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Twenty-three initiates have died since the start of the winter initiation season because of botched circumcisions and 104 others have been admitted to hospitals for related injuries, Deputy Traditional Affairs Minister Obed Bapela said on Thursday.
"It is saddening to report the increased number of initiates who have lost their lives to 23," he said in a statement.
"This is despite all the efforts we have made."