Thirty initiates have died and over 80 have been admitted to hospitals in the Eastern Cape.
Thirty initiates have died and over eighty have been admitted to hospitals in the Eastern Cape. eNCA's Nceba Ntlanganiso filed this report. Courtesy #DStv403It's only halfway into the two-month long Ulwaluko summer season which runs until 12 January.
Another initiate is lying in ICU with 60 percent burn wounds as his mother keeps watch.In a recent statement, CoGTA Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma called on all role players, especially the custodians of cultural practices working with health practitioners, to put in place the necessary preventative measures to avoid further casualties.
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