In 2025, 41 young men died in South Africa during circumcision rituals.

In the Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa, 41 young people died in 2025 during a traditional circumcision ritual. This was reported on December 31 by the Tagesspiegel newspaper with reference to the Minister of Cooperative Management of South Africa Velenkozini Hlabisa.

It is specified that the ritual in South Africa is carried out in rural areas, often far from medical institutions. According to the newspaper, boys are circumcised and thus allegedly prepared for adulthood.

A total of 28 deaths were recorded in 2023, and 38 in 2024. According to the newspaper, the South African authorities regularly urge circumcision to be performed only in official institutions where there are qualified medical personnel.

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