Winter initiation season opens with renewed focus on safety: CoGTA Minister weighs in

As the winter initiation season gets underway across South Africa, concerns around the safety of initiates remain under sharp focus.

Every year, government, traditional leaders and communities work to prevent injuries, and the operation of illegal initiation schools.

The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has been monitoring the season closely, while also dealing with broader governance challenges affecting municipalities and local government.

For more on this we are now joined by Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa.

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