WATCH | Kids flung from flying jumping castle at school fest
Cape Town – Two children were seriously injured when an unsecured jumping castle was lifted into the air by... Read more
5 Jun
Collapsed pit kills 11 children in northern Nigeria: police
Kano – Eleven children were buried alive while excavating sand in northern Nigeria when a pit collapsed on Tuesday, police... Read more
4 Jun
MONSTER MOM JAILED FOR LIFE: Sold 6-year-old Joshlin for R20k to healer
Saldanha Bay – A South African court on Thursday sentenced a woman to life in prison for kidnapping and... Read more
29 May
Twelve children and teens drown in Ivory Coast boat capsize
Abidjan – A boat overturned during a church outing for Easter on a lagoon near the city of Abidjan... Read more
22 May
Sexual predators at school: why SA law is failing to protect children from teachers
Cecile de Villiers, University of Cape Town Schools should be a safe environment, a place of learning where children... Read more
25 Apr
Justice for Cwecwe! – Nationwide protests erupt over school rape scandal
Johannesburg – Thousands of people rallied across South Africa on Tuesday in support of a seven-year-old girl, Cwecwe, allegedly... Read more
1 Apr
23% of SA’s children suffer from severe hunger: Experts tested some solutions
Leila Patel, University of Johannesburg; Matshidiso Valeria Sello, University of Johannesburg, and Sadiyya Haffejee, University of Johannesburg A 2024... Read more
1 Apr
Four schoolchildren killed in tragic accident in Ekurhuleni
Davyeton — Four schoolchildren were killed, and a further five were critically injured after two cars were involved in... Read more
10 Mar
Persistent lead mining in Zambia town poisoning children – HRW
Lusaka – The Zambian government is allowing hazardous mining in the lead-contaminated central town of Kabwe, worsening severe health... Read more
5 Mar
Tech giants object as YouTube set to dodge Australian social media ban
Sydney — Australia’s plan to exempt YouTube from a world-leading teen social media ban is “illogical” and a “mockery”,... Read more
5 Mar
