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SHOCKER: Former premier Mathabatha reportedly undergoing initiation to “attain manhood” at 68
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SHOCKER: Former premier Mathabatha reportedly undergoing initiation to “attain manhood” at 68

By Sitha Maliwa: In a move that has left the country reeling, former Limpopo Premier and current Deputy Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Stanley Chupu Mathabatha, has reportedly joined an initiation school at the age of 68 to “attain manhood.” According to reports, Mathabatha is now one of nearly 500 initiates at the Mathabatha initiation school in Tjiane village, not far from his Tooseng homestead in Ga-Mphahlele, Capricorn District. Insiders say he arrived on Friday under a heavy veil of secrecy, flanked by elders and an Induna, who will personally guide him through the sacred process. Unlike the hundreds of other young initiates, Mathabatha is reportedly housed in a private tent with all the comforts and necessities fit for a high-profile dignitary. “H...