11-year-old boy circumcised by schoolmates in South Africa

An 11-year-old boy was forcibly circumcised by older pupils in a South African school toilet, according to Punch Nigeria. The incident is being investigated by the police.

In other news, Enos Mafokate, a pioneering South African show jumper and founder of the Soweto Equestrian Centre, has passed away at the age of 80, as reported by the Mail and Guardian.

The South African Weather Service has warned of an increased risk of extreme heat, drought, and veld fires due to a strengthening El Niño, as reported by the Arabian Post. The World Meteorological Organization has forecast a near-100 per cent probability that El Niño will persist through February 2027.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, Mail and Guardian, Arabian Post, IOL — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.