Illegal initiation school
Gauteng govt warns public of illegal initiation schools
This is in the wake of yet another life lost on Christmas Day at a bogus circumcision school in Crown Mines, in southern Johannesburg.
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Dept of Traditional Affairs: Initiation Bill won't take power away from leaders
The bill comes after the deaths of many young men, most being in the Eastern Cape
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Sadtu wants swift action in curbing initiation school deaths
The union has called on traditional leaders, government and civil society to take a stand against illegal initiation schools.
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Three boys die at illegal Eastern Cape initiation school
Two of the victims were 15-year-old boys and are believed to have died on Thursday.
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‘Still no arrests’ after initiation school deaths in Gauteng
The DA says 27 illegal initiation schools were operating in the summer and 40 others in winter this year alone.
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Orange Farm parents lambast police after abducted 20 boys still missing
Police say the area has an illegal initiation school problem but they are doing their best to attend to every report.
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Two die in EC initiation school fire
Ten other initiates have been treated for smoke inhalation after the school caught alight earlier on Sunday morning, officials say.
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Police: Children must be granted permission to attend initiation schools
Four initiates, aged between 14 and 21, died in KwaMhlanga, Kwaggafontein, Vosman and Belfast since the start of the season.
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Alleged victim’s mother calls for initiation schools to be shut
The CRL commission has been hearing emotional testimonies from family members and victims of initiation schools.
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Some initiation schools could be shut down
At least 23 young men have died while undergoing the right of passage this summer.
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Cogta records decrease in number of initiation deaths
The number is down from more than 40 fatalities during the same period last year.
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40 initiates killed in the Eastern Cape so far this season
Provincial health spokesperson Luvuyo Bayeni said dehydration played a role in some of the deaths.
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24 of 40 missing Orange Farm teens found
Over 90 males aged between 10 & 23, have been found at illegal initiation schools around Gauteng.
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Seven arrested following EC initiate’s botched circumcision
The Health Department has confirmed 8 initiates in total died this week in botched initiation procedures.
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At least 80 males rescued from illegal initiation schools across Gauteng
It’s understood 59 initiates have been found in and around the Orange Farm area since Monday.
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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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Missing Orange Farm teens: 10 of 40 found beaten & bruised
10 teens were found through various police operations, but the whereabouts of the others remain unknown.
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Frantic search for 30 missing boys in Gauteng
It’s alleged they were kidnapped and taken to initiation schools last Wednesday.
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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.
