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Image: Bontle Molefe/TikTok According to Dodho, initiation or Lebollo la banna is a cultural and traditional practice that the Basotho society follows to construct the manhood identity.

State prosecutor Keiso Lebollo highlighted the high degree of violence inflicted during the attack, as well as the alleged acts of intimidation that followed. The case continues before Magistrate ...

According to Dodho, initiation or Lebollo la banna is a cultural and traditional practice that the Basotho society follows to construct the manhood identity. It is a rite of passage in the sense ...

Interacting with the Basotho people of South Africa is fun. You learn about their culture, from religious beliefs to traditional practices, native food, attire, dance, and more. The community's rich ...

Symbolising the transition into manhood and womanhood, the initiation practices of ulwaluko, lebollo and umemulo are well familiar in South Africa. We thought we'd explore some of the lesser-known ...

Photo: Selogile Leshage In the quest to keep cultural practices alive, fifteen young women completed their six-week Sotho initiation rite (lebollo) at Matlwang village last Saturday. The women ...

The Fipresci award, presented by a jury of international film critics, went to Spanish director Javier Lebollo for Lola, in which a lonely man lives with his bedridden mother, takes pleasure in ...