Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Jeff Radebe says Cabinet has approved the draft Policy on the Customary Practice of Initiation in South Africa.
Briefing media in Cape Town, following a Cabinet meeting, Minister Radebe said Cabinet has also approved for the Department of Traditional Affairs to start drafting national legislation on initiation.
“The policy has already gone through an extensive public consultation process with relevant stakeholders,” he said.
The Minister said the policy provides guidelines that ensure the protection of the traditional custom of initiation of young boys without compromising their safety.
“This forms part of the steps that government is taking to reinforce appropriate and acceptable customs. It restores an acceptable level of accountability to those that run initiation schools and parents that send their children to these schools,” said Minister Radebe. - SAnews.gov.za
