PHUTHADITJHABA, South Africa (AP) — The 22-year-old Lamkelo Mtyho had no known health issues when he joined his peers, wrapped in blankets and smeared in clay, for the most important ritual of his ...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says the illegal immigrant accused of gunning down Sheridan Gorman in Chicago did so as part of a "gang initiation." Jose Medina-Medina, 25, allegedly shot and ...

CAPE TOWN - Western Cape police are asking the public to help them apprehend the murderer of Litha Govuza. The 19-year-old was shot and killed last month outside a spaza shop. His death is believed to ...

The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has gazetted the fees payable to initiation schools in all nine provinces. The fees are applicable for male and female ...

In a deeply reported, all-formats piece, Mogomotsi Magome and video journalist Alfonso Nqunjana penetrated a long-standing culture of silence to reveal the human cost of traditional circumcision rites ...

Deep learning in biopharma has come of age. After working for years to understand how to apply an artificial intelligence (AI) approach to biotechnology, Insilico Medicine recently announced the ...

Early on in Pokémon Pokopia, you'll be enrolled in a Team Initiation Challenge, a bit of an unusual request given that the world is currently in ruins and no human inhabits the place anymore. It may ...