The United Nations estimates that 500 million to 1.5 billion children worldwide experience some form of violence each year — a figure that may have increased in recent years. Harmful acts against ...

Plagued by child labour and other harmful industrial practices, countries in Africa have a duty to regulate business and hold companies to account for violating children's rights, experts told a ...

Over 1 000 children from across Africa gathered at St John’s College in Parktown from April 4 to 7 for the second annual Africa Children’s Summit (ACS). The summit, held under the theme: Seen, Heard, ...

Legal and technology experts have called for stronger privacy laws in Africa, better enforcement, and continuous review of ...

As Africa’s digital landscape continues to expand rapidly, the GSMA, a non-profit trade association that represents the interests of mobile network operators worldwide in partnership with the mobile ...

New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - May 3, 2024) - Billy4Kids, a charity founded by entrepreneur and philanthropist William Lerner, is excited to announce its collaboration with OAfrica, an ...

Our correspondant in Cape Town – An NGO has taken the South African government to court over a backlog of hundreds of thousands of applications for late birth registration, with some people waiting ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on a historic first visit to the African continent, has asked South Africa to help rescue thousands of Ukrainian children who were abducted and taken to Russia.

Gardnersville, Montserrado — Harriet Mulbah's eyes brighten as she describes her dream of becoming a nurse. Until recently, that dream seemed impossible for the thirteen-year-old who spent her days ...

The growing detachment of biological fathers from their children in South Africa has become a worrying factor as 64.5% of children do not live with their biological fathers. This was revealed by the ...

Massive gains have been made in reducing new HIV infections and deaths in children. Yet, many of the statistics for children still look worse than those for adults. Spotlight asked experts why this is ...