Darwin Loves...

...septic knives:

The deaths of at least 30 youngsters who died as a result of circumcision-related injuries in the Eastern Cape was "distressing," the ANC said on Sunday. "The African National Congress is deeply distressed by the news of yet more young lives that have been tragically cut short in their prime through botched circumcisions," spokesperson Jackson Mthembu said in a statement. "Authorities can no longer pay lip service to dealing with this disaster that afflicts our nation during the traditional initiation season."

Boy, you really danced around the sharp edge of a couple double entendres there, buddy.

So far, 30 initiates in the province have died from circumcision-related injuries, the provincial health department said. In the most recent case of botched circumcisions during the initiation season, ten initiates were rescued from a forest in Mbizana on Sunday, said departmental spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo. "The ten initiates' private parts are rotten. They are badly damaged."

Yes, "rotten" and "badly damaged" are generally synonymous, especially when you're discussing the wee-wee bits.

Notice how much things have improved in South Africa since apartheid ended? Skyrocketing murder rates, economy in the toilet, rapidly failing infrastructure, reversion to barbaric rituals... Yeah, that's much better.


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