Traditional Circumcision
latest news & developmentsChiefs: ‘No initiate will die this season’
Traditional leaders believe new government rules will prevent young men from dying this winter.
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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.
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.
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.
Circumcision: A case of all or nothing?
Partial foreskin removal in some traditional practice may not protect as well against HIV, writes Mia Malan.