Durban - A 12-year-old from Ndwedwe is among the 9 135 students reported pregnant in KwaZulu-Natal schools in the previous year.
The student was impregnated by a 33-year-old man, who professedly paid a goat to her family as installment for "harms".
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"The family has acknowledged the goat. They were OK with that and the understudy was not at school and was remaining with the man," Education MEC, Mthandeni Ndlungwane, told the lawmaking body.
Ndlungwane, who affirmed a case had been opened and the man captured, made the startling exposure when the office informed the instruction portfolio council on a program called My Life, My Future.
It is gone for disheartening students from dropping out of school and handling social ills, for example, high schooler pregnancies and substance manhandle.
The program additionally looks to expand learning on HIV counteractive action.
A report tabled to the board of trustees demonstrated that Ugu, Umkhanyakude and uMlazi regions had the most noticeably bad understudy pregnancy insights in the area, with 1 200, 1 089 and 1 018 separately.
Umgungundlovu area had the least, 275, trailed by Sisonke and Ilembe, with 510 and 538.
The report appeared there had been a reduction in understudy pregnancies of 1 078 in the area, from 10 213 in 2014 to a year ago's 9 135.
Nonetheless it noticed that the figures depended on exposures by the students.
"There is a probability numerous cases are not reported."
Insights South Africa discoveries appear to unequivocally bolster this. Since 2011 it has recorded an expansion in adolescent pregnancy in South Africa.
"The predominance noted in KZN is a piece of a national pattern," the answer to the board of trustees said.
The StatsSA overview discovered 68 000 pregnancy cases in the nation in 2011, 81 000 in 2012 and 99 000 in 2013.
"When you take a gander at these figures, they are unnerving," Ndlungwane said.
He said it was of most extreme significance understudies were shielded from social ills and his area of expertise was focused on doing that.
"On the off chance that we are not interceding and managing these issues, we are to lose the best of the learners," he said.
Ndlungwane said his area of expertise wanted to catch up on understudy pregnancy cases to set up who was included.
ANC MPL, Jomo Sibiya, said "it has turned into a culture for young ladies to get pregnant" and there were no outcomes. He said instructors here and there got off scott free subsequent to impregnating students.
ANC MPL and boss whip, Nontembeko Boyce, said the office ought to present an enforceable program went for helping students avoid social ills.
Board director, Linda Hlongwa, said the My Life, My Future program ought to proceed at schools in light of the swelling figures.
The student was impregnated by a 33-year-old man, who professedly paid a goat to her family as installment for "harms".
Record picture:: Freeimages.com. Credit: FREEIMAGES
"The family has acknowledged the goat. They were OK with that and the understudy was not at school and was remaining with the man," Education MEC, Mthandeni Ndlungwane, told the lawmaking body.
Ndlungwane, who affirmed a case had been opened and the man captured, made the startling exposure when the office informed the instruction portfolio council on a program called My Life, My Future.
It is gone for disheartening students from dropping out of school and handling social ills, for example, high schooler pregnancies and substance manhandle.
The program additionally looks to expand learning on HIV counteractive action.
A report tabled to the board of trustees demonstrated that Ugu, Umkhanyakude and uMlazi regions had the most noticeably bad understudy pregnancy insights in the area, with 1 200, 1 089 and 1 018 separately.
Umgungundlovu area had the least, 275, trailed by Sisonke and Ilembe, with 510 and 538.
The report appeared there had been a reduction in understudy pregnancies of 1 078 in the area, from 10 213 in 2014 to a year ago's 9 135.
Nonetheless it noticed that the figures depended on exposures by the students.
"There is a probability numerous cases are not reported."
Insights South Africa discoveries appear to unequivocally bolster this. Since 2011 it has recorded an expansion in adolescent pregnancy in South Africa.
"The predominance noted in KZN is a piece of a national pattern," the answer to the board of trustees said.
The StatsSA overview discovered 68 000 pregnancy cases in the nation in 2011, 81 000 in 2012 and 99 000 in 2013.
"When you take a gander at these figures, they are unnerving," Ndlungwane said.
He said it was of most extreme significance understudies were shielded from social ills and his area of expertise was focused on doing that.
"On the off chance that we are not interceding and managing these issues, we are to lose the best of the learners," he said.
Ndlungwane said his area of expertise wanted to catch up on understudy pregnancy cases to set up who was included.
ANC MPL, Jomo Sibiya, said "it has turned into a culture for young ladies to get pregnant" and there were no outcomes. He said instructors here and there got off scott free subsequent to impregnating students.
ANC MPL and boss whip, Nontembeko Boyce, said the office ought to present an enforceable program went for helping students avoid social ills.
Board director, Linda Hlongwa, said the My Life, My Future program ought to proceed at schools in light of the swelling figures.
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