Police Vow To Probe Every Teen Pregnancy Case In Limpopo

Police in Limpopo have vowed to investigate every case of teenage pregnancy in the province. This follows the arrest of a 28-year-old man after a 13-year-old girl gave birth on Christmas Day at the Seshego Hospital.

The man is alleged to have impregnated the teenager.

31 teenagers gave birth in Limpopo on the same day.

Provincial Police Commissioner Thembi Hadebe has issued a stern warning to perpetrators. "We are picking up on this trend that on Christmas and New Years Eve, you find young teenage girls who are pregnant and when you follow up these girls are impregnated by elders who are over age. We want to put a stop to that."

"This case is setting an example and I must promise all those who run for young girls and taking advantage of them, that we will not rest until we find them and arrest them. So I'm sending a message to every perpetrator or anyone whos involved with a young girl that that is a crime in South Africa," Hadebe explains.