Childline’s new number, 116, is not only shorter and easier for children and adults to remember, it also works outside of the country.

Thandi Mampane’s lifeless body was found in the bushes at Ga-Marishane near Jane Furse in Limpopo.

The Department of Social Development has received R753.835 million.

Intervention strategies will be implemented by South African Breweries.

Caregivers can’t apply for a financial life-line without a court order.

The turnaround plan is scheduled for 28 November 2019.

Missing for the past five days, Shariefa Adams is now the subject of a huge missing persons operation. Here’s what you need to know about the case.

The MEC urged police to do all in their power to bring perpetrators to justice.

Less screen time and more reading time requests minister Zulu.

The tea for children comes with a warning that it should not be given as a replacement for milk. Yet, mothers seem to be unaware of this.

It makes it harder for child protection organisations to play a role with the enactment of the Children’s Amendment Bill looming over their heads.

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde confirmed that a provincial children’s commissioner will be appointed before the end of the year.

National Child Protection Week (CPW) is observed in South Africa annually from 2 to 9 June. The goal is to raise awareness of the rights of children, as articulated in the Children’s Act of 2005.

The Democratic Alliance in Gauteng has highlighted that at least 727 children in the province are still to be placed in foster care.

The government have declared their intention to change the Children’s Amendment Bill. But critics fear it could crush the adoption system.

A baffling case…

The baby was examined and appears to be in good health.

What is “a family”? In South African law, the answer – or rather, answers – are broad.

The two Johannesburg regions of Florida and Linden have been left shocked by the news that two newborns have been found dead.

Nomtha Mboneli is caring for ten children in her village in the rural Eastern Cape

This social experiment by Joey Salads shows us just how quickly someone can snatch your kid, it’s actually a little shocking.

Adoption of children across the the old apartheid categories is on the increase, according to the Department of Social Development. There were 936 such adoptions in the last three years. GroundUp unpacks some of the issues on what the department calls “trans-racial” adoption.

Brian King has been at the helm of Johannesburg Child Welfare for many years. He shares some of his experiences in this remarkable organisation.