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The number of indigenous languages spoken in Kenya remains speculative with most sources saying that there are over 40 different indigenous languages and dialects....

A 2006 analysis of teenage fertility trends found that there were “no grounds to believe that young South African girls are deliberately having children in order to access welfare benefits”.According to the research, teenage childbearing had not increased after the grant was introduced in 1998. ...

An estimated 59.6 million people lived in South Africa in 2020. ...

About 28.6% of the population (17.1 million people) was aged 14 or younger in 2020. See figures for other age groups here. ...

For 2021, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) estimates the mid-year population at 60.14 million people. Approximately 51.1% (approximately 30.75 million) of the population is female. ...

According to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, 8.8% of Kenya’s 12 million conventional households reported having either a desktop computer, laptop or tablet....

A total of 17.9% of Kenya’s 12 million conventional households reported having access to the internet, according to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. ...

In the 2019/2020 financial year, the government allocated Ksh7.9bn for orphans and vulnerable children, Ksh16.6bn for cash transfers to elderly persons, Ksh1.1bn in cash transfer to persons with severe disability and Ksh2.3bn for the hunger safety net programme, KSh100 million to support people with...