NGOs, CSOs, Praises for Improving Education
Ilala Municipal Council in Dar es Salaam praises the involvement of CSOs and NGOs in improving the education of children in the district's poverty-stricken householdsIlala Municipal Council in Dar es...
View ArticleNGO Calls for an End to Abuse Against Children
A child rights organisation calls for practical interventions that can significantly benefit children in the country in order to bail them out from the challenges that they faceA child rights...
View ArticleBreastfeeding in Public a Civil Right for Women
This was a heated topic on our WhatsApp group earlier this month and funny enough, Stian sent a chat that a woman sitting next to him on the plane was breastfeeding…Quite funny since we have been...
View ArticleWhy Societies Must Protect Children If They Want Fewer Criminals
What drives and sustains high levels of violence in a society? This question has preoccupied researchers and policymakers for decades. A common thread in a great deal of the research is that early...
View ArticleChildhood Obesity in South Africa
If obesity in South African children continues to increase at the current rate, 3.91 million school children will be overweight or obese by 2025. On world Obesity Day, the Heart and Stroke Foundation...
View ArticleBaby Trafficking Rises in Nigeria
10 Nigerian women duped into giving up their newborns to strangers in houses known as "baby factories"A s 16-year-old Maria strained under the anguish of labour in southeastern Nigeria, a midwife...
View ArticleMinibus Taxi Carrying Disabled Children in an Accident
A minibus taxi transporting disabled children from home to a special needs school was involved in a collisionA minibus taxi transporting disabled children from home to a special needs school was...
View Article14 Million Nigerians in Need of Humanitarian Aid
Around 14 million people will need humanitarian help in the former northeast Nigerian stronghold region of Boko HaramAround 14 million people will need humanitarian help in the former northeast...
View ArticleSuspects Arrested after Children's Home Robbery
Four men believed to be linked to several robberies at the TLC Children’s Home were arrested on TuesdayFour men believed to be linked to several robberies at the TLC Children’s Home in Eikenhof, south...
View Article16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign which takes place each year and runs from 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against...
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New International Study Reveals South Africa has Saltiest Kiddies Chicken...
Of all countries surveyed, South Africa’s KFC chicken burger and chips aimed at children had the highest salt content of all kiddies chicken burgers globally, at 2.91g (more than ½ a teaspoon) per...
View ArticlePTSD for US Inner-City Children
US inner-city children suffer ‘war zone’ traumaPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is well known as an issue for returning soldiers. But it is far more pervasive in US inner cities.For the BBC's...
View ArticleNGOs need to step up and keep children safe – here’s what they can do
The wave of reports about abuses perpetrated by aid sector workers in Haiti and elsewhere, including allegations of the abuse of children, should sadly come as little surprise. International actors...
View ArticleMother and son arrested in drug swop
Mother and son arrested in a Sandton drug swopPolice swooped the on an alleged intricate drug lab operating from a home in the heart of Sandton this morning.About 10 police vehicles lined outside the...
View ArticleBoko Haram returns abducted Nigerian schoolgirls
Abducted Nigerian schoolgirls 'brought back' by Boko HaramBoko Haram Islamists who kidnapped more than 100 schoolgirls in Dapchi, northeast Nigeria, just over a month ago have returned the students to...
View ArticleEight year old kills grandfather
Randfontein man dies after being shot – allegedly by granddaughter (8)A Randfontein man has died in hospital a week after his eight-year-old granddaughter accidentally shot him.“The man died yesterday...
View ArticleWinnie Madikizela-Mandela's memorial
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela memorial was a day of laughter, tearsWinnie Madikizela-Mandela's official memorial service at Orlando Stadium in Soweto was a celebratory event with an electric and jovial...
View Article10 Ways to Raise Awareness for Child Protection Month
The month of May is child protection month in South Africa and this year child protection week is celebrated from 28 May to 4 June 2018. Valcare members, KIN Culture and KiBWE have also successfully...
View ArticleChild victims of violence: The stories behind SA’s child abuse statistics
Child protection statistics in South Africa paint a troubling picture: high proportions of the nation’s children victimised by violence. But in a country numbed by shocking crime statistics it is easy...
View ArticleThirteen year old by raped by five classmates
Thaba Nchu schoolboy raped by five classmatesFive Free State schoolboys have appeared in court for raping their 13-year-old classmate.The Grade 7 boy was raped at a school in Thaba Nchu‚ the provincial...
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