ARTICLES RELATING TO CULTURE

Sangoma, teen bride case postponed

2013-05-17 19:25

The case against a Limpopo sangoma, who defied a court order restraining him from seeing his 13-year-old wife, has been postponed in the Mokerong Magistrate's Court.

Sangoma arrested over child bride

2013-05-13 14:10

A sangoma is due to appear in court for breaching a court order forbidding him to see his teenage wife, Limpopo police say.

Khoi-San dialogue epic - Nkwinti

2013-04-16 14:22

Talks between the Khoi and San in Kimberly mark an epic and historical moment, Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti says.

Tibetan self-immolators inspire painter

2013-03-07 13:02

A Chinese painter who is a member of China's Han ethnic majority is setting a rare example by taking up the Tibetan cause.

Premier wants end to initiation deaths

2013-03-01 18:06

Traditional leaders in the Eastern Cape must find solution to initiates' deaths, Premier Noxolo Kievit says.

Mother kills son over 'small penis'

2013-02-28 12:58

An Indonesian woman has drowned her 9-year-old son in the bath, claiming she was worried that his "small penis" would affect his prospects for the future, a police spokesperson says.

Fire Xingwana over remarks, Zuma urged

2013-02-27 11:40
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President Jacob Zuma has no option but to fire Lulu Xingwana after her remarks stereotyping Calvinists, the Christian Democratic Party says.

IFP: Traditional leadership under threat

2013-02-10 20:34

Traditional leadership is under threat in the ANC-led government, Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi says.

SAHRC to probe initiation school

2013-02-05 21:46

The SA Human Rights Commission is investigating the events which led to the death of a woman at a Northern Cape initiation school, it says.

Sangoma's marriage to 13-year-old probed

2013-02-04 21:05
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The apparent marriage of a 13-year-old Limpopo girl to a 57-year-old traditional healer is being probed, the National Prosecuting Authority says.

Speaker of oldest San language dies

2013-01-18 11:10

Only two people are left who can speak the oldest surviving San language of South Africa following the death of a 71-year-old woman.

Traditional leaders want cabinet posts

2012-12-05 22:19
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President Jacob Zuma should consider appointing two traditional leaders to his Cabinet, the Congress of Traditional Leaders of SA says.

Traditional courts will be fair - Baloyi

2012-12-04 13:03

Traditional institutions have a role to play in a democracy, and the traditional courts bill will not be unfair, Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Richard Baloyi says.

12 cows slaughtered in Zuma ritual

2012-11-26 11:37
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President Jacob Zuma's family killed 12 cows in a ritual believed to be aimed at extending his tenure ahead of the ANC's national elective conference in Mangaung, a report states.

Zulu king's travel costs R800k a month

2012-11-23 11:01
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King Goodwill Zwelithini and his entourage spend more than R800 000 a month on travelling.

KZN task team to probe child marriages

2012-11-22 07:27

A task team has been set up by the KwaZulu-Natal government to investigate the extent and harmful effects of ukuthwala - a practice involving the abduction and forced marriage of girls.

Forced marriages - girls sold for cows

2012-11-16 22:26

A traditional leader says the practice of ukuthwala is acceptable culturally, but has been tainted by criminal acts caused by money, citing situations where parents are selling their children for cows

Tutu: Child marriages as repugnant as apartheid

2012-11-06 19:20

Coercing girls under 18 into marriage is as repugnant as apartheid and should be battled with the same vigour, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu says.

Zuma brought ancestors' wrath - clan

2012-11-06 12:26
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President Jacob Zuma's visit to a celebration in the Eastern Cape, which was organised by one clan, has been labelled as "inappropriate" by another who say that the ancestors showed their wrath with a thunderstorm.

ANC plan to boost tribal law criticised

2012-11-02 08:24

If the ANC is successful in its bid to give tribal courts more power, rural chiefs could soon be recognised as prosecutor, judge and jury under the law.

Zulu king needs more money

2012-10-29 09:37
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Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini needs more money to keep his six wives and about 20 children in the manner to which they are accustomed, a trust set up for the monarchy says.

SA DJ makes a stink in New York

2012-10-07 14:18
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A helping of tripe was not the only thing in hot water after a South African DJ was fined for cooking mogodu in his New York City apartment.

300 dogs saved from cooking pots

2012-10-02 09:04

Thai officials have seized a shipment of about 300 dogs destined for cooking pots near the border with Laos.

Muslim girl must do swim class - German court

2012-09-29 08:39
530 comments

A German court has refused to allow a Muslim student to skip swimming lessons after she said she was uncomfortable being so close to bare-chested boys.

