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Ina Skosana
Sexual acts involving children under 12 are automatically considered statutory rape, as children below this age cannot legally consent.
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Molefi Sompane
A pattern of water quality issues has plagued Moqhaka for years, including incidents of alleged contamination in 2020 and unfulfilled promises.
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Faith Mutizira
A year of grief, and no answers: In October 2023, six-year-old Olwethu joined her six-year-old friend Leon and cousins Neo and Katlego, aged four , to buy biscuits and ice pops from a local spaza shop in Naledi, Soweto. Within hours of eating their treats, the children fell ill. Neo
A year of heartbreak: Soweto families still seek Answers in Children’s Food Poisoning Deaths
Yoliswa Sobuwa
In October 2023, four young children in Soweto fell ill after buying snacks from a local spaza shop, leading to the tragic deaths of Neo Kgang and Leon Jele. Despite a year passing, families have not received conclusive post-mortem results.
Report highlights hidden violence of child poverty in South AfricaÂ
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
A major consequence of child poverty highlighted in the report is the causal link between poverty and child abuse.
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