Ritual circumcision
Traditional leaders say no to medical circumcisions
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday confirmed the deaths of 21 boys in the Eastern Cape during the summer traditional initiation season.
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Kidnapped boys rescued from initiation school
Eleven boys from Daveyton were kidnapped and taken to an initiation school in Mpumalanga.
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Israeli circumcision device sparks union outcry
The non-surgical disposable device has been piloted at several non-profit sites across South Africa.
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Circumcision school age restriction 'justified'
Obed Bapela says a new age restriction on circumcisions is justified by the Children's Act.
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Police launch assault on illegal initiation
Authorities in Limpopo have established a team to curb initiation deaths in the province.
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Govt warns against illegal initiation schools
Five boys have already died this initiation season, which ends in two weeks.
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Israeli mother ordered to circumcise son
A woman is refusing a rabbinical ruling to circumcise her one-year-old son, claiming it is abuse.
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Minister offers MPs medical circumcision
Aaron Motsoaledi offered MPs medical circumcisions as part of an HIV prevention campaign.
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When culture and policing collide
Rebecca Davis looks at the unpunished crimes of circumcision deaths and 'ukuthwala'.
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Foreskin - GP men opt for the snip
Gauteng Health Dept says more than 90,000 males undewent circumcisions during the 2012/13 financial year.
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Minister slams rising circumcision deaths
Over 50 teens have died since the start of the initiation season across the country.
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5 arrested for initiate deaths
EC police have arrested five suspects in connection with the deaths of 30 initiates.
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Dept concerned with initiation injuries
At least 30 initiates have died and 283 hospitalised in the Eastern Cape due to botched circumcisions.
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'Traditional leaders must act as custodians'
Atrocities at initiation schools are undermining traditional culture, NW Premier Thandi Modise said.
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Illegal initiation schools closed down
The people responsible for operating illegal initiation schools in Mpumalanga have been banned for life.
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Motsoaledi: Initiation schools are not about money
The issue of deaths during ritual circumcision came into focus in the National Assembly on Wednesday.
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MPs discuss initiation deaths
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told MPs unscrupulous people have hijacked the African culture.
