Commission orders suspension of initiation activities in Gauteng
The Commission for Cultural‚ Religious and Linguistic Rights wants to effect regulation and curb criminality associated with the initiation and circumcision practice
The Commission for Cultural‚ Religious and Linguistic Rights has ordered a suspension of all initiation-related activities in Gauteng until December 2018‚ in an effort to effect regulation and curb criminality in the practice.This was a recommendation in its report, Some Problems and Challenges that Lead to Deaths and Injuries at Initiation Schools in SA‚ presented in Braamfontein on Tuesday.The chairperson of the Gauteng initiation-monitoring task team‚ Prince Mahlangu‚ said the aim is not to stop the practice indefinitely: "We are supporting the suspension on the simple basis of protecting our children. We also want to be able to compel the government to support the initiative."Many of the issues raised are not initiation issues‚ [they are] criminal," he said. "As [we embark on the suspension]‚ we expect there will be areas which will still be operating‚ such as Sedibeng and the Orange Farm. We have put extreme measures [in place] to curb those issues."In the report‚ presented by ...
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