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We are only halfway through ulwaluko — the traditional Xhosa initiation season — in the Eastern Cape and already we know of at least 23 young men who have lost their lives while attending initiation school.
The rite of passage that is coupled with circumcision of young men has been part of most African cultures since the beginning of time. It is in the main a time-honoured tradition that has been passed from one generation to the next.
The bodies of three initiates were found at Tsomo village in the Eastern Cape at the weekend.