Convicted Zimbabwe Child Rapist Politician in Fresh Freedom Bid
Updated: Tue 9 Jun, 09:42 am 2020
Jailed former ruling party politician Munyaradzi Kereke, who is serving a 10-year prison term for raping his 11-year-old niece, is back in the Supreme Court challenging his conviction one more time. … read more »
Porn and Sex Tourism - The eSwatini Reed Dance Made Sleazy
Updated: Wed 29 Aug, 08:35 am 2018
Every year, tourists and the international media converge on the kingdom of eSwatini for the reed dance - a ceremony where dancers, some as young as 11 dance bare-breasted and in short skirts and some … read more »
Long Jail-Term For Impregnating Students in Tanzania
Updated: Tue 28 Jun, 10:30 am 2016
The parliament has passed a bill which will punish men who marry or impregnate schoolgirls up to 30 years in prison. read more »
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Zambia's next government should urgently clean up lead pollution that has affected the health of tens of thousands of children and adults in the city of Kabwe, six organisations ... Read more »
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Malnutrition is one of the world's major public health and development concerns. In Nigeria, the situation is dire. Currently, UNICEF says 5 in 10 children under five ... Read more »
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In South Africa it is against the law to abandon a child, specifically an infant, in such a way that the baby is likely to die. But people are rarely prosecuted for this crime. ... Read more »
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Chocolate is widely seen as an affordable and essentially harmless treat - a food of comfort, celebration and joy. But those bars, cakes and Easter eggs are also part of a U.S.$84 ... Read more »
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Nine out of ten neonatal deaths in Kenya are as a result of preventable causes, a study undertaken by the Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Trust, Kilifi, has ... Read more »
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Zimbabwe's infamous National Youth Service, popularly known as the Border Gezi Youth Militia or Green Bombers, is set to be revived ahead of the country's 2023 national election ... Read more »
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The comprehensive report, produced by the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, identifies progress made, and challenges encountered by African ... Read more »
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Malawi has one of the highest rates of preterm births globally. Figures from 2015 indicated that over 1 in 10 Malawian babies were born prematurely. And its neonatal death rate was ... Read more »
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As World Day Against Child Labour is observed on June 12, 2021, attention has been drawn to the devastating impact that Covid-19 has had on children forced into labour around the ... Read more »
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Science education is critical at a time when many countries need to respond to the potential impacts of climate change and ozone depletion. Ghana ... Read more »
