In South Africa, Xhosa boys undergo an initiation when entering manhood After a month-long process, the men swap traditional clothes for formal attire Designer Laduma Ngxokolo makes clothes that ...

From the time he was a boy, international knitwear designer Laduma Ngxokolo — whose brand MaXhosa by Laduma has wowed global runways — was fascinated by the Xhosa initiation rites into manhood.

South African boys dying to become men through traditional circumcision The lucky ones survive with mutilated penises and shameful scars for the rest of their lives. Ninety have lost their penises ...

In African traditions women have always and continue to preside over sacred rituals as traditional doctors. Since colonialism, when a woman marries among amaXhosa, the new bride is expected to wear ...

Although unheard of in public conversations, Xhosa women actually have a significant influence on the self-perceptions Xhosa males hold on themselves and their desire for the tradition of ulwaluko ...

A white South African teenager has undergone a traditional circumcision, ... When young Xhosa boys are aged between 15 and ... which only those who have completed the ritual are allowed to wear.

Residents from Xhosa heritage share some of their traditions and customs and how it has changed from back in the day to now. September 22, 2024 Chanté Bolton 1 minute read ...

A Port Elizabeth engineer has been cleared of wrongdoing during a disciplinary hearing‚ two weeks after his employer suspended him from work for wearing a traditional necklace. Although the ...

In South Africa, Xhosa boys undergo an initiation when entering manhood After a month-long process, the men swap traditional clothes for formal attire Designer Laduma Ngxokolo makes clothes that ...