South Africa teens often become moms
Monday, July 23, 2012 - 02:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Tens of thousands drop out of the education system annually because of pregnancy. One was studying law when 'one stupid night' changed her life.MAVELA, South Africa — Her grandmother was an alcoholic and her mother was a prostitute, strangled by a client. The child of another of her mother's customers, Nicolene Marx grew up in a poor Durban neighborhood with scant hope of escaping.