Young people shun contraceptives
EASTERN CAPE - Despite ongoing campaigns and intervention programmes promoting safe sex, contraceptive use remains a controversial issue for South African youth.
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Young people are driving the AIDS epidemic
The impact of the epidemic on young people is expected to grow, particularly in hard hit countries that already have young populations. This is according to a report by the Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation: 'The Tip of the Iceberg ' the Global Impact of HIV/AIDS on Youth' released at the World AIDS Conference.
Young adults more prone to HIV infection
The largest survey ever conducted amongst South African youth shows that young women are bearing the brunt of the HIV and AIDS pandemic with one in 4 women aged between 20 and 24 testing HIV positive, compared to one in 14 men of the same age. The survey, conducted by the University of the Witwatersrand's Reproductive Health Research Unit and commissioned by loveLife, shows that by the age of 23, one in five young South Africans is HIV positive.
Willingly courting danger or not? Living with AIDS # 310
Being young is often associated with risky behaviour - and research is showing that in South Africa the youth often take astounding sexual risks. But is this intentional dare-devilish behaviour?
Why did he die? Living with AIDS # 231
In her recently-published book, 'Khabzela: The Life and Times of a South African', first-time author Liz McGregor asks the most pertinent question: Why did Fana Khaba, the popular deceased DJ on Gauteng-based youth station, YFM, die?
Well-known parents speak out about HIV
How do well-known South Africans deal with talking about sex to their children? To celebrate youth during the month of June, Thandeka Teyise of Health-e News speaks to two role models. The Mayor of Cape Town, NomaIndia Mfeketho, says children have the right to know more about issues that affect them and that discussing sex opens their minds, enabling them to make informed choices. Essop Pahad, Minister in the President's Office feels HIV awareness messages are getting through to the youth but adds that it is still best for parents to talk to their children about their options.
Video: A young man’s experience of “the snip”
To commemorate Youth Month in June, Health-e News is broadcasting a five-part adolescent health series on Morning Live (SABC 2). We start by following Hloni Mahate as he goes for medical male circumcision.
Video: A sporting chance with brittle bones disease
To commemorate Youth Month in June, Health-e News is broadcasting a five-part adolescent health series on Morning Live (SABC 2). This insert - the second in the series - follows Mduduzi Nkosi, a youth who suffers from brittle bones disease.
Video: ‘Ok, I have HIV, I want to live a long life’
To commemorate Youth Month in June, Health-e News is broadcasting a five-part adolescent health series on Morning Live (SABC 2). This insert – the third in the series – follows Aphiwe Thamela, an HIV-positive youth who is both raising a daughter and making a difference in her community.
Video: ‘I’m just a girl who is attracted to another girl’
To commemorate Youth Month in June, Health-e News is broadcasting a five-part adolescent health series on Morning Live (SABC 2). This insert – the fifth in the series – follows Mpho, a lesbian youth, as she learns to be more open about her sexuality.
Video: ‘I turned into a monster’
To commemorate Youth Month in June, Health-e News is broadcasting a five-part adolescent health series on Morning Live (SABC 2). This insert – the fourth in the series – follows Lebohang Tieho Neko, a youth who has recently managed to overcome his Nyaope addiction.
US Surgeon General slams youth smoking
In her latest report, the US Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, raised serious concerns over the influence that tobacco companies' advertising campaigns may have on young people.
UNFPA, youth mark World Population Day
About 40 percent of South Africans are 35 years old or younger. To mark World Population Day, youth from around the country recently gathered near Pretoria to talk about what matters most to them
Unemployment: SA youth battle country’s ‘other pandemic’
Young people in South Africa have been particularly hard hit by the country’s spiralling unemployment rate, with many turning to substance abuse and developing depression as they see no way out of their situation.
Traditional leaders urged to help fight rural poverty
A youth centre founded by a traditional leader outside Tzaneen is driving development in the region. The presidency says it could be a model for other traditional leaders.