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Govt Warns of 'Fly-by-Night' Initiation Schools as Deaths Rise

Eastern Cape Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Spokesperson Mamnkeli Ngam has appealed to parents to verify the legitimacy of the places they send their sons to for the circumcision rituals being conducted during the winter holidays following the deaths of four boys.

  • South Africa:   Initiation Death Toll Climbs

    News24Wire, 25 June 2018

    Parents have been urged to verify the legitimacy of the places they send their sons for the circumcision rituals being conducted during the winter holidays, as the death toll… Read more »

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Group of Xhosa initiates (file photo).

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