, leaving the fast food chain’s boss feeling ’wrenched’.
Israeli parliament votes to ban UN’s Palestine aid agency, UNRWA
The organisation protects Palestinian refugees’ right to return home, something Israel has long resisted for the six million refugees registered with UNRWA.
Police investigate gang rape of girl, 14, allegedly by four boys under the age of 12
A fourteen-year-old girl has not returned to school since she was gang raped, allegedly by four boys under the age of 12 who flashed a gun at her and recorded the incident which has since gone viral.
Over 25 percent of the country of Lebanon is under Israeli evacuation order — UN
‘You can imagine how dramatic it is that over one million people are now without shelter and on the move. ’
Mass displacement: Israel forces over 20 towns in southern Lebanon to ‘evacuate’
‘You are prohibited from going south. Any movement south could be dangerous to your life. ’
SA man serving in Israeli Sniper Unit accused of killing unarmed civilians
Bayhack was allegedly part of a battalion that fired at civilians, men, women, children, the elderly, and the wounded indiscriminately in Gaza.
Safety first: Key signs of expired or toxic food to watch out for
The recent food poisoning tragedies have impacted society’s most vulnerable, and should not happen again.
‘Free your country from Hezbollah’: Benjamin Netanyahu threatens Lebanon with same ‘suffering and destruction’ of Gaza
Netanyahu issued the warning as Israel escalated its invasion ‘against Hezbollah’ with the deployment of thousands of additional soldiers into a new region in south-west Lebanon.
ABH backpedals on its decision to shut down the children’s home
“The ABH council deeply regret that these incidences took place during our leadership and wish to assure our children, parents, community leaders and stakeholders as well as donors that stringent corrective measures are in place,” said the ABH in statement.
ANCYL supports BELA Bill for a fair and inclusive education system
The ANCYL welcomes the BELA Bill, calling it a transformative step toward a more inclusive and equitable education system in South Africa.
High Court rules in favour of Cape Town mayor in case of orphan’s home
The child was orphaned after Babsy Ntamehlo strangled, partially burnt and buried his estranged wife
Inter-country adoptions and baby savers revisited
Parliament has requested the Department of Social Development to have a policy position on inter-country adoptions.
Four-year-old child survives after plummeting 16 floors to the roof of pharmacy
The boy had no problems, apart from some small bleeding in his kidneys and lungs, which surgeons quickly addressed.
Religious and cultural leaders call for meeting over contentious early childhood education ‘gender responsive’ toolkit
The coalition of religious, cultural, educational, spiritual and traditional associations have called for an urgent meeting to end pre-primary programmes in what they call an “undermining of children and parental rights”.
‘Life's sacred, fam’: Gen Z is vibing with new simplified version of our Constitution
This is the world’s first Bill of Rights recreated in modern local vernacular to appeal to Gen Z.
Sierra Leone bans child marriages
Sierra Leone's new Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, signed by President Julius Maada Bio, marks a pivotal moment in safeguarding children's rights, supported by the influential ‘Hands Off Our Girls’ campaign led by First Lady Fatima Bio.
Collective launched to fight GBV, protect children
Provincial organisations aimed at missing persons and anti-gender-based violence-related matters have joined hands in a collaborative effort.
Father says he did not kill three-year-old son with tractor
On July 16, 2022, a three-year-old died due to injuries sustained from a tractor on a farm.
Activists call for removal of MEC and Commissioner for Children
Front-line services, like the police and child protection system, are constantly called upon to respond to these acts of violence and safeguard children.