Helen Zille, the federal chair of the Democratic Alliance, lauded Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba for arresting a 28-year-old man who impregnated a 13-year-old girl. The teenager gave birth on Christmas Day. Zille and Ramathuba expressed concern over the rising number of teenage pregnancies, calling for stricter measures against the perpetrators.
The Democratic Alliance's Federal Chair, Helen Zille , saluted the Limpopo Premier, Dr Phophi Ramathuba , for nabbing a man who had a baby with a teenager
The 13-year-old gave birth on Christmas day, and the father of the child, a 28-year-old, was arrestedZille saluted Ramathuba after a teenage mom's baby dad was arrested. Images: Jaco Marais/Die Burger/Gallo Images via Getty Images and Office of the Premier: Limpopo Provincial Government/ FacebookJOHANNESBURG — The Democratic Alliance's federal chair, Helen Zille, welcomed the arrest of a man who impregnated a 13-year-old girl in Limpopo.
Ramathuba called on law enforcement agencies to apprehend the fathers of the teenagers. However, South Africans were not empathetic to teenage mothers.Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art.
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