
Mass circumcision ceremony leaves 39 boys dead and dozens more mutilated after botched procedures during tribal ‘initiation’ in South Africa
The 2025 tribal ‘initiation ceremony’ where teenage males in South Africa undergo agonising circumcision has ended – with 39 deaths and dozens more boys mutilated. Despite a target being set by the Government of zero fatalities this year, the figure is still a huge drop on last year where 93 died, while a total of 361…