CORONAVIRUS: Traditional initiation season suspended amid Covid-19 pandemic

on Wednesday, 22 April that the current initiation season has been suspended. The organisation said it was in unison with the rest of South Africa in the fight against Covid-19 and that it made no sense to go ahead with initiations under the current circumstances.

Mkiva added that by virtue of its sole custodianship of the initiation custom, decisions rested with the traditional leadership, not the government. “Covid-19 is the biggest disruptor that the world has ever seen. We have never seen a virus wreaking destruction of this magnitude. This coronavirus has humbled everyone,” said Mkiva.

A statement issued by Contralesa stated that the president, Kgoshi Mokoena, had signed the declaration to suspend the winter initiation season on 21 April 2020.

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