The humanitarian NGO Plan International campaigns against the influence of stereotypes in films and media on the lives and leadership ambitions of girls and young women. Those ... Read more »

Can the way parents discipline their children lead to less violence in society? The use of corporal punishment among African cultures is a legacy of colonialism and the slave ... Read more »

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of a 16-year-old Grade 10 pupil at Hillcrest Secondary School in Mossel Bay. The coastal town also saw the murder of ... Read more »

David Cameron, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, has said that former president Goodluck Jonathan prevented British forces from engaging in rescue efforts as ... Read more »

A group of children who were accused of having links with Boko Haram were placed in military administrative custody - but were cleared of ties with armed groups. The released ... Read more »

Official opposition party the Democratic Alliance has said that the introduction of a General Education Certificate (GEC), which would allow learners to exit the school system in ... Read more »

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa slammed the "abhorrent behaviour" between teachers and pupils when he spoke at the SA Democratic Teachers Union's 9th national congress in ... Read more »

The Acting Director of Defence Information, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, has denied a report by Human Rights Watch claiming that thousands of children have been detained over suspected ... Read more »

In Nkasi District, Rukwa Region, where reports indicate that more than 200 girls have dropped out of school in a period of six months as a result of teenage pregnancies, ... Read more »

The Constitutional Court has upheld a South Gauteng High Court ruling in 2017 to eliminate the common-law defence of reasonable chastisement when spanking a child. The court said ... Read more »