South Africa welcomed more than 860 000 new babies in 2024 – but behind the promising population figures lies a sobering truth, reports Cape {town} Etc. According to the latest release from Statistics South Africa, 98 351 of last year’s births were to mothers aged 19 and younger. Alarmingly, this includes 2 103 girls between the ages of 10 and … Continue reading Teenage births top 98 000 in 2024, Stats SA report shows