Traditional rite-of-passage ceremonies in South Africa left 32 boys dead and more than 150 hospitalised, local authorities said Tuesday, as the annual initiation season drew to a close. Most of the ...

Naked, covered in white clay mud, and with his penis wrapped in leaves, Abongile Maqegu, 20, sits in a hut in South Africa recovering from his circumcision — a traditional ritual that can prove fatal.

PHUTHADITJHABA, South Africa — The 22-year-old Lamkelo Mtyho had no known health issues when he joined his peers, wrapped in blankets and smeared in clay, for the most important ritual of his young ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Xhosa boys stand in a field during traditional Xhosa male circumcision ceremonies into manhood in Qunu, South Africa, on ...

35 initiates dead as illegal schools fuel another deadly winter initiation season ...

Tragedy has become a grim perennial ritual in South Africa’s winter initiation season. The 2026 winter initiation season is ...

"Written by David Binkley, Ed DeCarbo and Christine Mullen Kreamer. Edited by Nancy Eickel."-- P. 8. Pamphlet to accompany exhibits "Making the grade: art of initiation" Nov. 11, 2001-May 5, 2002 and ...

JOHANNESBURG — At least 41 young men have died as a result of circumcision procedures as part of traditional initiation activities in South Africa in November and December, authorities said Tuesday.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 41 young men ...