Today our guest is Basic Education spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga.

• The department of basic education has made available condom vending machines in some schools in a bid to decrease teenage pregnancies and the incidence of HIV/Aids.
• The provision of condoms is one of the services offered in a programme targeting adolescent girls and young women aged 10 to 19.
• Working with the department of health, the programme provides a range of services, including HIV testing, emergency contraception when a child is raped, and screening, investigation and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
• The programme also provides support for teen parents on how they can take care of their babies.
• Figures for national deliveries in facilities by the department of health revealed that 132,612 girls aged 15 to 19 fell pregnant in 2020 and a further 35,209 between January and March this year.
• 3,774 girls aged 10-14 years fell pregnant last year and 1,053 in the first three months of this year.