{"id":46038,"date":"2023-11-09T10:21:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T08:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/forum-prepares-for-circumcision-season-20231107\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T08:10:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:10:52","slug":"forum-prepares-for-circumcision-season-20231107","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/forum-prepares-for-circumcision-season-20231107\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum prepares for circumcision season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The South African Men\u2019s Forum (SAMFO) spokesperson, Zuko Ngandi, confirmed that they had visited the Mancam area in Mqanduli with the aim of equipping community members about what they can do as they prepare their children for initiation schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_b7d630d9\">\n<div class=\"text\">We have realised that men are supposed to be closer to their children so that they can teach them about life. Our children are misbehaving nowadays, because we are failing to show them the right direction. There is a challenge of drugs and alcohol which are easily accessible now. Parents are supposed to play a major role in these problems, so that we can have future leaders when we are no more. As members of SAMFO we want to help and empower men, so that they can be great leaders and the heads of their homes who know their responsibility.<\/div>\n<div class=\"citation\">Ngandi<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>He said they also wanted to inform people about the duties that they are performing, as SAMFO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, in this season their focus is on circumcision, and they want to ensure that no Initiate dies while in the initiation school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that they were trying to equip parents on what they should do, and not do during this period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He confirmed that they would also keep on hosting men\u2019s conferences, because it is where they find time to talk more about these things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Community Development Worker (CDW) from Mancam locality in Mqanduli, Zamekile Makeleni, said that they had learnt a lot from members of SAMFO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Makeleni said that this Forum would help them to know how to play part in their families. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur behaviour in front of our children is not good. 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