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statutory rape

Teachers caught between statutory rape policy and reality

Maverick Citizen

Teachers caught between statutory rape policy and reality

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Time to call the pregnancy of young girls by its real name – rape, says MP Joy Maimela

South Africa

Time to call the pregnancy of young girls by its real name – rape, says MP Joy Maimela

By Suné Payne

Children who give birth to children — Eastern Cape confronts scourge of teenage pregnancy

South Africa

Children who give birth to children — Eastern Cape confronts scourge of teenage pregnancy

By Estelle Ellis

Is teenage pregnancy statutory rape? No … and yes — an urgent call for nuance

South Africa

Is teenage pregnancy statutory rape? No … and yes — an urgent call for nuance

By Catriona Ida Macleod, Deevia Bhana, Nolwazi Mkhwanazi Sisa Ngabaza, Jess Rucell and Marion Stevens

Wellness business owner campaigns for medical professionals to report incidences of child rape

South Africa

Wellness business owner campaigns for medical professionals to report incidences of child rape

By Thom Pierce