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Traditional Circumcision

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
Penis transplants? How about we stop botched circumcisions
Article
/ 17 March 2015

Penis transplants? How about we stop botched circumcisions

We celebrate the first penis transplant but if we ignore the botched initiations behind it we’re just in one big dick contest, says Verashni Pillay.

By Verashni Pillay
The boys who lost their manhood
Article
/ 16 August 2013

The boys who lost their manhood

During this initiation season, we look back at what happened in 2013 when bungled initiations cost boys their penises.

By Mia Malan
Male circumcision: Number of deaths unknown
Podcasts
/ 10 June 2013

Male circumcision: Number of deaths unknown

PODCAST: We speak to M&G reporter Faranaaz Parker about government’s apparent inability to track the rising number of circumcision deaths in SA.

By Staff Reporter
Circumcision: A case of all or nothing?
Article
/ 26 July 2012

Circumcision: A case of all or nothing?

Partial foreskin removal in some traditional practice may not protect as well against HIV, writes Mia Malan.

By Mia Malan

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