Rites of passage Some of these ... He’d canvassed Murray Coetzee, Markram’s former captain at Pretoria Boys’ High, and skipper of the 2012 South African under-19s.

Some Africans condemn their own indigenous practices because they have embraced western culture and its notions of civilised behaviour. The Europeans who colonised South Africa used Christianity, ...

The Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park hosted a Juneteenth sleepover in the nation's first town of formerly enslaved people.

Analysis - It's nearly winter in South Africa, which means the opening of winter initiation schools is approaching. ... Traditional initiation is a cultural rite of passage.

Ghanaian playwright Latif Abubakar has called on filmmakers to move beyond the usual stories centred on love, crime, and ...

Before the 21st century, girls selected for Ovia Osese were mentored for months by the Iyodina, learning the values that ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - In honor of The Family Initiative, Inc. (TFI)’s 60th Anniversary, TFI is recognizing Nadine Terry. According to a press release from TFI, Terry has devoted nearly 40 years to ...

Whether or not a man convicted of abusing African ‘orphans’ is exonerated, the missionary system that brought him to Kenya was always deeply flawed Caroline R. Nagel does not work for, consult, own ...

"The Wiz," a classic rite of passage in Black American homes for generations, this take on “The Wizard of Oz” first debuted ...

South Africa's youth face a hidden crisis: the normalisation of alcohol abuse. This article explores the deep-rooted ...

At a time when the nation remembers the liberation of the last enslaved people in the United States, the city Sunday ...