Adolescent pregnancy will be the key focus of the World Population Day commemoration hosted by the North West Provincial Government in partnership with the Department of Social Development and the United Nations Population Fund in Mahikeng on Thursday, 11 July 2013.

North West Premier Thandi Modise and the Deputy Minister of Social Development, Bongi Ntuli will address government’s concerns about adolescent pregnancy at the commemoration to be held on the second day of the 2013 Population Association of Southern Africa Conference.

World Population Day is an annual event, commemorated on 11 July throughout the world to raise awareness on the importance of population and related issues.

According to the South African Youth Context report released in 2011, nine comma five percent male and 6 percent female high school learners reported having had an abortion or a partner who had an abortion. Only 48 percent of these learners reported using legal health services.

The event details are as follows:

Date: Thursday, 11 July 2013Place: North West University Mahikeng CampusTime: 10h00 – 13h00