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Six teenagers investigated over 'sexting' and webcam 'porn'
22 March 2011
A dangerous "sexting" trend seems to be on the rise among minors after six teenagers were probed by police over explicit images sent over the web or mobile phones, police said. Online...
Social networks are new target of cybercriminals
18 March 2011
Psychological tricks used to persuade people to undermine online security, writes Chantelle Benjamin SECURITY threats via the internet have nearly doubled between 2009 and last year, with social...
Social networks 'the new e-mail'
15 March 2011
Companies that block social networking sites are in danger of missing out on the next big wave of profitable business communication, says global computing giant IBM.   On a road show in...
Students benefit from R1 million investment
11 March 2011
Dell South Africa has for the second year partnered with Humana People to People in South Africa (HPP-SA), a non-profit organisation that focuses on creating opportunities for underprivileged...
South African youths debate world problems at the UN
11 March 2011
SOUTH Africa's political movers and shakers of the future are currently taking part in the yearly Model United Nations International Schools Debating Conference in New York in the United States...
Rural girls get help for their period’s blues
10 March 2011
The campaign to keep female learners in school without interruption during their menstrual cycles, by providing them with sanitary protection, has been extended to the Xunkwesa Combined school in...
Counselling For Oprah Girls
21 February 2011
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls was providing counselling services to pupils at the school after the body of a newborn baby was found last week.
How It's Changed: Bullying in the 21st Century
18 February 2011
 It has gotten softer, and louder. Bullies may have the same motivations as in the past, but the methods have changed, starting with the most obvious: technology. "That's what...
Teen used Facebook to hire killer
14 February 2011
 A teenager faces 11 to 22 years in prison after agreeing to a plea agreement on charges he used Facebook to try to hire a hitman to kill a woman who had accused him of rape. Nineteen-year-old...
Young doctors reach out to SA's teen girls
10 February 2011
In support of Pregnancy Awareness week, the Junior Doctors Association of South Africa (JUDASA) has called on all young female doctors to take part in the campaign by reaching out to young girls in...