Department of Education reports over 90 000 teenage pregnancies for girls between 10 and 19

The Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga revealed last week that 90 037 schoolgirls between 10 to 19 years gave birth in South Africa in the past year.

Motshekga also shared a breakdown of the number of girls who gave birth in each province in South Africa.

Angie Motshekga reveals the number of deliveries by the girls in the period from the Department of Health.

• KwaZulu-Natal: 24 230
• Gauteng: 13 814
• Eastern Cape: 12 582
• Limpopo: 11 287
• Mpumalanga: 8840
• Western Cape: 6543
• North West: 5635
• Free State: 4444
• Northern Cape: 2662

[ON AIR] It’s now being reported that just in Limpopo over the last period eleven thousand female learners at school have become pregnant by teacher and older men – often known as blessers. George Moroasui, Ethics Manager at SACE on #SAfmSunrise with @StephenGrootes #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/5vPqxeCzhr

— SAfmRadio (@SAfmRadio) July 11, 2022

The DA has expressed concern with the gap between teenage pregnancies and reported offences involving girls aged between 10 and 19.

“Schools are compelled to report pregnancies of girls between the ages of 12 and 16 and pregnancies of girls aged 16 if the father is older than 16 to the police,” DA MP Desiree Van der Walt said.

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