The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities has called for a collaborative effort to end the scourge of teenage pregnancy in South Africa, where approximately 30% of teenagers report ...

According to global statistics, 95% of teenage pregnancies occur in developing countries, with South Africa being no ...

Almost 8,000 teenagers fell pregnant in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal between April 2024 and April 2025. South Africans were worried ...

In a recent study we sought to understand the factors that contribute to teenage pregnancies in South Africa. To do so we interviewed 20 young women. They were either pregnant for the first time or ...

Doctors were left stunned by the case of a 15-year-old girl from Lesotho, South Africa, who became pregnant ... Equally shocked by the pregnancy, the teen had noticed changes in her body but ...

‘Child and teenage pregnancy ... relationship and fell pregnant again in 2021. This time, she decided to keep the baby and was unable to complete matric. The South African Council of Educators ...

Some of the causes of teenage pregnancy are sexual abuse and lack of sex education ... However, given the significant number of teenage pregnancies in South Africa, it can be challenging to comprehend ...

DURBAN - Almost 90 teenagers became mothers on Christmas Day, the youngest just 13-years-old. But, this is a scourge that is seen year-round in the country.

Dr Rachel Jewkes: Not all cases of teenage pregnancy are statutory rape. A lot of these pregnancies are the result of rape. If you’re a 16-year-old boy and a girl who’s 14 refuses to have sex with you ...

In a recent study we sought to understand the factors that contribute to teenage pregnancies in South Africa. To do so we interviewed 20 young women. They were either pregnant for the first time ...