10 December 2019 1 Min Read
Ban traditional circumcision for a year, says Eastern Cape urologist
A young man applies white clay during a traditional initiation process. Halfway through this summer's circumcision season, eight initiates have died in the Eastern Cape. File photo.
Image: Mujahid Safodien/AFP
Image: Mujahid Safodien/AFP
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Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital head of urology Dr Mbuyiselo Madiba has called for traditional circumcision in the Eastern Cape to be banned for a year and replaced with medical circumcision.
This comes as the summer initiation deaths in the province have already surpassed the winter figures.