Concern grows with initiate death toll

Traditional leaders in the Eastern Cape have expressed concern about the alarming number of initiate deaths just three weeks into the season.

Already, 16 initiates have died in the province.  A recent case is that of an East London initiate who died from meningitis.

Buffalo City circumcision coordinator Mbulelo Mataya said the young initiate fell ill but his family believed he was being tormented by evil spirits and did not take him for medical help.

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