Teenage pregnancy during COVID-19 in South Africa is a double pandemic. That according to a research by Dr Kim Jonas, a Specialist Scientist, Health Systems at the South African Medical Research Council. South Africa recorded increased rates of teenage pregnancies in some parts of the country between 2018 and 2019 and more recently during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Teenage pregnancy during COVID-19 in South Africa is a double pandemic. That according to a research by Dr Kim Jonas, a Specialist Scientist, Health Systems at the South African Medical Research Council. South Africa recorded increased rates of teenage pregnancies in some parts of the country between 2018 and 2019 and more recently during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Teenage pregnancy during COVID-19 in South Africa is a double pandemic

Twenty Home Affairs officials have been dismissed and sixteen others suspended. This following allegations of serious maladministration by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). The investigation, which began in April 2024, focused on recurring schemes involving document fraud, visa and work permit manipulation and facilitation networks enabling unauthorized peoples entry into South Africa. This prompted the SIU to secure a Special Tribunal order to search five Refugee Reception Offices. With the assistance of the Hawks, investigators seized laptops, desktops, cell phones, external drives and suspicious files. Home Affairs minister, Dr Leon Schriber and SIU head, Leaonard Lekgetho briefed the media in Pretoria. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, Mosa Steve Chabane and the Spokesperson for tthe Public Servants Association, Reuben Maleka 

Twenty Home Affairs officials have been dismissed and sixteen others suspended. This following allegations of serious maladministration by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). The investigation, which began in April 2024, focused on recurring schemes involving document fraud, visa and work permit manipulation and facilitation networks enabling unauthorized peoples entry into South Africa. This prompted the SIU to secure a Special Tribunal order to search five Refugee Reception Offices. With the assistance of the Hawks, investigators seized laptops, desktops, cell phones, external drives and suspicious files. Home Affairs minister, Dr Leon Schriber and SIU head, Leaonard Lekgetho briefed the media in Pretoria. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, Mosa Steve Chabane and the Spokesperson for tthe Public Servants Association, Reuben Maleka&nbsp;

Allegations of serious maladministration laid bare as SIU probe leads to dismissal of 20 Home Affairs officials 

With South Africa's youth unemployment sitting at record highs, conversations about the country's economy and young people are becoming more and more critical. With his in mind, the TTI Group has turned the challenge of youth unemployment into a mission for national transformation. From pioneering peer-to-peer mentorship models to preparing for the launch of the TTI Academy, the group's Chief Executive Officer, TJ Malamule is actively bridging the gap between graduation and employment. Bongiwe Zwane caught up with Malamule for further details 

With South Africa's youth unemployment sitting at record highs, conversations about the country's economy and young people are becoming more and more critical. With his in mind, the TTI Group has turned the challenge of youth unemployment into a mission for national transformation. From pioneering peer-to-peer mentorship models to preparing for the launch of the TTI Academy, the group's Chief Executive Officer, TJ Malamule is actively bridging the gap between graduation and employment. Bongiwe Zwane caught up with Malamule for further details&nbsp;

Hope for youth unemployment on the horizon 

Intensified drone attacks on the new front line of Sudan's civil war have led to mass civilian casualties in recent weeks and are increasingly shaping the course of the conflict. The epicentre of fighting has shifted to the south-central Kordofan region since both sides consolidated their gains in the other main battlefields of this nearly three-year war. This comes as foreign ministers of the Sudan core group at the UN Human Rights' Council say violence by the RSF in the city of al-Fashir bears the hallmarks of genocide. This week, the UN Security Council announced new sanctions on four leaders of the group over atrocities committed in the western city of Al Fasher. For more on what is happening on the ground. Bongiwe Zwane caught p with Global Security Analyst and Criminologist, Diyeli Aigbe... 

Intensified drone attacks on the new front line of Sudan's civil war have led to mass civilian casualties in recent weeks and are increasingly shaping the course of the conflict. The epicentre of fighting has shifted to the south-central Kordofan region since both sides consolidated their gains in the other main battlefields of this nearly three-year war. This comes as foreign ministers of the Sudan core group at the UN Human Rights' Council say violence by the RSF in the city of al-Fashir bears the hallmarks of genocide. This week, the UN Security Council announced new sanctions on four leaders of the group over atrocities committed in the western city of Al Fasher. For more on what is happening on the ground. Bongiwe Zwane caught p with Global Security Analyst and Criminologist, Diyeli Aigbe...&nbsp;

Teenage pregnancy during COVID-19 in South Africa is a double pandemic

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