EDUCATION OP-ED Education crisis: Our demoralised teachers are failing children who are eager to learn 5 min 3 By Marleen Bruwer
South Africa Gauteng’s compulsory teen contraception plan runs into storm of opposition 6 min 10 By Takudzwa Pongweni
BHEKISISA Six million young moms in Africa are not in school — they can be 6 min 1 By Shanice Kasura, Itumeleng Senetla, Chiedza Chinakwetu, Alice Armstrong and Jane Kelly
PARLIAMENT Time to call the pregnancy of young girls by its real name – rape, says MP Joy Maimela 1 min 7 By Suné Payne
BHEKISISA PINs and pills — are vending machines the answer to contraceptive stockouts at clinics? 6 min 0 By Sipokazi Fokazi
STREET TALK Teen pregnancy — why young SA mothers are forced to contend with trauma and hardship 1 min 1 By Street Talk
PUBLIC HEALTH OP-ED New study helps us to understand perinatal suicide in South Africa 5 min 0 By Jason Bantjes and Kerry-Ann Louw
SPOTLIGHT EC youth need better sex education, user-friendly clinics and easier access to contraception to prevent HIV and teen pregnancies 6 min 0 By Luvuyo Mehlwana for Spotlight
LEARNING CURVE OP-ED Challenging assumptions about school dropouts – the evidence doesn’t support the popular stereotypes 5 min 0 By Rahima Essop and Beth Vale
BABES IN ALMS By age 18, more than 30% of South African teen girls are reported to have given birth at least once 5 min 8 By An Wentzel
