This rite of passage is often botched, but now there is hope for those who have been hurt Photo: Luvuyo Melwane
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This is thanks to a cross-cultural penile rehabilitation and reconstruction project at the Nelson Mandela Academic Central Hospital in Mthatha. However, the project initially faced massive criticism and resentment from both culturists and traditionalists because of circumcision’s traditional sacredness.
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