Authorities report that at least 41 young men have died from circumcision procedures during traditional initiation activities ...

South Africa has said it will clamp down on unregistered traditional initiation schools for young men, after at least 41 died ...

More than 40 young men have died in South Africa over two months following circumcision procedures linked to traditional ...

JOHANNESBURG - Initiation ceremonies in South Africa have led to the deaths of 60 young men and the hospitalization of hundreds since May, sparking concern from officials about regulations surrounding ...

As part of immediate consequence management, law enforcement agencies have already made 41 arrests linked to ...

Despite legislation introduced to regulate the process, fatalities continue to be reported every year. South African law ...

At least 30 initiates are known to have died by the time the traditional male initiation season ended in South Africa this winter (2015). Most were from Xhosa communities in the Eastern Cape province.

The Congress of Traditional Leaders (Contralesa) urges initiation school owners to respect the law to avoid unnecessary deaths. Chief Mathupa Mokoena, president of Contralesa, who is also a senior ...

At least 41 young men in South Africa are dead as a result of getting their foreskins removed ... and the fatal circumcisions were performed as part of traditional initiation ...