14-07-2025
Contralesa livid after 21 botched circumcisions in Limpopo
The Congress of Traditional Leaders in South Africa (Contralesa) has expressed concern about risky practices at initiation schools after 21 Limpopo initiates were subjected to botched circumcision procedures.
The incidents happened at two initiation schools at Lesodi and Rantlakane villages in Mapela outside Mokopane last week, prompting their immediate admission to George Masebe Hospital, where they will undergo re-circumcision procedures on Monday.
Despite the provincial department of co-operative governance, human settlements and traditional affairs saying the initiation schools were legal, Contralesa has bemoaned the mushrooming of schools that continue to disobey the cultural rules that govern them.
The department said its monitors discovered that the two initiation schools were experiencing challenges that were delaying progress during the initiation process.
MEC Basikopo Makamu is expected to visit the affected schools this week to hear what transpired.
