Traditional leaders of South Africa want Eastern Cape initiation schools temporarily banned
The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) have called for the government to place a two-year ban on […]
initiation
Call for two-year ban to prevent initiation deaths | The Citizen
With 20 deaths during the summer initiation season, traditional leaders call for a two-year ban in the Eastern Cape to
Media Statement: Committee Wraps Up Oversight Visit to Eastern Cape Initiation Sites
Parliament, Saturday, 14 December 2024 – The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs wrapped up its three-day oversight
Eastern Cape's grim initiation season: Dehydration claims lives of 8 initiates
Eight initiates died in Eastern Cape’s summer initiation season, primarily due to dehydration, in mostly illegal initiation schools. Iavan Pijoos
Initiation deaths rise in the Eastern Cape
Eight boys have died in traditional initiation schools in the Eastern Cape. Xolile Mtembu www.iol.co.za
Extortionists target Eastern Cape initiation season as gangs demand protection fees
Extortionists in the Eastern Cape have expanded their scope and are targeting initiates in the bush, demanding protection fees from
Summer initiation season claims five lives in Eastern Cape
Williams urged parents to continue to ensure that initiates were circumcised by qualified surgeons. He said his department had trained
Western Cape initiation forums ready for summer season
307 cultural practitioners including traditional surgeons, carers and administrators were exposed to capacity building, environmental management, health and hygiene as
Court sentences four men for initiate’s death at illegal Eastern Cape initiation school | The Citizen
Four men, including a non-registered surgeon, were sentenced for the death of a 17-year-old initiate. Sentences ranged from 4 to
14 die during Eastern Cape winter initiation season – SABC News – Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa’s news leader.
The latest initiate to die succumbed to injuries after his hut caught fire in Qumbu. sabcnews.com www.sabcnews.com