The winter initiation practice has drawn to an end and has in the process claimed the life of a 42-year-old man while 138 initiates were rescued and removed from illegal schools in Tshwane. The ...

The Gauteng winter initiation practice has drawn to an end, claiming the lives of two people while 138 initiates had to be rescued from illegal schools and 132 were hospitalised. The figures speak of ...

Initiation, or ulwaluko in Xhosa tradition, marks the transition from boyhood to manhood. Boys leave home for several weeks ...

Unscrupulous traditional surgeons (iingcibi) and unregistered traditional nurses (amakhankatha) be warned: big brother is coming for you. In a bid to curb the ever-increasing number of initiate deaths ...

Initiation Programme joint media statement by Western Cape MEC of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais and the Initiation Reference Committee of the Western Cape Cultural Commission The Cabinet ...

Government is calling on the traditional leaders and initiation schools to hold hands with them as the traditional initiation practices remain officially suspended in a bid to mitigate exposure ...