A desperate search is underway for one-month-old Siwaphiwe Mbambo who was in her car seat when her mother and elder brother were reportedly forced out of their car at a shopping ... Read more »
The Eastern Cape Education Department has confirmed the launch of a probe into alleged homophobic abuse at Ulwazi High School in Mdantsane where 38 girls were forced to publicly ... Read more »
The National Prosecuting Authority has said that the reluctance of witnesses to provide information regarding the initiation process is the main challenge in determining the ... Read more »
The United Nations Children's agency has said that at least 1.4 million children are at imminent risk of dying from severe malnutrition this year as famine looms across Nigeria, ... Read more »
Research shows that television with sexual content can be a catalyst for conversations about sex between parents and teens, writes Sammy Yaah Baya for The Conversation Africa. Read more »
The government is reportedly in the process of introducing a law that would see the statutory age of consent to sex raised from 16 to 18 years. Read more »
The British High Commission in Abuja has debunked a report by London-based Observer newspaper, which reported that former president Goodluck Jonathan rejected the offer by the ... Read more »
Progress in rescue efforts to save Richard Thole who fell down a disused mine shaft in Boksburg remains slow 10 days after the five-year-old went missing. Read more »
Is the high unemployment rate fuelling a culture of drug use among the country's urban youth? This remains the main question as the abuse of prescription drugs and pills is on the ... Read more »
The Conversation Africa's Samantha Spooner asked Grace Villamor about her research on gender-specific responses by farmers in Benin. Read more »
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