There seems to be no end around the problem of teenage pregnancy in the country. Alarming reports state that children as young as between10 and 14 are falling pregnant. The 2023/24 figures show that close to 4-thousand girls under the age of 20 gave birth in public hospitals with the Eastern Cape being one of the provinces with the highest numbers. Where exactly can we point the finger and what can be done to stop this from happening?
Guest: Dr Shaheda Omar, director of the Teddy Bear Foundation for Abused Children
Guest: Merle Mansfield - Programme Director for DGMT's Zero Dropout Campaign
Guest: Petros Majola - Child Rights Activist and Director of the Khula Community Development Project