Traditional leaders have demanded a special police investigation into allegations that assaults and torture of initiates in Matatiele, Mount Fletcher and Lady Grey in the Joe Gqabi district are being hidden.
To curb the deaths of initiates, the national government plans to change its approach and, instead of using seasonal measures, adopt year-long planning as initiation problems become more complex.
To curb deaths of initiates, the government plans to change its approach and, instead of using seasonal measures, adopt year-long planning as initiation problems become more complex.
To curb the deaths of initiates, the national government plans to change its approach and, instead of using seasonal measures, adopt year-long planning as initiation problems become more complex.This was announced by co-operative governance & traditional affairs deputy minister Prince Zolile Burns-Ncamashe after the deaths of 34 initiates, with more fighting for their lives in hospitals since the 2023 summer initiation season started in November.
To reduce the scourge of initiation deaths, the Amathole District Municipality has embarked on a campaign to provide water tanks to some initiation schools that admit hundreds of initiates.