The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) has warned that the winter initiation season could become fertile ground for the coronavirus to spread quickly among initiates. /
Zolani Mkiva, secretary-general of Contralesa, said the national executive committee of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa held a virtual meeting in April and unanimously resolved to not only suspend the winter season but to cancel it.The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa has warned that the winter initiation season could become fertile ground for the coronavirus to spread quickly among initiates.
“We could not afford to risk the lives of our children. Of course, it was not an easy decision but Covid-19 has disrupted everything in the universe and this makes the year 2020 an unusual year in the history of human rights,” he said. Mkiva said anyone found disobeying the order to cancel the initiation would face the wrath of traditional authorities and the full might of the law.
Eastern Cape co-operative governance and traditional affairs spokesperson, Mamnkeli Ngam said the suspension of“Post the national lockdown an assessment will be made about the upcoming summer season,” he said.would be prosecuted using the regulations governing Covid-19 as well as the provisions of the Customary Male Initiation Practice Act.
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