Page 3 - Initiation Schools News Today

Eastern Cape provincial government spokesperson Mamkeli Ngam said they are very concerned about the rise in numbers of deaths.

The end of the tarred Distillery Road which goes through Langerug has been closed, because residents do not want initiates walking through, says Western Cape Basotho Chief Thabang Sebetoane.

WC cultural affairs dept to submit adjusted initiations plan While under level 1, the cabinet of the Western Cape took a decision to lift the suspension on initiation practices, which was set to begin on Tuesday. However, the country has now moved to level 2. Initiation schools have been urged to ensure the boys who come to them are safe at all times. Picture: Asanda Austin Jezile/Eyewitness News 6 minutes a...

No place for outdated initiation schools today NATHANIEL LEE"> By NATHANIEL LEE - 10 March 2021 - 07:34 In the light of the challenges facing the SA youth, it is worth pondering the question whether initiation schools are a boon or a bane to our society. There have been many stories, mostly horrifying, about the experiences of the initiates at these “schools”, which include botched circumcisions which condemn young boys to childless futures. What is clear is that boys who attend t...