Teenage Pregnancy in South Africa

Guest: Phinah Kodisang CEO of the Soul City Institute Current statistics on adolescent/teenage pregnancy show that there has been a significant increase in young girls falling pregnant since then. These statistics reveal that over 150 000 young girls were pregnant in the 2022/2023 financial year.According to the Health Minister, health workers are now obliged to report cases of pregnant underage girls, but we wanted to discuss some of the blindsides on governments part to deal and address this as it would seem their methods are largely reactionary.