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TimesLIVE
30-05-2025
- Health
- TimesLIVE
KZN health MEC Simelane calls for urgent action against older men impregnating girls
KwaZulu-Natal health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has issued an urgent call for an open and collaborative national dialogue to tackle the disturbing rise in child and teenage pregnancies, particularly those involving adult men. Speaking at a meeting of the provincial council on Aids held in Durban, Simelane expressed deep concern about recent statistics showing thousands of teenage and child pregnancies in eThekwini municipality, including girls as young as 10. 'We are extremely worried about the high number of children who are falling pregnant,' said Simelane. Her comments came in response to data shared during the Teenage Pregnancy Indaba hosted by the eThekwini municipality at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre. The municipality revealed 7,627 cases of teenage pregnancy between April 2024 and April 2025. Even more alarming is that 154 of the pregnancies involved girls aged between 10 and 14.
IOL News
21-05-2025
- Health
- IOL News
eThekwini raises alarm at City Indaba over 7,600 recorded teenage pregnancies in a year.
Various stakeholders who attended the teenage pregnancy Indaba committed to working together to address the challenge of increasing pregnancy cases. EThekwini Municipality has raised the alarm over the rising number of teenage pregnancies in the city, revealing that 7,627 cases were recorded between April 2024 and April 2025, including 154 girls aged between 10 and 14 years. This startling data was presented at a Teenage Pregnancy Indaba hosted by the Municipality on Tuesday at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre. The gathering brought together government departments, educators, health professionals and civil society to address the escalating crisis. 'Early pregnancies impact not just the young mother and child, but the entire community,' said Deputy Mayor Councillor Zandile Myeni. 'For the province to reduce child and teenage pregnancy, eThekwini Municipality requires a targeted approach and practical solutions before teenage pregnancy becomes a public, social and health crisis."
