Paul Potsane, Head of Programs at Shout-It-Now.

Shout-It-Now is youth-focused health services provider and
support, works in partnership with the South African
Departments of Health, Basic Education, and Social
Development.

Studies conducted in conjunction with University of the
Witwatersrand and Stellenbosch University shows that The
number of new mothers between the ages of 10 and 14, giving
birth at public health facilities in

South Africa, has risen by almost 50% in the past four years.
These statistics are disguised as teenage pregnancies, when in
fact the evidence points to statutory rape.