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Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga record highest initiation deaths

eNCA / July 26, 2026

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s winter initiation season has been one of the deadliest in recent years. The CoGTA Department has […]

Limpopo authorities have shut down seven illegal initiation schools in the Sekhukhune District after they continued operating beyond the province’s

Mpumalanga recorded the highest fatalities at 18, followed by the Eastern Cape with 14. sabcnews.com www.sabcnews.com

eNCA / July 16, 2026

JOHANNESBURG – The winter initiation season has claimed 43 lives across South Africa, with authorities arresting 40 people, shutting down

Story audio is generated using AI Limpopo premier Phophi Ramathuba has welcomed the Polokwane high court’s decision to dismiss an

SAnews / June 10, 2026

The official opening of the 2026 Winter Initiation Season in the Eastern Cape has been accompanied by renewed calls for

Shock and grief have swept through Tiego Tawana Secondary School after a 19-year-old matric pupil, described as hardworking and determined,

eNCA / September 23, 2025

JOHANNESBURG – 67 boys have been rescued from illegal initiation schools in the North West. The Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committee

Police have shut down six illegal initiation schools and arrested 37 people since the winter season began in June. A

As the winter initiation season starts, the provincial initiation co-ordinating committee (PICC) rescued 67 boys from illegal initiation schools at