Ingoma owners are urged to comply with the acts

MBOMBELA – The provincial chairperson of the house of traditional leaders, Kgoshi Lameck Mokoena said community members to caution communities to exercise safety measures during the ingoma (initiation) practice.

He says this rite of passage by young initiates to adulthood is a significant cultural practice that needs to be accorded respect and dignity, and therefore safety measures should be considered to prevent unintended consequences.

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Mokoena says the house is working jointly with sector departments in pursuit of an incident-free ingoma season.”We are working with law enforcement agencies and health practitioners to save lives. Community awareness programmes will be implemented to mobilize them against illegal activities of the ingoma practice. We are leaving no stone unturned  in minimising fatalities that come with unsafe Ingoma practices.

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We will embark on vigorous community awareness programmes regarding unlawful initiation schools, kidnapping and ill treatment of initiates, in an attempt tostop inhumane acts,” he said.
Initiation schools owners are urged to comply with the Ingoma Act of 2011.