2005-12-17 04:00:00 PDT Johannesburg-- A clash between several hundred Soweto orphans and two dozen police on the beach in Durban has reignited debate in South Africa about police violence, racism and ...

Boston University researchers have found that orphans in Africa develop similarly to their peers, contradicting older reports that South African orphans perform worse in school and are more likely to ...

QUDENI, South Africa, Nov 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - M pume Shezi was a baby when her parents died of AIDS. For the past 10 years, her grandmother has watched over her, her older sister and ...

Are you looking for a way to make an impact on the life of African children? Look no further than Cherie's House, a revolutionary vision by philanthropist Stephen McCullah. This project is focused on ...

During her 2002 visit to South Africa, she was confronted with the effects of an HIV/ AIDS epidemic that has produced a growing population of orphans. At the suggestion of a friend, she decided to ...

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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As millions of South African students return to school after the holidays, 10-year-old Tumi Tlebjane is making the journey for the first time. On Wednesday, he started studies at a ...

"Grandmothers are being robbed and raped on pension day. The fathers who once structured the boys and helped them grow up are not there," she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. As they grow up, ...