South Africa: Student Launches Youth Movement to Help Tsakane Learners

Scrolla is celebrating Youth Day by sharing the stories of youth doing good across the country. Read more »

South Africa: Pebetse Malekana Juggles Civil Engineering and Beauty Pageants

Scrolla is celebrating Youth Day by sharing the stories of youth doing good across the country. Read more »

South Africa: Ambulance Delays Force Dad to Send Sick Child to School

A Cape Town father made a painful decision to send his sick child back to school because he believed the school could get medical help faster than he could. Read more »

South Africa: More Than Half of South African Children Live in Poverty

Statistics South Africa says many children under 17 live in poverty and lack food, water, proper housing and good schooling. The child support grant is only R580, which is much… Read more »

South Africa: R560 Grant Cannot Feed a Child As Food Costs Hit R934

March data shows it costs R934,93 to feed one child, while the Child Support Grant pays R560, leaving a monthly shortfall. The grant is below the food poverty line and covers… Read more »

South Africa: Two Child Grants Are Not Enough to Feed a Family for a Month

Two Child Support Grants total R1,120 while the average household food basket now costs R5,422 in February. The basic nutritional food basket for a larger family is over R6,500 a… Read more »

South Africa: Nearly 13 Million Children Rely On the Child Support Grant

12.9 million children receive the Child Support Grant according to the January affordability data. The Child Support Grant is currently set at R560 per child per month in South… Read more »

South Africa: Child Among Seven Killed in N2 Crash

A Toyota Hilux bakkie hit a Mercedes-Benz then crashed into a Nissan Navara on the N2 near Qonce on Wednesday. A child was among the dead. Two from the Mercedes-Benz were injured… Read more »

South Africa: Gauteng Plans to Close Child Care Centres By 2030

The 2025 Johannesburg Care Reform Summit decided to end institutional care for children by 2030 without consulting affected Gauteng centres. DA's Refiloe Nt'sekhe warns many… Read more »

South Africa: Soweto Teen Sells Ice-Cream At Funerals to Fund Varsity Dream

Jabulani Gwala sells ice-cream and ice-lollies at funerals in Soweto cemeteries to save for his 2026 university registration. He started with just a few boxes bought from lunch… Read more »

South Africa: Vaal Mourns Young Lives Lost in Horror School Taxi Crash

Ofentse Vinger, 6, Thato Moetji, 17, and Bokamoso Mokhomo, 12, were among the 14 learners killed in a crash on 14 January 2025 in Sebokeng. Premier Panyaza Lesufi and other Gauteng… Read more »

South Africa: Township Dice Games Rise As Jobless Youths Look for Quick Cash

With unemployment high, many young men say gambling is the only way to get quick money for food, transport or daily needs. Gambling workshops found most township gamblers are… Read more »

South Africa: 520 Backpacks Bring Joy and Hope to Gauteng Kids

The Angel Network beat its target to collect 520 filled backpacks for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Volunteers packed bags with stationery and treats to make sure… Read more »

South Africa: Thousands Sing Along to Raise R900,000 for Needy Kids

The sold-out concert raised over R927,000 to help 13 children's homes and provide Santa Shoeboxes. Top artists like the Ndlovu Youth Choir performed for 7,000 fans at the SunBet… Read more »

South Africa: Radio Mom Builds Shack to Save Money for Her Children

A 43-year-old community radio presenter in Cape Town sends most of her small salary home to raise four children in the Eastern Cape. She built her own shack to save on rent and… Read more »

South Africa: Broke Gen Z Earning 2005 Salaries in 2025

A new report shows 2025 graduates earn about R6,000 to R9,000, the same as in 2005, despite rising living costs. Rent now eats up 64% of pay, food costs have tripled and many… Read more »

South Africa: Gauteng Budget Crisis Leaves Kids Starving

The Gauteng education department says budget cuts delayed payments to service providers in its extended school nutrition programme. National school meals continue, but the extra… Read more »

South Africa: Dudula Says 'No Foreign Learners Allowed in Public Schools'

Operation Dudula says it will block undocumented foreign children from South African public schools when the 2026 academic year begins in January. Mozambique-born parents Thomas… Read more »

South Africa: Child Pregnancy Crisis Grows in Gauteng As Rapists Walk Free

More than 23,600 teenage pregnancies were recorded in Gauteng in 2024, including over 500 girls aged between 10 and 14 years. Police reported just 242 cases of child rape in… Read more »

South Africa: Two Kids Raped During Innocent Game of Hide and Seek

Medical tests confirmed the rape of both young victims who were playing at one child's home. The teenage suspects were charged and released to parents while police continue their… Read more »

South Africa: Over 100 Eastern Cape Children Aged 10 to 14 Gave Birth in Four Months

Health department figures show 117 births by children aged 10 to 14, and 4,752 births by teenagers aged 15 to 19, between April and July. Leaders say families must stop… Read more »

South Africa: Five Year Old Ntobeko Xaba Missing After Ransom Demand

Five-year-old Ntobeko Simphiwe Xaba went missing on 22 August after playing outside his home in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal. A neighbour is suspected of abducting him and has since… Read more »

South Africa: Gauteng Mothers Fear New Measles Vaccine Is Not Safe

Parents say nurses do not explain which vaccine their children are getting or why they need more than one measles shot. Since January 2025, Gauteng has recorded 370 measles cases… Read more »

South Africa: Cape Town Kids Stranded in Portugal Finally Flying Home

Twenty-eight young players and coaches were stranded in Portugal after missing return flight bookings following a youth football tournament. Donations from the public and help… Read more »

South Africa: New Scholarship Brings Hope to Struggling Soweto Schools

The Happy Khumalo Scholarship Fund was launched at Hoërnle Primary in Soweto to honour the 1976 youth and support neglected schools. The Nyatee Foundation aims to raise… Read more »