December is one of the best months for the Xhosa nation because they get to host umgidi (traditional ceremonies) where families and the community get together. Broadcaster Melanie “Mel” Bala and her ...

Cape Town - Satellite TV in the bush, lavish ceremonies with sushi, bottles of Hennessy and motorcycle motorcades - no expense is spared as families splurge on celebrating circumcision initiates ...

It’s all systems go for the homecoming umgidi ceremony of fluent Xhosa-speaking teenager Chad Baling, 18, after he successfully underwent the ancient Xhosa ulwaluko initiation rite to manhood. Baling, ...