The Gauteng health department has recorded more than 23 000 teenage pregnancies between April 2020 and March 2021, with 934 girls between the ages of 10 and 14 giving birth.

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18 August 2021

Of the more than 23 000 teenage pregnancies, almost 3 000 girls between the ages of 10 and 19 choose to terminate the pregnancy.

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Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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