Clampdown on illegal circumcision initiation schools - SA

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A no-nonsense approach against widespread illegal circumcision schools is under way in the provinces.

Some initiates as young as five have been found at initiation schools.

The clampdown has also been sparked by the admission of hundreds of young boys to hospital suffering from septic cuts, wounds and illnesses.

At least nine deaths were reported last week in the Eastern Cape alone. The province has since seen arrests of traditional surgeons and the burning down of some schools - the strongest messages yet from any provincial government to stem the abuse of children's rights.

Sizwe Kupelo, provincial health department spokesperson, said five traditional surgeons have been charged for contravening the Traditional Circumcision Act.

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