Young people involved prostitution and drugs on the rise in WC

A general view of heavy snowfall on a road to Harrismith from Sterkfontein dam on September 21, 2024. 
 
Large parts of the country have experienced a substantial drop in temperatures and heavy rain.
File: View of the South African flag with a magnifying glass.

 
The El-Nino-induced drought has hit the southern Africa region hard, leaving many people and animals in rural Zimbabwe in serious need of water.
File: Cocaine with razor blade and bank note.
DELFT, CAPE TOWN – The Western Cape Missing Persons Unit is concerned about the number of young children who prostitute themselves for drugs on the streets.
It is pleading with the provincial Social Development Department to intervene. 
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This comes as the search for 15-year-old Beyonce Hapaguti of Delft, Cape Town, continues. She was reported missing last month.
Hapaguti and her pals were last seen after school on August 30th, but one of her friends, Marion Fredericks,  has since returned home after two weeks on the streets.
eNCA’s Nobesuthu Hejana filed this report.