The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi and the Deputy Minister for Traditional Affairs, Mr Obed Bapela will hold a joint press conference on initiation cultural practices.
The winter season signals the start of the initiation period in the South African calendar where young males, the majority of whom are teenagers, are gearing to enter the initiation schools and commence with the rite of passage from childhood to adulthood.
The briefing will be held as follows:
Date: 12 June 2014
Venue: GCIS Head Office, Tshedimosetso House
1035 Francis Baard Street , Cnr Festival, Hatfield, Pretoria
TimeI: 14h00
The Ministers will during the press conference discuss amongst others, government strategies to prevent death and injury including the abuse of these schools during the initiation practice season.
For more information contact:
Sifiso Ngcobo on
Cell: 071 421 9592
Joe Maila
Cell: 082 887 3581
