Celebrating connections that shape lives Small moments of connection can have a lasting impact on a child’s life. Whether it’s a parent reading with their child, a teacher offering encouragement, a sibling providing support, or a…
Three girls drown at Kenton – search continues for boy (9) The search resumed at first light this morning for a child who went missing between Middle Beach and Main Beach at Kenton on Sea, late on New Year’s Day. Three girls who were…
Bonani Ngqobo is a local man on a mission to collect old toys to redistribute to the poorer children in the community. This is his seventh year of doing this and believes that, due to all the problems they have faced in 2020, this year is…
Message from the READ Educational Trust For over 50 years, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) has celebrated International Literacy Day, and with good reason. Literacy plays a pivotal role in life.…
It is unlikely that children are worse off at school than they are at home when it comes to Covid-19 transmissions, says the president of the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), Prof Glenda Gray. “We haven’t seen an adverse…
After nearly 11 weeks, 90% of children are still not allowed to go to school or see their friends and family outside their homes as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown — compromising their education, welfare and mental health. The ongoing…
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed a joint sitting yesterday between the NCOP and members of the National Assembly‚ where he told members about his emergency plan to tackle violence against women and children. These are seven key quotes…
A whopping 736 of the 21‚022 murders recorded by police in South Africa between April 2018 and March 2019 were committed by children. SAPS statistics chief Major General Norman Sekhukhune revealed the shocking figure on Thursday as a…
A group of farm children from Klerksdorp, North West, made headlines after a video of them speaking Tswana while imitating a KFC drive-thru went viral this week. The footage was shared by Rika Ernst on Facebook on July 21 2019. Tiso…
A jealous fit of rage apparently led to the brutal killing of two children‚ allegedly by their father before he took his own life. SowetanLIVE reported that Samuel Kgatle‚ 38‚ of Ngaleng section of GaMamabolo village‚ east of Polokwane‚…
A total of 1,357 people accused of committing crimes against women and children were convicted between July 1 and December 31 2018, the police said on Wednesday. Col Brenda Muridili said a total of 371 life sentences were meted out by the…
CCTV footage of what is alleged to be an attempt to kidnap a school student is going viral on social media. According to the time stamp on the video, the incident took place at around 4.30 pm on September 4 2018.
