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Circumcision

Meet a Kenyan heroine of health: ‘I want to be an ambassador for the voiceless’
Africa
/ 14 February 2022

Meet a Kenyan heroine of health: ‘I want to be an ambassador for the voiceless’

Jane Kubai ran away from home to avoid FGM. She then worked day and night to obtain a qualification. Now, her father advises other families against child marriage

By Michael Kaloki
Taking stock of a local lockdown
Health
/ 13 December 2020

Taking stock of a local lockdown

Some Nelson Mandela Bay residents are abiding by restrictions; others are feeling festive

By Mkhuseli Sizani
Happiness is restored manhood
Article
/ 17 August 2018

Happiness is restored manhood

To understand the miracle of correcting a botched circumcision, just speak to one of
the survivors

By Carl Collison
Justice failed, says initiates’ father
Article
/ 18 May 2018

Justice failed, says initiates’ father

Two traditional nurses found guilty of mutilating a man’s two sons were given an ‘insulting’ sentence

By Carl Collison
Hope for victims of botched circumcisions
Article
/ 23 November 2017

Hope for victims of botched circumcisions

Young men who have lost their penises during initiation may be in line for free reconstruction

By Carl Collison
Wonder where SA’s medically circumcised men are? Now there’s a map for that
Article
/ 29 August 2017

Wonder where SA’s medically circumcised men are? Now there’s a map for that

When new technology and an old tradition meet, they could help avert more than a million new HIV infections.

By Nelisiwe Msomi
Do medically circumcised men take more risks in the bedroom?
Article
/ 28 March 2017

Do medically circumcised men take more risks in the bedroom?

New research may have finally answered an old question.

By Nelisiwe Msomi
​Slice of Life: ‘I was afraid but ah, me, I’m now a man’
Article
/ 3 October 2016

​Slice of Life: ‘I was afraid but ah, me, I’m now a man’

‘Circumcision school can be a dangerous place but after I went everyone was happy, I joined the elders’ discussions and felt I could face anything.’

By Carl Collison
Chiefs: ‘No initiate will die this season’
Article
/ 17 May 2016

Chiefs: ‘No initiate will die this season’

Traditional leaders believe new government rules will prevent young men from dying this winter.

By Ina Skosana
A dangerous ‘mustard seed’?
Article
/ 4 June 2015

A dangerous ‘mustard seed’?

Some men might be led to believe that the snip can entirely stop HIV infection.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 7 August 2014

Comment: Safer, due to unforeskinned circumstances

Voluntary male circumcision has made huge strides in reducing the rate of HIV infections.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 May 2014

PrePex could cut down on botched circumcision deaths

A non-surgical circumcision tool could provide a way for initiation schools to eliminate initiate deaths from traditional circumcision complications.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 15 May 2014

Bhekisisa on the cutting edge in Mpumalanga

Mpumalanga-based journalists discovered a new circumcision device, called PrePex, at a Bhekisisa media training event on Monday.

By Mercedes Sayagues
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Article
/ 6 May 2014

Quick expansion of medical circumcision brings challenges – study

Researchers say the increase in male medical circumcision services should go hand in hand with a plan to maintain quality, according to a study.

By Mercedes Sayagues
Man severely beaten for speaking out about his penis amputation
Article
/ 25 March 2014

Man severely beaten for speaking out about his penis amputation

Three people have been arrested after a Pondoland initiate who lost his penis and spoke out about it in public was beaten for "shaming the custom".

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
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Article
/ 7 March 2014

Play gives initiates who lost their manhood a voice

A Johannesburg director has taken up the continuing tragedy of botched circumcisions.

By Mia Malan
Short film explores Xhosa initiation, homosexuality
Article
/ 13 February 2014

Short film explores Xhosa initiation, homosexuality

John Trengove’s movie "IBhokwe: The Goat" is touted as the first film to explore homosexuality within the context of traditional Xhosa initiation.

By Sandiso Ngubane
Talks on clear-cut solutions to circumcision initiated
Article
/ 2 January 2014

Talks on clear-cut solutions to circumcision initiated

Doctors and traditional leaders have begun negotiating to allow doctors to assist with circumcisions to reduce initiation-related deaths and injuries.

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
Modise slams illegal initiation schools for ‘undermining our tradition’
Article
/ 23 December 2013

Modise slams illegal initiation schools for ‘undermining our tradition’

Following the deaths of two teenage initiates, North West Premier Thandi Modise has demanded the closure of illegally run initiation schools.

By Sapa
Motsoaledi urges politicians to get circumcised
Article
/ 22 October 2013

Motsoaledi urges politicians to get circumcised

Speaking after the launch of the HIV, counselling and testing campaign, Aaron Motsoaledi has urged MPs to lead by example and get circumcised.

By Sapa and Bhekisisa Team
Medical back-up in Pondo initiation
Article
/ 28 September 2013

Medical back-up in Pondo initiation

Eastern Cape royals are campaigning to use medical circumcision in traditional rituals.

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
No image available
Article
/ 23 August 2013

Circumcision: Child’s death scares off patients

Work on HIV prevention may be undone after a boy has died after a medical circumcision procedure.

By Ina Skosana
Editorial: Ulwaluko laws are vital
Article
/ 16 August 2013

Editorial: Ulwaluko laws are vital

Culture can hold people together, providing a sense of belonging. Like religion, it gives traditional communities a set of social rules to live by.

By Editorial
Circumcision: A sharp twist of the knife and all is lost
Analysis
/ 12 July 2013

Circumcision: A sharp twist of the knife and all is lost

More people continue to be killed and mutilated in initiation schools in South Africa each year than died in the Sharpeville massacre.

By Chris Mann
Arrests made in Eastern Cape after botched circumcisions
Article
/ 9 July 2013

Arrests made in Eastern Cape after botched circumcisions

Five people have been arrested since the start of the initiation season in the Eastern Cape, say police.

By Sapa
Zimbabwe’s anti-HIV circumcision drive fails to take off
Africa
/ 9 July 2013

Zimbabwe’s anti-HIV circumcision drive fails to take off

Government says there has been a poor response to the male circumcision programme which aims to circumcise about 3-million men by the end of 2015.

By Irin News
M&G Hangout: Non-surgical circumcision?
Videos
/ 21 June 2013

M&G Hangout: Non-surgical circumcision?

From contraception for schoolchildren to PrePex circumcisions, we discuss the Aids-prevention efforts debated at the SA Aids conference.

By Staff Reporter
Public protector to probe initiation deaths
Article
/ 19 June 2013

Public protector to probe initiation deaths

Deputy public protector Kevin Malunga will help probe the issues surrounding botched circumcisions, says his office.

By Sapa
PrePex will save many lives in SA – with traditional leaders’ help
Article
/ 18 June 2013

PrePex will save many lives in SA – with traditional leaders’ help

The state’s hopes for the nonsurgical circumcision device rest on its acceptance in initiation rituals.

By Mia Malan
Man shot dead at E Cape initiation school
Article
/ 18 June 2013

Man shot dead at E Cape initiation school

A man has been shot dead at an initiation school near Bityi early on Tuesday morning, say Eastern Cape police.

By Sapa and Staff Reporter
Young South Africans on youth unemployment and circumcision
Videos
/ 14 June 2013

Young South Africans on youth unemployment and circumcision

Three of the M&G’s 200 YSA discuss the country’s unemployment issues and the controversial topic of male initiation.

By Staff Reporter
Tradition and medicine can work together
Article
/ 14 June 2013

Tradition and medicine can work together

Ronald Ingle describes an initiation practice that used to happen forty years ago.

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