South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
A new US research study from Microsoft and The Internet Watch Foundation showing that there is a rise in youth-produced child pornography highlights the need for empowering children to protect themselves against sexual abuse, says Corinne Sandenbergh, Director of STOP (Stop Trafficking of People). “We at STOP have an amazing programme, Valuable […]
It’s “my project but God’s ministry” says Vianca Kotze, 19, the youthful founder and director of Victims In X-treme (VIX), a new Non Profit Organisation (NPO) that aims to meet the needs of young people affected by sexual and physical abuse. Strongly believing that “youth is my advantage” Vianca says […]
[notice]This week marks the start of the 16 days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children (November 25 to December 10) and Gateway News Volunteer Reporter Debbie Hemmens took the opportunity to look at how three Gauteng-based NGOs are tackling the gender violence problem.[/notice] The 16 days campaign […]
“Lisa” (name changed to protect her identity) a 14-year-old who needed surgery to remove two large, debilitating, genital growths caused by a sexually transmitted disease she contracted as a result of a violent rape attack on her when she was 12 has undergone a successful operation made possible by the […]
The life of a teenage girl should be about fun, giggling and talking with friends, schoolwork, exercise, writing in journals, clothes, hairstyles, make-up and shoes! 14-year-old Lisa (name changed to protect identity) moved into Thandi House, a safe house in Pietermaritzburg, about a month ago with her childhood ripped away […]
Originally published in The Christian Post British police and social care workers are facing mounting criticism after a major report revealed widespread failure to help at least 1,400 children in the town of Rotherham who were subjected to horrific sexual abuse, mostly by Pakistani criminal gangs between 1997 and 2013, […]
An alarming number of children are raped every day in South Africa. And tragically the deep pain and shame of these childhood experiences launches many young people into lives blighted by substance abuse and sexual bondage. Nina Blount, 40, was sexually abused by family members from the age of 4 […]
A Dutch court’s decision to unban a child-sex advocacy group, Martijn, poses a threat to South Africa, say the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) and Operation Bobbi Bear (OBB), who have signed a petition calling on the Dutch government to re-ban the group and to ban any form of child-sex […]
Originally published in SA News Residents of Diepsloot, Johannesburg, on Monday gathered for a prayer service at the Methodist Church in Extension 10 to seek divine intervention in the wake of horrific violent acts committed against children in the area. The discovery of a seven-month-old baby’s mutilated body in a […]
‘Child pornography bust prove sexual crimes against women and children are out of control’ The Family Policy Institute (FPI) today called on the Government to take urgent action to stop the free flow and and dissemination of adult pornography in South Africa, stating that it is spread via the same […]