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- At least 41 young men died during traditional initiation circumcision procedures in South Africa in November and December.
- Illegal initiation institutions persist despite registration laws, while the rite involves isolating initiates at schools.
- Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa attributed the deaths to negligence by schools and parents.
- The Eastern Cape has the highest death toll this year, at 21.
