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Traditional Xhosa initiate Fezikhaya Tselane applies traditional white clay for skin protection during a traditional initiation process on July 11, 2017 in the Coffee Bay area in Umtata.Image: Mujahid Safodien/AFP
CONGRESS OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS

Don’t mess with our initiation rites, say chiefs

Public consultations about the Customary Initiation Bill have only just started, and already it is being met with a backlash from traditional leaders. One chief has threatened to advise people not to adhere to any decision “tampering”…

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