The DA has said the more than 120 000 teenage pregnancies between age 10 and 19 as at June 2019 should raise alarm bells in the country.
“Sexuality education in schools should focus on pregnancy prevention in schools but also awareness needs to be raised in communities,” DA MP Chantel King said.
King made the statement following a report in Independent Media on Friday which showed that the number of teenage pregnancies has increased in the 2018-19 financial year to 124 628 births, including those school-going children still at primary school level.
KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Limpopo and Gauteng are leading the pack with the high number of teenage pregnancies.
This was revealed by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga in a written response to a parliamentary question from King.
King had asked Motshekga the number of pupils who fell pregnant between June 2018 and June 2019 and their age groups.
She had also enquired about provinces in which the
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