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FILE | Contralesa President Kgoshi Mathupa.
The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) has urged the public to refrain from forcibly taking people to initiation schools.
This plea comes in response to a recent incident involving a 72-year-old man who was abducted from his home in Ga-Mamatsha village in Limpopo and taken to an initiation school without his consent.
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with this case and were released on bail after a court appearance.
The traditional council says people should have the freedom to choose to attend initiation schools willingly.
Contralesa President Kgoshi Mathupa says those responsible for such actions should face prosecution.
Mathupa says, “I am so angry that after people were told not to do this, they are doing it. As Contralesa, we are saying the law must take its course, and we are going to make sure that we are friends of the courts in making sure that those perpetrators are dealt with severely because this is not our culture, this is abduction, it’s no more initiation practice.”
VIDEO | Three arrested for forced initiation abduction in Limpopo:
