3+ hour, 5+ min ago   (111+ words) JOHANNESBURG - Buttanut Peanut Butter has been pulled from South African shelves. The Cancer Institute says exposure to these toxins can cause short-term health effects such as nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Long-term, it's been linked to more serious diseases, including…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (41+ words) Students struggle to register due to unpaid debt'eNCA Students struggle to register due to unpaid debt JOHANNESBURG - Registration and significant student debt have been issues annually at institutions of higher learning. In Johannesburg, several university students are also struggling with…...

4+ week, 9+ hour ago   (416+ words) PARIS - Social media harms the mental health of adolescents, particularly girls, France's health watchdog said Tuesday as the country debates banning children under 15 from accessing the immensely popular platforms. The results of an expert scientific review on the subject were…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (155+ words) JOHANNESBURG - New figures from Statistics South Africa are raising alarm over teenage pregnancy. More than 100,000 babies have been born to mothers aged 19 and younger since January last year, with the issue resurfacing over the festive season. In the Eastern Cape…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (305+ words) JOHANNESBURG - Civil society organisations working closely with parents and children argue that while the government has increased access to information and services, information alone cannot replace parenting." Child and Youth Practitioner and founder of the Durban-based NGO Ikusasa Ngelami Zonke…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (795+ words) BEIJING - Fourteen-year-old Estella spends her weekdays studying Spanish, rock climbing or learning acupuncture in her living room as part of her homeschooling since she left China's gruelling public school system. Her parents'withdrew her from her Shanghai school three years ago,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (134+ words) CAPE TOWN - The University of Cape Town is standing by its decision to evict students from Philip Kgosana residence just three days before Christmas. The Western Cape High Court granted the eviction order in August. UCT says the students were…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (53+ words) Growing concern over teenage pregnancy'eNCA Growing concern over teenage pregnancy JOHANNESBURG - There are increasing concerns over the rising number of teenage mothers in the country. On Christmas Day, 130 teenage mothers gave birth. The Department of Health has described the situation…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (738+ words) Should children be using beauty face masks? Dermatologists say no, but a growing number of companies are targeting a new generation of kids who have grown up with TikTok skincare and make-up routines." The cosmetics industry and parts of the…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (593+ words) VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV presided over a final mass in Rome for over one million young people on Sunday, the culmination of a youth pilgrimage that has drawn Catholics from across the world." READ: At open-air Church party, many…...