TRADITIONAL leaders are ramping up their efforts to tackle rampant child marriages and teenage pregnancies in their communities. Speaking during a workshop that was held in the second city yesterday, the president of the National Chiefs Council, Mtshane Khumalo, said traditional leaders played a critical role in safeguarding the future of children. This comes after…
Chiefs face up to teen pregnancies

This comes after a disturbing recent national survey found that about 30 percent of girls in the country were married before they turned 18 last year — with many of these sad cases occurring in rural and impoverished areas.