TEENAGE PREGNANCY CRISIS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Between the year 2020 and 2022 a total of 500 000 00 Teenagers fell pregnant in South Africa. A total of 3,500 10 year old girls fell pregnant in 2022 alone, this serves as major Rape and Pregnancy crisis in South Africa with consequences that will last over 50 years. The lack of Knowledge and Ignorance on the subject of sex within a South African family household has led to a crisis that South Africa is facing. A breakdown in family structures, One parent households , poverty, and poor academic performance have been highlighted by experts as the main causes of teenage pregnancy. The problem still continues and persists and experts are urging lawmakers to criminilize statutory rape and conduct more serious investigations into this "unbalanced" relationships between Adults and Children.
Certified Nutritionist, Biofeedback & NLP Practitioner/Hypnotherapist/Radio Presenter/Director at SA Homeschool Beat/ Chairperson @ Gauteng Association for Homeschooling & Quantum Health Association of South Africa.
2 个月The youngest birth that took place over new years eve is from a 12 year old mother. The BELA Act allows 12 year old girls, to get abortions without parental consent, hence, supports 12 year old girls to have sexual relationships. To add more fire to the fuel, a teacher has the right to withhold any information from a parent of such a girl, should they enquire with the school at any stage. The school, by law, may only inform the parent of the abortion if the 12 year old gives written permission to the school to do so. The BELA Act is evidently a draconian law. What is most concerning, is the ANC expressing concerns over these teenage pregnancies on mainstream media at the moment, yet, all ANC members as well as ANC members of the PCBE voted for the BELA Act during the public participation process and it was created by the ANC themselves. The ANC does not have the right to raise concern now, when the ACT, was enforced into law, against the public's will. The ANC is responsible for these pregnancies and they have opened up a can of worms to allow a male teacher to rape a 12 year old and shut her up in order for such a teacher to get a "free ticket out of jail".
Superintendent G.(Ret.) Israeli Police, lawyer, director, accompanying and consulting for projects, lecturer and advisor
2 个月Where is the ICJ now??
Relationship & NLP Life Coach, Education Professional, Emotional Intelligence Tutor
2 个月I wonder how many of these pregnancies are as a result of rape and how many due to promiscuous behaviour?
Human rights activist at Parliament of the Republic of South Africa
2 个月I agree
Human rights activist at Parliament of the Republic of South Africa
2 个月Department of health ,social development ,education , safety and security ,parents, must work together to fight this issue of early pregnancy, if an old man impregnated a young child the man must face the law.