She did not yell. She just reached for the mwiko, a wooden cooking spoon, and landed two precise slaps on my thighs that triggered my ability to eat the pumpkin. I chewed on the soggy pieces, almost ...

A curious child’s questions about football and African identity spark a deeper look at ...

Local news News Child welfare needs your help The Springs and Kwa-Thema Child Welfare appeals to the public for help in locating these individuals.

Over 200 child abuse and exploitation cases have been prosecuted in Akwa Ibom since May 2023, under the Child Rights Law. 800+ orphans and vulnerable children are now cared for in state-run ...

Viral posts shared in July falsely claim a woman was arrested in South Africa for receiving financial support from eight men for one child. This is false; the claim is a recycled hoax from 2023.

This case arose in response to the widespread circulation of sexually exploitative material involving South African schoolchildren on Meta-owned platforms.

Viral posts shared in July 2025 falsely claim a woman was arrested in South Africa for receiving financial support from eight men for one child. This is false; the claim is a recycled hoax from ...

Madagascar man guilty of rape and murder of child sentenced to surgical castration For the first time in Madagascar, a court has ruled that surgical castration be carried out on a sex offender ...

Madagascar's Justice Minister Landy Mbolatiana Randriamanantenasoa said that the introduction of the law enabling surgical castration was necessary due to increasing cases of child rape.

Reflecting on a 30-year career and the way ahead, Moroccan designer Hicham Lahlou speaks from his studio in Rabat ...

South Africa's sport minister Gayton McKenzie said "Semenya has become the face of defiance against injustice in global sport, and this victory in court is a victory for every African child." ...