In SA a 3-year-old reader stands out amid literacy ‘crisis’
Johannesburg – At three years old, a South African toddler reads better than 80% of the country’s schoolchildren who... Read more
19 May, 2023
4 kids found alive in Amazon after Colombia plane crash
Bogota – Four Indigenous children, including an 11-month-old baby, have been found alive in the dense Colombian Amazon after... Read more
18 May, 2023
US teen shot, wounded while playing hide-and-seek
Houston – A 14-year-old girl was shot and wounded over the weekend while playing hide-and-seek in Louisiana, police said... Read more
11 May, 2023
Son of Namibian gay couple in citizenship limbo after court ruling
Windhoek – Namibia’s Supreme Court on Monday overturned a decision by a lower court to grant citizenship to a... Read more
21 Mar, 2023
Tanzania bans children’s books for violating ‘cultural norms’
Dar Es Salaam – The Tanzanian government has banned a popular series of children’s books from schools in the... Read more
15 Feb, 2023
Inquiry says Portugal Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 5000 minors
Lisbon – Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5 000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on... Read more
13 Feb, 2023
Croatians in Zambia deny ‘child trafficking’ charges
Lusaka – Eight Croatians accused of child trafficking in Zambia appeared in court on Friday to deny the charges... Read more
11 Feb, 2023
Croatia vows support for nationals in Zambia ‘child trafficking’ case
Zagreb – Croatia promised on Wednesday to provide support to eight of its citizens who have been arrested in... Read more
11 Feb, 2023
Haitian schools becoming targets of violence: UNICEF
United Nations – Schools in Haiti, previously considered safe havens from the Caribbean nation’s turmoil, have become increasingly targeted... Read more
10 Feb, 2023
Amnesty says hundreds of Thai children facing charges over protests
Bangkok – More than 200 children in Thailand are facing serious criminal charges, including sedition, for their role in... Read more
8 Feb, 2023
