Circumcision

Though many boys have died in the past, the government promotes the practice as key in the fight against HIV/Aids Tens of thousands of young boys take part in traditional initiation ceremonies each year, with circumcision being performed…

Government’s efforts to curb the deaths of young initiates through illegal circumcision in the Eastern Cape made a breakthrough over the weekend when police arrested three traditional surgeons (iingcibi) and seven traditional nurses…