Sexual acts involving children under 12 are automatically considered statutory rape, as children below this age cannot legally consent.

A pattern of water quality issues has plagued Moqhaka for years, including incidents of alleged contamination in 2020 and unfulfilled promises.

In October 2023, four young children in Soweto fell ill after buying snacks from a local spaza shop, leading to the tragic deaths of Neo Kgang and Leon Jele. Despite a year passing, families have not ...

A major consequence of child poverty highlighted in the report is the causal link between poverty and child abuse.

Six children in Naledi, Soweto, died after consuming snacks believed to be tainted with Terbufos, a toxic pesticide, leaving families devastated and with unanswered questions.

South Africa’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement has left the healthcare sector facing tight financial constraints, as tax revenue projections fall and no additional funding is allocated.

Taxis are not necessarily safe for women. They are like so many other public spaces in a country with some of the world’s highest rates of sexual violence and murder of women by men.

Despite the challenges, Karabo returned to school with the support of her family and friends. She returned to school shortly after giving birth.

Normally, cell growth, cell division and cell death are tightly regulated processes. But mutations in a cell’s DNA can disrupt this regulation, leading to abnormal cell proliferation, forming tumours.