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Traditional leaders set to curb initiation deaths
SABC
2004-05-21

Traditional leaders look set to take steps that could help curb deaths in initiation schools. In the latest incident 14 under age boys have been admitted to hospital in the Mount Frere area of the Eastern Cape following botched circumcision procedures.

>p>Traditional leaders look set to take steps that could help curb deaths in initiation schools. In the latest incident 14 under age boys have been admitted to hospital in the Mount Frere area of the Eastern Cape following botched circumcision procedures.

The House of Traditional Leaders is meeting in Cape Town today to discuss its support for legislation that will regulate initiation schools and circumcision. Elements of the legislation will be discussed at a two-day national conference planned for next week in Johannesburg.

Meanwhile, a traditional surgeon from Mount Frere will appear in court today following the number botched circumcisions. If he is found guilty, he could face a fine of up to R10 000 or ten years in jail. A health department spokesperson says 10 of the boys, who are all under the age of 18, are in a critical condition. (SOURCE: SABC, 19 May 2004).

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