KwaZulu-Natal is facing a deeply troubling rise in teenage and even child pregnancies,  with hundreds of girls as young as 10 falling pregnant, and tens of thousands of teens affected in just the past year.

The National Briefing · Apr 30, 2026 · 5m

KwaZulu-Natal is facing a deeply troubling rise in teenage and even child pregnancies, with hundreds of girls as young as 10 falling pregnant, and tens of thousands of teens affected in just the past year. What’s really happening in the minds and environments of these young people? And what does this say about the broader social and psychological pressures they face?

Guest: Tholinhlanhla Dlamini-Ngcoya - Counselling Psychologist