As Youth Month is celebrated across South Africa, a professional nurse in Duduza highlights the urgent and growing crisis of teenage pregnancy and the collective action needed to address it.

STAKEHOLDERS have expressed concern about the increasing rate of teenage and child pregnancies in South Africa. According to a recent survey 20% of girls in the study admitted to having had an ...

An Eastern Cape academic celebrated completing her PhD before 30, proudly avoiding teenage pregnancy statistics. Her ...

A pregnant teenager doing homework /AI IllustrationKenya continues to battle alarmingly high rates of teenage pregnancy, despite a slight decline in reported cases.According to the Ministry of ...

Motholo says in South Africa, teenage pregnancy has become a pandemic, leaving a trail of shattered dreams and unfulfilled potentials in its wake. “But let’s not engage in finger-pointing, ...

Teenage pregnancy continues to be on the rise in Ghana – from a national average of 14.2% in 2014, the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey reports a 1% increase in nearly a decade.

The sub-regions of Busoga and Bukedi are experiencing an alarming rise in adolescent pregnancies, highlighting persistent reproductive health challenges amid inconsistent access to contraception and ...

Press Release - To address gaps in sexual and reproductive healthcare access, widened by the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing humanitarian crises, Ethiopia is reinforcing its health system, making these ...

The 3rd edition of the JoyNews Impact Makers Awards, held on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the Ecobank Head Office, concluded with the celebration of 10 extraordinary Ghanaians who are making profound ...

When Florence Ingabire’s daughter became pregnant at 16, she was forced to drop out of school. “At first, she was very scared,” Ingabire recalls. “People judged us, especially the neighbours. I ...