WRAPPED in his white initiation blanket with a red stripe dyed into it by his mother, Xolani set off into the mountains with ...

AN 11-year-old pupil was dragged into a school toilet at break time and brutally circumcised by four older boys as he ...

South African Police said the boy was too terrified of violent threats to tell his teacher or his mother and suffered in ...

Traditional circumcision initiation ceremonies in South Africa have resulted in dozens of deaths and severe injuries among ...

Mass circumcision ceremonies in South Africa have left more than 43 boys dead and dozens more mutilated. The rituals – known ...

An 11-year-old boy was allegedly dragged into a school toilet in South Africa and forcibly circumcised by four older pupils, according to a report by the Daily Mail on Wednesday. The Grade 5 pupil was ...

Initiates return after completing their passage to manhood at a traditional initiation school, in Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Alfonso Nqunjana) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) ...

A report by South African-based NGO, Sonke Gender Justice, claiming 42 youths passed away as a result of customary illegal circumcisions has been rehashed. The figures come in the wake of pledges by ...

More than 43 boys died during South Africa's Ulwaluko circumcision rituals, with dozens more mutilated at illegal initiation ...

PHUTHADITJHABA, South Africa — The 22-year-old Lamkelo Mtyho had no known health issues when he joined his peers, wrapped in blankets and smeared in clay, for the most important ritual of his young ...