A longstanding manhood ritual reveals some sobering, unintended truths in the South African drama “The Wound” from director John Trengove. Issues of sexuality, generational divide, class and ...

Rapper Anatii has challenged stigmas around several topics, including the sacred Xhosa initiation ceremony ulwaluko, on his latest single in an attempt to educate through art. The Hours hitmaker ...

If “Moonlight” had been about male circumcision in South Africa, it might look a lot like “The Wound.” Like Barry Jenkins’ hit film, the official South African submission to the Foreign Language Oscar ...

In a heartwarming gesture, St Andrew’s College in Makhanda recently shared a viral Facebook post welcoming back four of their grade 11 pupils who successfully underwent the Xhosa rite of passage ...

It is initiation season, many Xhosa families are in the middleof one of the most significant cultural milestones in our tradition: ulwaluko. For generations, this rite of passage has symbolised ...

Barely a day into the release of the movie Inxeba (The Wound), cinemas across the Eastern Cape were forced to cancel screenings of the film and offer refunds to patrons who had bought tickets, as a ...