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Initiates undergoing the traditional passage to manhood in Qunu, in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Many either die or get maimed during the winter practice. Reuters/Siegfried Modola

Changes in gender norms are making initiation safer for South African boys

Mzi Nduna, University of the Witwatersrand; Anele Siswana, University of the Witwatersrand; Deborah Lesley Ewing, University of the Witwatersrand, and Esmeralda Vilanculos, University of the Witwatersrand

The practices around the traditional passage to manhood in South Africa are changing and beginning to encompass women as family patterns change. But, there are mixed feelings about the changes.

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