PICC urges initiation schools to apply for permits to operate

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The Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committee (PICC) has urged prospective principals of customary initiation schools, to apply for permits in order to operate during the upcoming 2024 Summer initiation season. The Committee says applications are open for both male and female initiation schools. The call follows recent concerns by the Commission for Gender Equality, which noted what it calls a concerning rise in the number of illegal initiation schools in the Gauteng province. The commission also cited a range of unlawful activities, including the kidnapping and abduction of teenage boys, in some instances. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Kiba Kekana, Gauteng Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committee Spokesperson