Police said the Umlazi murders were revenge-motivated, with the Xhosa-speaking victims having previously been involved in ...

Sociologist Thoko Sipungu examines at the experiences of gay Xhosa men in the Methodist church. Anathi Ntozini and Hlonelwa Ngqangweni look at how gay Xhosa men experience traditional initiation.

In South Africa's Eastern Cape, Xhosa men undergo an initiation, after which they must wear formal clothing for six months. Knitwear designer Laduma Ngxokolo was dismayed that the formal clothes ...

“Xhosa men between the ages of 18 and 25 g through an initiation ritual into manhood,” he told me at LUXURY CONNECT AFRICA, a three-day trade exhibition created by Luxury Business Strategist ...

The film offers a daring exploration of a taboo world. The Xhosa initiation ceremonies typically take place in remote areas and are off-limits to outsiders, the often perilous conditions making ...