 

Compulsory Zulu 'a watershed moment'

2013-05-17 18:03
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The University of KwaZulu-Natal's decision to make Zulu a compulsory course for all first-year students is a watershed moment in education, the Pan SA Language Board says.

20 boys die at Mpuma initiation schools

2013-05-14 22:09
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At least 20 boys have died in the last six days after attending initiation schools in Mpumalanga, police say.

Nepal traffic police rein in holy cows

2013-04-02 14:04

Police in Nepal's capital Kathmandu have launched a campaign to round up cows roaming the streets, blaming the sacred animals for car accidents and traffic jams.

Suspect detained in Bolshoi acid attack

2013-03-05 12:22

Moscow police have detained a suspect who allegedly splashed acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi ballet in an attack that has shocked the world artistic community.

Xingwana’s apology contrived - UDM

2013-02-28 13:04

Women, Children and Disabled Persons Minister Lulu Xingwana's apology over her comments about young Afrikaner men appeared contrived, the United Democratic Movement Women's Organisation says.

Presidency responds to Xingwana comments

2013-02-28 08:31
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No single cultural group should be blamed for the scourge of violence against women and children, the presidency says, after the furore over Lulu Xingwana's comments about Afrikaner men.

Outcry at Xingwana's Afrikaner comments

2013-02-27 08:54
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The Afrikanerbond has criticised Women's Minister Lulu Xingwana's "extreme verbal attack" after she claimed that Afrikaner men were brought up to believe they owned women and children.

Zulu goes high-tech

2013-02-09 10:10

When an engineer recently set out to write a novel in his native Zulu, he found himself hamstrung by a lack of words to describe modern life - so he created 450 new words in the language.

Child marriage investigation widens

2013-02-05 11:38

An investigation into the marriage of a 13-year-old Limpopo girl to a 57-year-old sangoma could net more suspects, Limpopo police say.

Sangoma’s marriage to girl causes outrage

2013-01-31 14:13
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A Limpopo sangoma's marriage to a teenage girl with epilepsy has outraged the government.

Man killed during initiation bust-up

2012-12-17 19:44

A bus passenger has been stabbed to death in the Northern Cape during an argument about initiation rites.

Orania, Xhosa community to ink deal

2012-12-05 10:13

The Afrikaner town of Orania and a Xhosa community in the Eastern Cape are to sign an agreement aimed at promoting greater co-operation between communities wanting to be more independent.

Authorities save teen from forced marriage

2012-12-03 22:11

A KwaZulu-Natal teenager has been taken from her parents who were allegedly planning to marry her off to an older man, the Commission for Gender Equality say.

Hijab first in British parliament

2012-11-24 09:02

A 16-year-old girl is thought to have become the first person to speak from the House of Commons despatch box in the British parliament while wearing a hijab, a report says.

African language development slow

2012-11-22 17:37

The slow development of African languages in higher education institutions is a cause for concern, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says.

22 girls in KZN district in forced marriages

2012-11-17 18:23

Twenty-two girls in the Bergville district in KwaZulu-Natal have been abducted and forced into marriage in a practise known as ukuthwala according to a report.

Iraqis spared jail time

2012-11-07 06:57

Members of an Iraqi family in Arizona who beat a teenage relative and padlocked her to a bed after she violated their traditional values by chatting to a young man have been spared jail time.

Zulu king wants to purge violent spirits

2012-11-06 13:05
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Zulu monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini plans to hold a traditional ceremony to halt political violence in KwaZulu-Natal.

Zuma: Solve problems the African way

2012-11-02 12:18

President Jacob Zuma has told traditional leaders that Africans must solve problems “the African way, and not the white man’s way”.

IsiZulu still most spoken language in SA

2012-10-30 10:03
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More than a fifth of the SA population speak isiZulu in their households, according to the Census 2011 results.

Sangoma sick note valid, says court

2012-10-19 14:42
129 comments

A woman who was "badly tormented by her ancestors" had to be reinstated in her post, even if she took a month's leave without her employer's permission, the Labour Appeal Court has ruled.

Tibetan burns himself in monastery

2012-10-07 13:47

A Tibetan has burned himself to death inside a Buddhist monastery in China as part of a grisly series of protests against Beijing's hardline rule of the region.

Teen rescued from forced marriage

2012-10-01 10:47

A 16-year-old girl is being held in a place of safety after she was rescued by authorities from a 45-year-old man who is accused of kidnapping and raping her.

Virgin bride, 72, finally gets hitched

2012-09-26 10:07

A 72-year-old KwaZulu-Natal woman has waited 35 years to marry her Mr Right, ensuring that she was still a virgin when they wed.

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