Discover how 'Mgidi Moms' shines a light on the emotional journeys of Xhosa mothers during the initiation season, as host ...

These labels are redefining what it means to wear your culture with pride. Designers say the boom for Xhosa-inspired designs has also given rise to tailors entering the space. For more news, click ...

In the same ceremony marking a boy’s passage into manhood, two very different worlds are now colliding – one rooted in tradition, alcohol and song, the other in prayer, scripture and silence, as ...

Nokuzola Kolwapi was caught on camera firing a gun to celebrate her son's Umgidi. The video shows Kolwapi firing the gun several times as initiates were welcomed home in KwaNokuthula. Police are ...

A traditional umgidi ceremony in the Eastern Cape descended into horror when 27-year-old Luxolo Yoko was shot and decapitated in full view of community members, leaving his family devastated and the ...

Bitou deputy mayor Nokuzola Kolwapi has defended a video circulating on social media showing her firing what appeared to be a gun in the air during her son’s umgidi ceremony. The incident happened ...