They married when she was 11 and he was 13. Now 14, the young mother had a very difficult delivery, losing lots of blood and had to remain in hospital for several days.
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Family want to marry girl (14) to an older man - as a substitute for her older sister who fell pregnant by another man
A task team has been set up in KwaZulu-Natal to investigate the extent and harmful effects of ukuthwala — a practice involving the abduction and forced marriage of girls
Pregnant pupils pass their Matric
'Young children must have a right to decide their own future. It is through education that we can help to empower them so that they can make their own independent decisions on the lives that they want to lead' - Zuma
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They married when she was 11 and he was 13. Now 14, the young mother had a very difficult delivery, losing lots of blood and had to remain in hospital for several days.
.
ALSO READ:
Family want to marry girl (14) to an older man - as a substitute for her older sister who fell pregnant by another man
.
A task team has been set up in KwaZulu-Natal to investigate the extent and harmful effects of ukuthwala — a practice involving the abduction and forced marriage of girls
.
Pregnant pupils pass their Matric
.
'Young children must have a right to decide their own future. It is through education that we can help to empower them so that they can make their own independent decisions on the lives that they want to lead' - Zuma
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