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Epidemiologist warns that Mpox variant poses greater risk to children

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim has raised concerns that children are more vulnerable to Mpox (formerly known as Monkeypox) due to the absence of Smallpox vaccinations in recent generations. His warning comes as the African Union’s health watchdog has declared a public health emergency in response to the growing Mpox outbreak across the continent. In an interview with VOC Breakfast on Friday, Karim explained, “Mpox is a disease […]

16 August 2024

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NGO urges government to prioritize child-headed households

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The non-profit organisation (NGO) Men's Intervention Programme at Community Cohesion, based in Hout Bay, Cape Town, has urged the government of national unity to prioritize child-headed households. According to the organisation, these children are being deprived of their constitutional rights to family or parental care and lack access to social services, while also being expected to care for and protect their families. Dr. Niccoh Diago, the head […]

15 July 2024

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Child & Human Rights Defender calls for more decisive plan from law enforcement agencies on gun violence in WC

Gun violence continues to plague the Cape Flats, claiming more young lives day by day. The latest figures from the Western Cape Health Department report that between January and June this year, over 300 children with firearm-related injuries were treated at public health facilities in the province. Speaking on VOC’s Sunday Live show earlier today, Crime activist and Child & Human Rights Defender, Zona Morton said a more decisive plan […]

23 June 2024

Local

Children all over the world appreciate their fathers’ sacrifices on Father’s Day

Children from across the globe wake up this morning to celebrate a special man in their lives. Father’s Day is commemorated annually in the month of June. It’s a day that many families choose to shower their dads with love and gratitude for the sacrifices he makes. However, the little ones in their homes see things a little differently. Each father possesses a distinctive quality that sets them apart and makes […]

18 June 2023

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‘Laws need to be implemented to prevent further accidents of this nature,’ says Mitchells Plain Ward Councillor

By Aneeqa du Plessis Despite the massive tragedy that rocked the Mitchells Plain community on Tuesday morning, residents have rallied together to support the families of the five children that were killed in the catastrophic collision on AZ Berman Drive. Two other children were left seriously injured after the bakkie the school-goers were in smashed into a traffic light. According to reports, the 55-year-old driver apparently lost control of the […]

31 May 2023

International

Tajikistan repatriates 109 women, children from Syria detention camps

Tajikistan has repatriated over a hundred women and children from camps in Syria where they have been held for years, as the international community continues to delay in the repatriation of tens of thousands of Daesh fighters and their relatives from the war-torn country. In a statement by Tajikistan's Foreign Ministry on Sunday, it announced the repatriation of 109 women and children, including five citizens of Kazakhstan, who arrived by […]

24 May 2023

International

Measles spreads among children in Yemen

The deadly measles disease has spread among children in Hajjah province in north-western Yemen, medical aid group, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), warned on Tuesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. "So many children are presenting with measles at Abs hospital" in Hajjah province, MSF Director, Christos Christou, said on Twitter. "There is a gap in routine vaccination among children," he added. The MSF Director arrived in Yemen a few days ago to have a […]

8 March 2023

International

Thai children ‘face jail time’ after protest arrests: Amnesty

A 14-year-old charged with insulting the king. A 13-year-old physically dragged out of a restaurant by police officers. A 17-year-old shot with rubber bullets and beaten. These are among the stories revealed in a new report from Amnesty International, which documents alleged human rights violations in connection to children participating in Thailand’s long-running protests and was released on Wednesday. Sainam, who had previously been shot with rubber-coated bullets, was a […]

8 February 2023

Local

Children raped by own parents ‘often feel guilty and don’t report abusers’

Children being raped by their own parents has become a growing pattern in South Africa, but there might be many more unreported cases because many children suffer in silence, says a psychologist. Teddy Bear Clinic for abused children director and psychologist Dr Shaheda Omar told TimesLIVE that some children who were raped by their parents were reluctant to report them. This was because some minors feared the arrest of their parents […]

2 February 2023

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