The South African authorities have suspended several ... But exactly what happens there is kept a secret. Ukwaluka, or traditional initiation, is seen as a necessary part of the passage from ...
A traditional rite practiced in South Africa has left 23 male teenagers dead following the Xhosa Ulwaluko ceremony, which consists of circumcision plus an initiation into manhood. The ancestral ...
Minister Hlabisa was accompanied by Eastern Cape CoGTA MEC Zolile Williams, the leadership of Matatiele Local Municipality, ...
As previously reported, Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Bontle Molefe has honoured his Sotho tradition from boyhood to manhood. The ...
The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) wants the government to ban initiation schools in the Eastern Cape temporarily This was after 20 initiates reportedly died since ...
The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa ... passing on of not less than 20 initiates during this summer initiation season. It is embarrassing that in this same province ...
A picture of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the Eastern Cape province. Picture: AFP CAPE TOWN - The National Men's Forum of South Africa is ...