Back to the News 2006 page.IOL News, Wednesday, June 28, 2006.
Another circumcision initiate has died in Libode in
the Eastern Cape, bringing the tally to eight in two
weeks since the start of the winter initiation season,
the provincial health department said on
Wednesday.
Spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo said the boy was found dead
at an initiation school at Sbangweni village in Libode
just after 2am on Wednesday morning.
The exact cause of death was not yet known.
He said the boys often die of infection, gangrene or
sepsis. He said the boys steal chickens from villages
(to pay the "surgeons") and go to these schools, where
they stand in a queue to be circumcised.
"Our worry, is that apart from dying, there is a high
possibility that the boys would end up contracting
HIV," said Kupelo.
On Monday, another boy died following a botched
circumcision. Another boy, from Ngqeleni near Mthatha,
faces possible amputation.
"These boys are dying but are not supposed to die,"
said Kupelo, urging the community not to wait until the
eleventh hour before reporting suspicious
practices.
He said seven illegal surgeons have been arrested. Two
were released due to a technicality, but could possibly
be recharged.
One of the two was being sought in connection with the
death of the Port Shepstone boy, said Kupelo. -
Sapa
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