Democratic Alliance Calls for Action on Sexual Assault Amid High Teenage Pregnancy Rates [Video]

• The Democratic Alliance is concerned that South Africa has one of the highest rates of teenage pregnancy rates in the world
• The World Health Organisation revealed in April that one in four teenagers in the country were pregnant
• The party called on the country’s law enforcement agencies and the criminal justice system to be harder on sexual assault

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JOHANNESBURG — The Democratic Alliance is alarmed that teenage pregnancy in the country is increasing and has called for those who commit sexual crimes to be given long jail sentences.

DA worried about teenage pregnancies

According to SABC …