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John Molebatsi

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John Molebatsi

John Molebatsi graduated with Masters in Architecture from the University of Pretoria. He is currently a PhD candidate at the same institution. His research is looking at spaces of traditional healthcare practitioners in an urban setting in South Africa.

African traditional medicines, similar to other traditional medicines such as those from China and India, have been used by African people long before the advent of “modern” medicine, and still continue to be used for the treatment of a range of diseases.
ARCHITECTURE

Traditional healers need new spaces

Proper facilities supported by well-researched cultural principles will go a long way to improving the image and perception of the practice of traditional medicine

  • John Molebatsi
  • Christina Breed
  • Gary Ivan Stafford
5 min read