Muthambi saddened by death of 22 initiates
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Faith
Calls to ban initiation in summer season
The Eastern Cape government and House of Traditional leaders are calling for the custom of
MEC attributes death of initiates to custom commercialisation
Traditional Affairs MEC in the Eastern Cape Xolile Nqatha has attributed the deaths of initiates in
Women want to be more involved in initiation process
The call by women to become more involved in the male Xhosa initiation process has met stern
Limpopo initiates return home, 17 deaths in Eastern Cape
The families of initiates who have returned home from an initiation school at Nkomo village outside
Eastern Cape government concerned about illegal initiation schools
The Eastern Cape government is very concerned about the high number of illegal initiation schools
E Cape initiates death toll rises to 21
The Nelson Mandela Bay region in the Eastern Cape has recorded its first death at an initiation
Death toll in E Cape initiation rises
Another initiate has died in the Eastern Cape, bringing to 20 the number of dead initiates in the
Death toll among initiates rises in E Cape
The death toll among initiates in Eastern Cape has risen to six. This follows the passing of a 20
E. Cape government ready for initiation season
Eastern Cape government authorities and traditional leaders have committed to ensuring that there
Hearings on the Customary Initiation Bill begin on Monday
Public hearings into the Customary Initiation Bill aimed at regulating the practice of circumcision
EC police hunt for illegal traditional surgeon
Eastern Cape Police are searching for a alleged notorious illegal traditional surgeon named Mchina.
Cape Flats traditional leaders demand land for initiation schools
Traditional leaders on the Cape Flats have called on authorities to make available tracts of land
Eastern Cape winter initiation season launched
The winter initiation season is underway.
Gauteng initiation schools remain suspended
Initiation schools remain suspended in Gauteng until at the end of next year as stakeholders