Editorial: Too many young men are dying

Editorial: Too many young men are dying

20 Jul 2012 06:41 - Editorial
The proliferation of illegal initiation schools is a threat not just to cultural practices or even young men's lives, but to public health in general.
Clash of customs

Clash of customs

20 Jul 2012 06:38 - Kwanele Sosibo
Boys in Mpondoland are going behind their parents' backs to attend dodgy initiation schools that too often claim the lives of youths who would be men.
A cut above: Initiation done right

Slideshow | A cut above: Initiation done right

19 Jul 2012 12:56
This year's circumcision season is one of the deadliest. The M&G visits an initiation school which follows strict precautions and has no fatalities.

Mother accuses police of failing her after kidnap

25 Aug 2009 14:05 - Staff Reporter
The police are refusing to act against a circumcision school that allegedly kidnapped boys without their parents' consent, a mother said on Tuesday.