A Documentary uncovering the secrets, failures and successes of three traditional nurses makes its first appearance on e.tv this weekend.
The Whittlesea production takes viewers on a journey of becoming a man. It features traditional nurses Monwabisi Silwana, Sikhumbuzo Thabata and Zithulele Masoka, who have spent years looking after initiates around Nyana Village in Whittlesea.
Ikhankatha forms a part of e.tv’s local documentary series that started airing on January 24.
E.tv’s Monde Twala said the documentaries depict the lives and trends of ordinary South Africans making great strides in their communities.
Producer Sabata Masoka said the deaths of initiates was the motivation behind the production.
“This is something that has been bothering me for a while now.
“I saw a report on the initiates’ deaths and I knew something had to be done.”
He said it was mainly traditional nurses who were responsible for the high number of deaths recorded in the province. “Initiates do not die a day after the operation. The surgeons do their jobs.
“It is the traditional nurses who are supposed to make sure the initiates come back alive.”
Masoka said the journey to becoming a man should involve the whole community.
“This starts with the parents, the men of the village, the surgeon and the traditional nurses.”
Masoka said until traditional nurses received proper training, initiates would continue dying.
He said he hoped the production would restore the dignity of circumcision.
“The documentary is not aimed at disrespecting our culture but I hope people can learn from it.”
lCatch Ikhankatha on e.tv this Sunday at 6.30pm. — poliswap@dispatch.co.za
Documentary on initiation a cut above rest
The Whittlesea production takes viewers on a journey of becoming a man. It features traditional nurses Monwabisi Silwana, Sikhumbuzo Thabata and Zithulele Masoka, who have spent years looking after initiates around Nyana Village in Whittlesea.
Ikhankatha forms a part of e.tv’s local documentary series that started airing on January 24.
E.tv’s Monde Twala said the documentaries depict the lives and trends of ordinary South Africans making great strides in their communities.
Producer Sabata Masoka said the deaths of initiates was the motivation behind the production.
“This is something that has been bothering me for a while now.
“I saw a report on the initiates’ deaths and I knew something had to be done.”
He said it was mainly traditional nurses who were responsible for the high number of deaths recorded in the province. “Initiates do not die a day after the operation. The surgeons do their jobs.
“It is the traditional nurses who are supposed to make sure the initiates come back alive.”
Masoka said the journey to becoming a man should involve the whole community.
“This starts with the parents, the men of the village, the surgeon and the traditional nurses.”
Masoka said until traditional nurses received proper training, initiates would continue dying.
He said he hoped the production would restore the dignity of circumcision.
“The documentary is not aimed at disrespecting our culture but I hope people can learn from it.”
lCatch Ikhankatha on e.tv this Sunday at 6.30pm. — poliswap@dispatch.co.za
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