In South Africa, practitioners of traditional medicine, including herbalists, midwives, and faith healers who claim to speak to ancestors, have historically practiced openly and freely. But the ...

BUSHBUCKRIDGE, South Africa (AP) — The walls of Shadrack Mashabane’s hut in the rural South African town of Bushbuckridge are covered with traditional fabrics, with a small window the only source of ...

South African traditional healers are complaining about telenovela Isibaya as it has been showing a lot of cultural works by traditional healer, Nkabinde. Leader of the South African Traditional ...

JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 17 - South Africa is having a serious debate over how to license its doctors. Legislators are pondering minimum requirements for medical practice, rules of professional ethics and ...

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Durban - Employers are concerned about the monitoring of sick notes and possible increased costs to companies once the Traditional Health Practitioners Act is implemented, according to the Old Mutual ...

That's where traditional healers, who live in communities and carry out more than 80 percent of the country's medical consultations, are expected to find a role, from making sure pills are taken ...