A traditional rite practiced in South Africa has left 23 male teenagers dead following the Xhosa Ulwaluko ceremony, which consists of circumcision plus an initiation into manhood. The ancestral, yet ...
South African 17-year-old Sinoyolo was looking forward to becoming a "man" this year. His uncle had made arrangements for him to travel to the mountains overlooking the South African city of Port ...
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 ...
John Trengove's film explores the initiation ritual of the rural Xhosa community. By Scott Roxborough For his directorial debut, John Trengove ventured into unknown territory: setting his tale of same ...
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 ...
In 2010 before the World Cup, I and nine other writers travelled to eKoloni for four days to donate books and talk literature with the audience, a journey that took us to places like eBhayi and eRhini ...
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 ...
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 ...
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