This week marks National Child Protection Week in South Africa. The Department of Social Development launched the week-long campaign in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. This year, the focus will be on teenage pregnancy, which saw a spike during COVID-19 in 2021. National Child Protection Week is observed in South Africa annually to raise awareness about the rights of children as articulated in the Children’s Act of 2005. Spokesperson for Women and Men Against Child Abuse Ngaa Murombedzi shares more.
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