South Africa has said it will clamp down on unregistered traditional initiation schools for young men, after at least 41 died ...

Across societies and time, people have initiated new members into groups, through ceremonies and rituals designed to foster a feeling of belonging. Yet sometimes those rites or activities cross the ...

Illegal initiation schools have become an obstacle to the Eastern Cape government’s ambitions for “zero deaths” during the winter initiation season, in which four lives have been lost so far. One ...

One or more community building initiation 98% 98% 98% Students significantly more likely to be involved in only positive initiation rites and not hazing: were female, had a higher GPA than those who ...