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initiation season

Eastern Cape summer initiation season ends with 34 deaths

Maverick Citizen

Eastern Cape summer initiation season ends with 34 deaths

By Estelle Ellis and Hoseya Jubase

Four brothers shot, three killed in shooting at initiation school near Butterworth

South Africa

Four brothers shot, three killed in shooting at initiation school near Butterworth

By Estelle Ellis and Hoseya Jubase

Eastern Cape initiate found hanged in tree; another disappears after traditional circumcision

South Africa

Eastern Cape initiate found hanged in tree; another disappears after traditional circumcision

By Hoseya Jubase

Overcoming mountains: The challenges of initiation in a time of Covid-19

South Africa

Overcoming mountains: The challenges of initiation in a time of Covid-19

By Masoka Dube for Mukurukuru Media