Pumza Fihlani
BBC Southern Africa correspondent reporting from Johannesburg on male initiation circumcision rituals and related public health concerns in South Africa.
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Jan 28, 2026 • 26min
South African coming-of-age initiations
Pumza Fihlani, BBC Southern Africa correspondent reporting from Johannesburg on risky male initiation circumcisions. Eamonn Ferguson, Professor of Health Psychology studying motivations and incentive models for blood donation. Graham Easton, Professor of Clinical Communication Skills exploring hair-growth mechanics and clinicians using emojis. They discuss dangerous initiation rituals, regulation and medical shifts; blood-donor incentives; new hair research and communication quirks.
