Botched Circumcision Kills 11 Teenagers In South Africa
Eleven teenagers have died of botched circumcision within two weeks during the winter initiation season in South Africa, authorities sa...
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Eleven teenagers have died of botched circumcision within two weeks during the winter initiation season in South Africa, authorities said on Saturday.
All the deaths were reported in Eastern Cape Province, a hotbed of
circumcision-related deaths, according to the Provincial Department of
Traditional Affairs.
The death toll of initiates in a short period "is alarming", said Fikile Xasa from the department.
Meanwhile, more than 22 boys have been rescued from illegal initiation
schools in the province, according to the Community Development
Foundation of South Africa (CDFSA), which deals with the safety of
initiates.
In a related development, six other initiates died in the province when
their initiation school caught fire, the department said.
A funeral was held on Saturday for the six initiates.
Last year, more than 70 boys died at initiation schools and scores of
others were hospitalized in the Eastern Cape alone, according to the
CDFSA.