An Eastern Cape teenager who fled an initiation school for health reasons said he is receiving death threats from members of the Mdantsane community.
An initiate who escaped from an illegal initiation school in the Eastern Cape has been accused of disrespecting the Xhosa tradition
He escaped in December because he had a wound that refused to heal, and the community is reportedly threatening him with death Learn at Your Own Pace! Our Flexible Online Course allows you to fit copywriting skills development around your busy schedule.
Mdantsane community members reportedly threatened to kill him. He was accused of disrespecting the AmaXhosa culture. He wants to continue with his matric classes, but it has proven difficult because he fears that the community might kill him.Mozambican prison escapees arrested in Mpumalanga, SA unimpressed"How can he disrespect an illegal initiation school? Where are the indunas of that village? In villages, we don't allow such illegal initiation schools.
"The point of going to the mountain is so that they can endure hardship. He should have walked from the mountain to home barefoot," one netien said.Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art.
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