The Limpopo Task Team on Initiation Schools announced on Monday that television sets will be allowed at the initiation schools, so that the boys may watch the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament. The task team’s chairperson, Chief Vusani Netshimbupfe, said the government wouldn’t provide television sets, but parents themselves had to do that for their children. He said bringing TV sets to the initiation schools must be done with the authorization of the initiation principals. "We took this decision after receiving concerns from stakeholders, but the majority of the people are against this," he said. He warned bogus circumcisers not to risk the lives of the people, as they are giving African culture a bad name. Netshimbupfe said challenges facing the task team were the death of initiates, illegal circumcision schools, abduction of children to these schools, running initiation school without permits, the prolonged period of the schools, non-adherence to basic hygienic conditions and the charging of exorbitant fees by some circumcisers. Netshimbupfe said initiates should undergo thorough medical examinations. “No children under the age of 12 should be circumcised. There should be a close working relationship between traditional leaders and health institutions to deal with health-related challenges. Initiation schools should last for five weeks in order not to interfere with the academic programmes,” he said.