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• Insiders in the Eastern Cape are said to have to contend with criminals who dominate the extortion culture
• The tsotsis demand protection payments from the boys and their families, otherwise no one will go into the bush
• The online community responded to the video, with many expressing their disappointment and calling on the government to intervene

Sinohando Siyolo is a human interest writer at Briefly News. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Cape Town (UCT), majoring in Media and Writing, Politics and Governance. Before joining Briefly, Sinothando worked as a content producer for Hibari Media and as a news content producer for The South African (TSA).

It is the season when most young boys go to initiation schools to become the young men of society.

This is the moment when parents remain in prayer that their children return safely. It’s a stressful moment. To make matters worse, it is said that extortion culture has taken over the initiation schools, with things demanding protection fees from the young boy’s parents.

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In a TikTok video uploaded by @nozingagabangqosini, a man in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, shared how older men told a boy serving initiates to return home because criminals were allegedly near the camp.

The criminals wanted some protection feeand no one could walk into the bush without offering them the money they wanted.

Initiation faces extortion in the Eastern Cape

View the TikTok video below:

Mzansi expresses his disappointment

The video was viewed more than 20,000 times, with many online users sharing their thoughts. See the comments below:

NamsoM wrote:

‘Even here at Cpt they now demand it if they don’t want it.’ (Even in Cape Town they demand it if you have a boy who has gone to the mountain)

@De phuras panda responded:

“Ububhanxa obu honestly ebhayi ayikho lento we have to get up.” (Honestly, this is nonsense. Gqeberha, we have to stand up)

@Bbylums said:

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“Sibuthwele ubundzima singomama babantwana.” (We go through a lot as mothers of the boys)

Father angry after 12-year-old was circumcised without his consent

In another story, Short news reported about one father who was furious after his 12-year-old son was brought to the dedication school without his permission.

A father-in-law allegedly took a man’s 12-year-old son to initiation school without the father’s permission. In a TikTok video uploaded by 947joburg: Anele Mdoda talked about people doing things to children without their parents’ permission. She was talking about a man who had called the radio station in pain. The man told how his father-in-law took his twelve-year-old son for circumcision without his consent. The man was hurt and angry, so he had a fight with the father-in-law and could no longer talk to each other.

Source: Kort Nieuws