MDANTSANE, Eastern Cape - The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs wants to prevent the deaths of initiates.
The department has called for a meeting with Mpondo chiefs after 39 people died during the end-of-the-year initiation period in the province.
eNCA reporter Sibongile Mkani-Mpolweni went out to Mdantsane to investigate the other side of umaluko or initiation ritual.
* Watch the video above for a detailed view of the practice.
