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14-year-old boy shot dead while walking to school, three others injured in Cape Town
Gunmen ran into a school causing many learners to flee from the premises after the shooting incident.
Donald Trump claims victory over Kamala Harris in US presidential election
Republican former president Donald Trump closed in on a new term in the White House early November 6, just needing a handful of electoral votes to defeat Democratic candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Abortion Rights vs Palestinian Lives: The Cynical Game of American Politics
The Democrats are just as complicit as Republican Trump, for refusing to recognise the sexual reproductive rights of women, writes Phakamile Hlubi-Majola.
Kamala Harris slams Donald Trump for hypocrisy on abortion as US starts voting
Kamala Harris unleashed one of the most forceful speeches of her campaign so far as she blamed rival Donald Trump for an abortion ban in the battleground state of Georgia that she said had caused the deaths of two women.
Health Department plans handover of birth control vending machine to Eastern Cape community
The vending machine will carry a variety of oral contraceptives, emergency contraceptives/morning after pill, HIV self-testing kit, lubricants, male and female condoms, pregnancy test and sanitary towels.
Gambian MPs advance bill lifting ban on female genital mutilation
Gambian authorities are planning to lift a controversial ban on female genital mutilation, which refers to the partial or total removal of the female external genitalia.
Trump favours abortion ban after certain number of weeks
Hopeful US Presidential candidate and former incumbent Donald Trump said on Sunday that he favours a national ban on abortions, but only after a certain number of weeks.
Abortion debates heat up in Europe following French move
Days after France announced that it enshrined the right to an abortion in its Constitution, Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron says he wants to write it into European Union's basic law as well.
Argentina President Milei tells school kids abortion is murder
Argentinian President Javier Milei told a group of high school students at a Catholic school in Buenos Aires that abortion amounts to murder.
Spain far left wants to enshrine abortion as constitutional right
Shortly after France announced it enshrined abortions into its Constitution, Spain’s far left wants to follow suit and implement a similar landmark legislation aimed at empowering women.
France enshrines abortion as constitutional right in world first
France has voted to introduce the right to an abortion in its Constitution, making them the first country to offer protection for pregnancy terminations in its laws.
Foreign ‘doctors’ with internet-sourced qualifications arrested for treating patients in Hillbrow
Two foreign nationals have been arrested for allegedly treating patients and even performing illegal or backstreet abortions in Hillbrow in Johannesburg.
Two days before time lapsed teenager given go-ahead for termination of pregnancy
Section27 said it turned to court on behalf of the pregnant teenager as a public health facility in Gauteng refused point blank to terminate her pregnancy.
Namibians split over abortion ban reform
"I was more scared of having a baby and being forced into parenthood than of the procedure".
Eastern Cape man caught selling abortion pills sentenced
An Eastern Cape man arrested for selling abortion pills to community members has been sentenced in the East London Magistrate’s Court.
Klerksdorp first town in North West to have Astron Energy branded forecourt
Astron Energy Klerksdorp is the first site in North West province and one of the first retail sites in the country to feature the new Astron Energy colours on a service station forecourt.
Telemedicine abortions increase access to safe abortion care
A medication-based abortion that generally relies on a two-drug combination has increased access to safe abortion care in South Africa.
New research shows telemedicine increases access to safe abortion care
New ground-breaking research into accessing safe abortion services in South Africa has revealed telemedicine abortion is safe and effective.
Concern as 90 000 learners across the country fall pregnant in 2021
The Department of Education in Mpumalanga has raised concern about the alarming rate of teenage pregnancy in the country, after 90 000 pupils fell pregnant last year.
Man accused of killing pregnant girlfriend to stand trial in high court
The body of his girlfriend was found with a stab wound at her home on May 15. He was arrested on May 16 after handing himself over to the police.
LETTER: Abortion ruling in the US Supreme Court discriminates against women, minority groups
LETTER: Women lost control over their bodies by being forced to carry babies to term, writes Donald Moskowitz.
Rwanda listed as one of Worlds greatest places 2022, but country’s human rights record is up for debate
OPINION: Violations of the rights to a fair trial, freedom of expression and privacy continues in Rwanda, alongside enforced disappearances, allegations of torture and excessive use of force, writes Chad Williams.
Google to delete user location history on US abortion clinic visits
Google announced it would delete users' location history when they visit abortion clinics, domestic violence shelters, fertility centres, addiction treatment facilities and weight loss clinics.
Roe v Wade: I am having a meltdown!
OPINION: Pregnancy is a by-product of sex, whether you have consented or not. . . What I do know is an unwanted baby has a lifetime of trauma ahead of it, and a baby born into poverty will almost certainly never escape it, writes Sharon Gordon.
Biden backs filibuster change for U. S. abortion rights
President Joe Biden threw his support behind calls for the US Senate to push aside the legislative filibuster to protect abortion rights.