2015-09-27 Eyewitness News (South Africa) - "EC authorities meet to curb initiation deaths"

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CAPE TOWN - Authorities in the Eastern Cape will today start a two-day summit aimed at curbing initiation deaths.

Officials rescued 23 initiates, some as young as 13-years-old from illegal schools in several villages near Mthatha earlier this week.

It is off season and normally young people don't go for circumcision until the school holidays.

During the winter season more than 30 young boys died, most of them from the Eastern Cape while undergoing the rite of passage.
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Two months ago 158 children were rescued from an illegal school near Tzaneen after community members reported suspicious activity.

Government said it is looking to clamp down on illegal schools by possibly introducing new legislation.

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2015-09-24 South African Broadcasting Corporation - "Initiation school leaders urged to meet health requirements"

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Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on initiation school members to be approved by community leaders. He was addressing hundreds of people at the National Heritage Day celebrations at the Ramokgopa Stadium, in Limpopo on Saturday.

He made the plea after the recent spate of deaths of young males due to botched circumcisions. Ramaphosa says that initiation school leaders must also meet health requirements.

URL: http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/088e250049f72af49640dfa53d9712f0/Initiation-school-leaders-urged-to-meet-health-requirements-20150924