Dentists urged to report child abuse
An article recently sent out a clear message: Dentists have an important role in detecting and reporting child abuse.
Mom sues over Down syndrome baby
The mother of a child with Down syndrome has taken her case all the way to the Constitutional Court to claim for damages.
Court battle over prime time porn
A court is to decide whether to overrule a decision to permit pay "adult content" channels to broadcast on TV after 8pm.
Children under fire in Lavender Hill
Jazlin Sentamu was two years old when a bullet ripped through her stroller, leaving her paralysed from the waist down.
‘We can slow rate of child deaths’
Local award-winning doctor lays out basic rules of survival.
Goldin and Bloom’s kidnappers out soon
Two of the four men involved in the Brett Goldin and Richard Bloom murder case will soon be released on parole.
A look into the heart of child sex abuse
Photojournalist Mariella Furrer sheds light on the heartbreak and torment of child sex abuse in "My Piece of Sky".
The things heroines are made of
When Phumeza Tisile packs her bag for the World Health Assembly in Geneva, there will be an invisible item in her luggage. . .
Violent games influence children’s behaviour: report
Research has raised an alarm in South Africa, where levels of violence are among the highest in the world
SA to host trials for newborn TB vaccine
The vaccine, developed by a German company, is being tested as a replacement for the current one.
SA ‘is winning HIV war on a number of fronts’
A researcher has highlighted prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission as a success story.
Children pay the price of drug culture
The rise of drugs has gathered momentum and the main losers in the situation are small children. Tanya Farber reports.
Superbugs versus antibiotics
SA's director-general of health has expressed concern over 'superbugs' which have outsmarted antibiotics.
‘Help distressed moms with early screening’
Screening women for mental health issues during and after pregnancy could ease SA's baby-dumping crisis.
Vaccine hope against pneumonia
A protein vaccine, still under development, could turn the tide on one of the biggest childhood killers in South Africa.
Cape’s illegal abortion drug horror
A barrage of ads has raised alarm over the provision of illegal abortions - even of pregnancies of up to 8 months.
Reality betrays ideals of constitution
Hailed as one of the most progressive in the world, our post-1994 constitution has, according to experts, actively promoted the rights of children.
Parole bid by Goldin, Bloom’s attackers
Two convicted criminals in the high-profile Brett Goldin and Richard Bloom murder case are to be considered for parole.
Online job hunt ends in horror
A 38-year-old woman is fighting for her life after apparently being gang-raped after responding to an advert on Gumtree.
From very hard times to happy days
Robben Island has been plagued by one scandal after another in recent years. But Ivan Meyer, |MEC of Cultural Affairs and Sport for the Western Cape, visited the ...