Thirteen children were killed after a school minibus collided with a truck in Gauteng, South Africa, prompting investigations and safety concerns.

Children in South Africa are back at school after their summer holidays. My son, aged five, has just started school at Wynberg Boys Junior, a school based in Cape Town's southern suburbs with a strong ...

There is an urgent need for the African Union to protect children caught in the crossfire of conflict, as millions face ...

Apecu, L.S. and Zabibu, N. (2026) The Role of Parenting in the Proliferation of Street Children: Evidence from River Oli Division, Arua City, Uganda. Open Access Library Journal, 13, 1-14. doi: ...

The DA has raised concerns about a proposed plan to phase out child and youth care centres (CYCCs) by 2030. The plan was ...

A crash involving a minibus taxi and a truck has killed at least 11 people in South Africa. A local government official and ...

Children in Aberdeen fell ill with fever, headache, cough, vomiting and stomach cramps between 30 January and 3 February 2026. The Eastern Cape Department of Health classified the cases as a suspected ...

When UC San Francisco research showed that routinely treating children in Sub-Saharan Africa with a common antibiotic could reduce deaths in children under five, the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

"I've been very fortunate to be able to make the differences that I've been able to make," Dr. Russel Hirsch said. "And hope to continue that." ...

Africa's growth could outpace Asia's for the first time in 2026, figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggest, as the continent's population continues to rise fast. Some countries are ...