FILE - Xhosa boys stand in a field during traditional Xhosa male circumcision ceremonies into manhood in Qunu, South Africa, on Saturday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo ...

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 ...

Naked, covered in white clay mud, and with his penis wrapped in leaves, Abongile Maqegu, 20, sits in a hut in South Africa recovering from his circumcision -- a traditional ritual that can prove fatal ...

Moshe Ndiki hosts new reality series Mgidi Moms highlighting mothers’ unseen role in Xhosa initiation ceremonies. The show shifted his perspective on his own single mother’s emotional journey during ...