In Brazil, the country with the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Latin America, the government is trying to send out a new message: stop, reflect, enjoy your teens – and do not get pregnant. It is a novel approach, but…
It was a disastrous year for the royal family. But there are alarming signs that the situation is about to get a lot worse for the Queen. OPINION Silence. No terse statement or sterile few sentences appearing on official letterhead.…
Gaps in funding, weak enforcement of laws and mediocre co-ordination by government departments to implement them are highlighted BY IAVAN PIJOOS SA has been ranked 16 out of the 60 countries scored by the Out of the Shadows Index on the…
Girls as young as 12 are selling themselves for sex, sometimes for as little as R6, in Angola to feed themselves and their families.Image: 123rf/ Rafael Ben-Ari Young girls in southern Africa are selling sex — sometimes for less than the…
BY AFP The 137 rescued children from an Ivory Coast human trafficking ring are from neighbouring countries including Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Ghana and Ivory Coast authorities have rescued 137 children from neighbouring countries who were destined to work as labourers or…
Image via Twitter: iMoviekasi @iMoviekasi The defence in the bail hearing of seven Chinese nationals arrested last year for alleged human trafficking and violation of the country’s labour laws told the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court this week that the case against…
Nigerian nationals living in South Africa have partnered with locals to start dialogues aimed at ending the differences between the two countries. The initiative under the banner called Nig-SA Unity Forum was officially unveiled in Midrand on Wednesday. It is…
When the woman arrived at the couple’s flat, she was forcefully injected with drugs and intimidated.Image: 123RF / Rafaelbenari A 34-year-old woman was allegedly lured to a flat in Bloemfontein where she was given drugs and forced into prostitution, the Free…
Instead of a seasonal greeting, a six-year-old girl found a desperate cry for help scrawled on a note inside her pack of Christmas cards. Matt Coyle A girl aged six discovered a desperate note in her pack of Christmas cards…
BY IAVAN PIJOOS The women were allegedly transported between Barkley West and Kimberley for sexual exploitation. File photoImage: lightfieldstudios Three women were rescued from an alleged human trafficking ring in Kimberley, Northern Cape, the Hawks said on Thursday. Hawks spokesperson Nomthandazo Mnisi…
Two women, Mamoketsi Seleso 52 and Rosina Seleso 29, who have been found guilty on several counts of manufacturing and possession of child pornography, are expected to be sentenced Two women, Mamoketsi Seleso 52 and Rosina Seleso 29, who have…
Outrageous though it may seem, human trafficking is a huge issue in the United States. All told, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received 8.2 million reports in 2016 alone. The National Human Trafficking Hotline fielded 7,621 cases that same year. Which is why…
By MAYIBONGWE MAQHINA Cape Town – The National Department of Basic Education (DBE) has urged society to play its part in ending the high rate of teenage pregnancies. The department made the call after Minister Angie Motshekga this week released…
I am humbled and blessed to be nominated for the Women of Stature Awards 2019. The unlimited hours I put in the projects and programmes to uplift society are being acknowledged and appreciated, thank you kindly. I have accomplished much…
Human Trafficking, Its everyone’s business Human trafficking, one of the fastest-growing activities of trans-national criminal organizations in the world that generates billions of dollars per annum. Human trafficking is not just sexual slavery but also for the purpose of forced…
BY NOMAHLUBI JORDAAN Oral rape has as much of a psychological impact on the victim as vaginal penetration and should be treated like any form of sexual violation. This is according to Women and Men Against Child Abuse’s spokesperson, Ngaa Murombedzi,…
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Hillsborough County deputies have arrested more than 100 people in connection to a five-month-long undercover investigation relating to human trafficking. “I strongly believe that in order to eradicate human trafficking, we must continue to focus…
Summary: Teenage binge drinking is linked to altered gene expression in the brain, specifically the central nucleus of the amygdala. Adolescent rats exposed to alcohol had increased levels of miR-137, resulting in lower expression of proteins essential for healthy neuron growth.…
Children, young girls – some as young as 9 years old – are being bought and sold for sex in America. JOHN W. WHITEHEAD Children, young girls – some as young as 9 years old – are being bought and sold for sex in America. The…