Initiation school
3 suspects arrested for Tsomo initiates murder
The bodies of three initiates were found at Tsomo village in the Eastern Cape at the weekend.
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MPs to hold hearings on initiation bill
The bill is intended to regulate initiation schools and the aim is to root out illegal schools.
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Authorities investigate after initiation school fire kills 2
Another two teenagers have died during the winter initiation season in the Eastern Cape.
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Winter season initiations claim four lives
Circumstances surrounding the deaths of three Mpumalanga initiates have not yet been confirmed.
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Mpumalanga House of Traditional Leaders saddened by passing of two initiates
Chairperson Kgoshi Mokoena says they are shocked by the deaths because they come on the first week since the opening of the schools.
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UJ to meet with first year students experiencing initiation rituals & bullying
UJ’s Kaamini Reddy says the institution has a zero tolerance approach to students who are involved in such practices.
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Hunt continues for missing Orange Farm teens
Govt says in many instances teenage boys run away to initiation schools as a result of peer pressure.
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Sangoma's wife handed 21 years for her role in 17 rapes
Johan Mlombo (50) was sentenced to 17 life sentences for raping 17 girls in 24 hours.
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Sangoma handed 17 life sentences for raping 17 girls in 24 hours
Johan Mlombo was found guilty of raping the girls at an initiation school in Mpumalanga in August 2012.
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Govt to take serious legal action against illicit initiation schools
The official death toll this season has reached 25, with most fatalities reported in the Eastern Cape.
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1,100 initiates rescued from illegal schools in EC
Traditional Affairs Deputy Minister Obed Bapela says of the 1,100 initiates, 145 are in hospital.
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Gauteng cops rescue 21 boys from initiation school
There have been increased reports of kidnappings since the start of the circumcision season.
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Three EC initiates die while undergoing rite of passage
It’s believed the deceased are aged between 14 and 17 years old.
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Contralesa condemns 'commercialising' initiation practise
Contralesa says commercialisation of cultural initiation is to blame for the lawless behaviour at schools.
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Police withdraw case against alleged initiation kidnappers
Police say the boys were not kidnapped as they went to the school voluntarily.
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Dept promises tighter laws as initiation deaths climb
Thirty six teenage boys died in the Eastern Cape during the winter initiation season.
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EC initiation school praised
The PE initiation school recorded no fatalities since it was establishment over 20 years ago.
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Calls to fast-track initiation bill
31 young men have died since the start of the initiation season due to botched circumcisions.
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Illegal initiation deaths rise to 29
The Traditional Affairs Dept says many illegal schools are run by young men out to make a quick buck.
