Tag: initiation

Limpopo’s Rain Queen suspends initiation schools in 2025

According to Bolobedu tradition, initiation and coronation ceremonies cannot be held in…

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No deaths goal set for Limpopo initiation season

Makamu urges leaders to preserve cultural initiation values while ensuring initiates’ safety…

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Gauteng man arrested for illegal initiation school and taking in children

The man was arrested in Soshanguve and allegedly initiated children as young…

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Boy runs away to join initiation school, family unsuccessful in securing his return

The family was met with a list of items demanded by the…

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Initiation schools: Commission wants answers on why recommendations haven’t been carried out

Commission for Gender Equality report found that the government failed to implement…

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Top 10 stories of the day: Man sentenced for smuggling girls | 20 arrested over initiation deaths | Proteas secure nail-biting win

Here’s your daily news update: An easy-to-read selection of our top stories.…

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23 arrests made after Eastern Cape initiation school deaths as Hlabisa considers suspension

From 2019 to date, at least 250 boys have died at initiation…

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Call for two-year ban to prevent initiation deaths

With 20 deaths during the summer initiation season, traditional leaders call for…

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Eastern Cape summer initiation season claims 20 boys lives

Conservative views in the Eastern Cape consider initiates who drink water and…

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Minister sends weather warning ahead of initiation ceremony

Young men across the country will from November embark on a sacred…

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