Posted on 05/18/2013 8:29:39 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
JOHANNESBURG — Twenty-three youths have died in the past nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival tests, South African police said Friday.
Police have opened 22 murder cases in the deaths in the northeastern province of Mpumalanga, according to spokesman Lt. Col. Leonard Hlathi. He said an inquest is being held into the 23rd death, of a youth who complained of stomach pains and vomited.
Initiation ceremonies are common in South Africa, where youths partake in various activities as a rite of passage into adulthood, usually over the course of three weeks. Some 30,000 youths signed up for initiation this year.
In addition to being circumcised, the boys and young men are put through a series of survival tests which sometimes include exposure to South Africa’s chilly winter conditions with skimpy clothing. Their faces are painted with red clay and they also are given herbal concoctions to drink.
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From my cold, dead hand.
RYOT NOTE: The youth died tragically because they didn’t have access to the right kind of health care. We need to do more to give the developing world access to life saving services. The Doctors Without Borders doctors save lives every day in some of the most remote places on Earth providing medical services to those who need them. To help their cause, share this story or donate today.
Huh? It's because of poor health care?
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...ain’t diversity great?
Hands off my hoodie !
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