South Africa: UCT Children's Institute and Home Affairs Clash in Court Over Late Birth Registration Backlog

In a pivotal court case, the UCT Children's Institute challenges Home Affairs over delays in late birth registrations, asserting that undocumented children face severe rights… Read more »

South Africa: How Anti-Migrant Tensions Are Poisoning Our Children's Future

As anti-migrant sentiments surge in South Africa, children suffer emotionally, absorbing the impact of violence that adults fail to acknowledge. Read more »

South Africa: How Young Voices Are Shaping the Western Cape Children's Commissioner Role

Since becoming the province's children's commissioner, Sarah Roberts has drawn on her legal experience to advance child protection. Read more »

South Africa: Preventing Stunting - - Lessons From a Western Cape Maternal Health Pilot

Stunting in children remains an invisible crisis in SA, but a new pilot is offering a holistic approach that supports both mother and child. Read more »

South Africa: How Children's Amendment Bill Improves Access for Young Children, and Why It Matters

The Children's Amendment Bill aims to improve early learning access in South Africa, ensuring that vulnerable children receive quality education regardless of their settings. Read more »

Africa: African Children Bear the Brunt of a Crisis They Did Not Create

As global health leaders gather this month for the World Health Assembly in Geneva, the question is no longer whether climate change threatens health. Africa needs climate action… Read more »

South Africa: Strong Youth Pipeline of Talent Fuels Junior Springboks' Ambitions

The team have their sights set on the U20 Championship and a second consecutive world title. Read more »

South Africa: 'Good Trouble' and Youth Empowerment - Naledi Pandor Takes the Reins As NMU Chancellor

Former education minister Naledi Pandor is Nelson Mandela University's new chancellor, pledging youth empowerment and the pursuit of 'good trouble' amid global challenges to higher… Read more »

South Africa: Cape Town Nonprofit Orange Art Project Draws Foster Children Into World of Creativity

The Orange Art Project, a Cape Town nonprofit, is inspiring creativity among foster children by facilitating art sessions run by practising artists in homes across the city. Read more »

Madagascar: From Gen Z Revolt to Junta Control, Madagascar's Promise of Change Is Slipping Away

Madagascar's youth-led uprising promised a break from corruption and exclusion, but six months after the military takeover, repression and political consolidation have replaced… Read more »

South Africa: Beyond Compliance - - the Urgent Need for Child-Centric Advertising Regulation

Enforcement of outdoor advertising regulations must extend beyond compliance and revenue collection to protect public health and children's rights in shared spaces. Read more »

South Africa: Turning National Commitment Into Community Action to End Child Stunting By 2030

South Africa has committed to ending child stunting by 2030, placing early childhood development (ECD) at the centre of national priorities. Turning that promise into reality means… Read more »

South Africa: How a Flower Can Help Prevent Abuse or Suicide Among Children in SA's High-Violence Areas

The Plant Play programme, which enables children to have play time that is fun as well as fulfilling by encouraging them to grow a flower, has the ability to change their lives, as… Read more »

South Africa: A Sealed Universe - South African Survivor Recalls Jeffrey Epstein's Desert Fortress

Not only did Zorro Ranch isolate his victims, it also hosted scientists and celebrities flown in to listen to his warped and grandiose ambitions. Now state senators are calling for… Read more »

South Africa: Mom Moves From From Grief to Advocacy As She Challenges Perceptions of Autism

What started as a mother sharing her lived experience online has grown into a platform for connection and awareness. Bongiwe Leepiloe's journey through autism and motherhood has… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Children Deserve Better Schooling

Funding shortfalls, crowded schools and unequal access to technology threaten learning. Education leaders need to support teachers, improve resources and create safe classrooms for… Read more »

South Africa: 'The Children Come First' - - Summer Holiday Programme in Eastern Cape, Brings Joy to Kids in Need

Every year, children from the Langbos and Valencia settlements near Addo, Eastern Cape, look forward to a summer holiday programme run by the Place of Mercy and Hope, and Lwazi… Read more »

South Africa: How International Law Traps SA Women and Their Children in Nightmare Scenarios

Every year, some South African women living overseas become trapped in a cycle of violence: unable to leave abusive partners and return home with their children due to the… Read more »

South Africa: Hotspot Libraries Are a Safe Haven for Children

In 2016, a community leader saw a gap for educational spaces. Nearly a decade later, libraries across Cape Town offer kids a safe place to learn. Read more »

South Africa: Confronting the Teenage Bullying Crisis - Sipho's Tormented SA School Life

Sipho, a bright and hopeful 14-year-old from Pretoria, faces daily torment at school through relentless bullying that threatens his confidence, safety and dreams. The Parliamentary… Read more »

South Africa: Joburg's Children's Memorial Institute Faces Dark Times As Electricity Is Cut Over Unpaid Bills

The city's essential NGO services for the most vulnerable children are being severely slashed and it's because the Gauteng Department of Health is failing to pay its outstanding… Read more »

South Africa: Western Cape Calls for National Intervention While 'Children Are Being Stolen By Gangs, Drugs, Despair'

Children continue to die amid rife gangsterism in the Western Cape. While the list of young victims grows, children increasingly are the ones pulling the trigger. Read more »

South Africa: How Investing in Early Childhood Development Sets Up Children for a Lifetime of Success

'We have to change our minds completely about what matters in education. The investment in early education is about at most 5% of the government budget, and yet your best returns… Read more »

South Africa: Nearly 11,000 South African Children Die From Hunger a Year, a 'Preventable Crime'

Every day in South Africa, the equivalent of a classroom full of children dies from hunger, activist Mark Heywood told The Gathering 2025. Read more »

South Africa: Child Safety and the Dark Side of the R486bn Roblox Empire

Virtual playground Roblox is facing lawsuits that have brought up fundamental questions about online safety. Read more »