Eastern Cape circumcision death toll rises to 22 Boys undergoing initiation rites January 05, 2006, 22:15 The death toll of the circumcision season in the Eastern Cape has risen to 22, with the news that a would-be initiate has hanged himself at Bholothwa in the Queenstown area. Sizwe Kupelo, a provincial spokesperson for the health department, says Mzwanele Diniso (24) was found hanging from a tree on New Year's Day after going missing from the illegal initiation school he was attending. Kupelo said the young man told relatives last week he wanted to be taken to hospital because he...