The department of basic education is developing national guidelines on screen time for children aged 2 to 6, basic education ...

Newly released figures paint a grim picture of child safety in South Africa, showing that thousands of children were affected ...

According to Down Syndrome South Africa, children with disabilities were more vulnerable to abuse than other able-bodied ...

Earlier, EWN highlighted one such case in Limpopo, the alleged abduction of two-year-old Omphile Sithole, once again ...

I recently traveled with UNICEF USA partners on a program visit to South Africa. With 45 percent of the population under age 24, South Africa is a land of rich diversity, dynamic growth and complex ...

Equal Education (EE), Children’s Institute (CI), SECTION27, Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia (KAAX), and Lawyers for Human ...

Sexual violence perpetuated against the boy child is not rare in South Africa, and like young girls, their needs must be prioritised equally.This Child Protection Week (29 May to 5 June), the ...

Officials in South Africa have urged action after the deaths of five children linked to eating food from local shops. The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety ...

PRESENTLY there is an ongoing investigation with the KZN Department of Social Development and the Verulam Child Welfare where Shivan Cumberlege (12) shockingly hanged himself while his four-year-old ...