Police have rescued two young men from separate illegal initiation camps following a raid at Lookout Hill in Khayelitsha on Tuesday.
This comes amid an ongoing investigation into an alleged initiation camp that was set up on the private property in Atlantis last week.
Under gazetted Covid-19 disaster regulations, the practice has been suspended in the Western Cape until further notice.
Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk said Lingelethu West SAPS received a complaint on Tuesday of an illegal initiation school operating in Khayelitsha.
“(Police) found two youngsters that were already initiated. There were no caregivers present, nor the traditional surgeon. The initiates were taken by their parents and the huts broken down. Cases have been registered for investigation,” he said.
Vice-chairperson of Somagwaza Institute Mark Khoabane said the two initiation sites were discovered by community members on Sunday.
He appealed to parents to comply with the summer initiation ban in the province. “It was sad for me to witness such a situation and I felt bad for the boys who had to be taken to the authorities and be charged by the police.”
Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport spokesperson Tania Colyn said: “The camps were reported to the relevant police station, as an initiation in the province is still prohibited under level 1 regulations.”
-Cape Times
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