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BY REGINALD KANYANE
MEC for culture, art and traditional affairs department, Ontlametse Mochware says they will continue to fight bogus initiation schools. This comes after 17 intiates from Lehurutshe were allegedly ferried to hospital after botched circumcisions.
“We need to preserve our culture and fight against illegal initiation schools. We also encourage those who run initiation schools to follow proper procedures. They need to make sure that they apply for permission through our department,” Mochware said.
The DA provincial spokesperson on culture and traditional affairs, Dr Tutu Faleni said: “We are fretful by the reports. We have repeatedly called on CATA department to take preventative measures aimed at ensuring that initiation schools are registered and carry out their functions within the relevant legislative framework.
“It is alarming that there are no proper mechanisms in place to ensure that illegal initiation schools are reported by the community. The department seems not to have any plan in place to monitor initiation schools to prevent botched circumcisions,” Faleni said.
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