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Thousands of girls at school are falling pregnant each year and the situation is worsening.

Yesterday, Thusi said the children who engage in sex while at school must adopt a new motto, "no sex before the right age".

She said that could be the "best gift" pupils can offer Mandela on his 94th birthday.

Thusi said promoting sexual health was important.

"Boys must also stop forcing girls to have sex with them because they are all not ready to be parents," she said.

About 45,276 pupils in South Africa fell pregnant in 2009, according to Department of Basic Education.

"However, pregnancy has also increased among girls in Grade 3 to 5. In 2009 about 109 pupils in Grade 3 fell pregnant. KwaZulu-Natal recorded 12,954 pregnancies, Limpopo 10,323, Eastern Cape 8,420 and Western Cape 1,983. Most of the pupils were in Matric," the department said.

The figure is also expected to be higher in KwaZulu-Natal schools once reports for 2011/12 have been compiled.

A total of 12,971 pupils had fallen pregnant in 2010 in the province, according to education officials and the figure for 2011 could be about 13,000.

In June, education MEC Senzo Mchunu said the department was already aware of 465 schoolgirl pregnancies.

Thusi said: "It is worrying and it is important that schoolgirls take decisive steps and refrain from indulging in sex at an early age."

Yesterday, Thusi and eThekwini deputy mayor Nomvuzo Shabalala visited the two troubled schools in Durban's Umlazi township, Makhumbuza and King Shaka High.

Makhumbuza dominated headlines in 2009 when five teachers were accused for having sexual relationships with pupils.

Both schools have also a number of pregnant pupils. Last year, three pupils at Makhumbuza fell pregnant and one has done so this year.

King Shaka has recorded 19 pupils being pregnant this year.

Thusi told pupils to work hard to bring back dignity to their schools and to build their futures.

Nonhlanhla Zindela of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities said encouraging people to use family planning would assist to curb poverty.

"Children must avoid getting pregnant. Boys and girls should avoid risk behaviour that will expose them to pregnancy and diseases."

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Jul 18, 2012

Pointman

The politicians, celebrities and parents are setting a bad example. Kids see and kids do. We are also naive in dealing with pregnant kids. We insist that they stay in school with other kids and this lets other kids know that it is okay to be pregnant. We need to wake up.
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Jul 18, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

Wesizwe Thusi dont talk toilet tissues here abd accuse boys of forcing girls to naai!! You one dimensional argument and generalisation will not solve the issue as we know that in most cases its a tango so ur must retract you statement. If your man or toy boy forces you. Please know!!!!! that all boys are not like that, I sometimes wonder how you people are appointed to these positions and how you were forced or vice versa!!!! Sies!!!!
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Jul 18, 2012

MommaC

"However, pregnancy has also increased among girls in Grade 3 to 5."

.... and where are the paedophiles who made them pregnant?

It has always been to sole objective of young men to get into the broeks of young women. That is the nature of man. Back in the day, young women had more respect for their bodies and themselves though. Not to mention a huge fear of facing their parents in the event of getting a bun in the oven. These days neither the parents nor the children seem to give a damn.
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Jul 18, 2012

Memme

It's not the boys fault when he gilrs get pregnant, these kids knows very well that if you have sex you are either going to get STIs or get pregnant. Sex talks are everywhere, at home, radios and TVs --- I mean everywhere.

We are raising a failed nation because kids have got the rights to do what they want when they want to. At schools they cannot be disciplined beacuse it's called an ABUSE, even at home they cannot be disiplined because they'll say you are abusing them. The girls are involved with older men and even those older men are not forcing themselves on to these girls they know exactly what they are doing.

The only solution here is for kids to behave like kids and stop being curious about old people stuff that they pretend they know so much about. It's really said becuase these kids are way tooooo big for their shoes.
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Jul 18, 2012

BaleliM

The figure is also expected to be higher in KwaZulu-Natal schools once reports for 2011/12 have been compiled.
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I rest my case on this. When I commented about this purity test a week ago, I was told to stop disrespecting culture which was actually not the case.
So can those that are respecting culture then advise how this province that is so traditional is high in teenage pregnancies on top of HIV?
I say maintain the culture but since this is purity testing, only ladies attend the event and in privacy. Nubile bodies girating with nothing on but beads is bound to charge hormones in some young men.

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Jul 18, 2012

BaleliM

MommaC
"However, pregnancy has also increased among girls in Grade 3 to 5."

.... and where are the paedophiles who made them pregnant?

It has always been to sole objective of young men to get into the broeks of young women. That is the nature of man. Back in the day, young women had more respect for their bodies and themselves though. Not to mention a huge fear of facing their parents in the event of getting a bun in the oven. These days neither the parents nor the children seem to give a damn.
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It is because the gals know that their parents will take care of the child. My mom told me that under no circumstances would she care for my child if i ever fell pregnant and that since i was grown up to have my own family, that would be the day i left her house and i knew she meant it. Parents needs to stop spoon feeding these kids and tell them the facts of life.
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Jul 18, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

BaleliM

Morning would you do the same thing to your Kids???
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Jul 18, 2012

CheeseBoy

charity begins at home. we have as parents, to teach our kids to respect themselves. I know its easier said than done but back then kids did respect their bodies and it wasn't the teachers job alone to do so.

it was a community effort. like they say it takes a village to raise a child.
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Jul 18, 2012

CheeseBoy

Boys must also stop forcing girls to have sex with them because they are all not ready to be parents

unfortunately there are a lot of boys at the age of 30 plus still living with their parents. you see the way they dress and act, its appalling. how can you expect a 30 year old boy to behave like a man and be responsible?
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Jul 18, 2012

Maezizsto4Sure

I blame the traditional boob show.
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