The health department says new regulations likely to come into force early next year are a step towards getting Western and traditional medicine to work together
Traditional African cultural practices that were once private are being milked by content creators and twisted into mass entertainment
The ground swallowed 90 people, but three died in the tragedy and their bodies were not found
A tribute to Zean ‘Nkunzi’ Nkabinde, an activist who made a rich contribution to the Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action’s work
Sangoma Nokulinda Mkhize analyses the ancestors found in Southern African bloodlines.
Traditional healing and drama art may not typically intersect, but they do have a connection.
Ugandan entrepreneurs are taking advantage of your problems to increase their own fortunes while telling yours.
An anthropologist schooled in traditional healing, Professor Robert Thornton, says it is deeply rooted in ideas and not science.
Karabo Finger was called to be a traditional healer when her mother, the family elder and a spiritual medium, died and connected her to her ancestors.
The African Sexual Healing Tour is empowering, but bruised by its bland approach to heterosexual cliché.
A sangoma’s unsolicited advice comes across as perhaps a little desperate.
Mabele helped lead the fight for antiretrovirals in SA. A memorial service will be held for her today. This was her last interview with Bhekisisa.
Claims that 80% of South Africans prefer traditional healers over public healthcare are false; in reality less than 2% go to a sangoma first.
You have no alternative but to obey your calling, says a young healer, but it is a spiritual blessing. She spoke to Aneesa Fazel.
A court has ruled a woman who was "badly tormented by her ancestors" must be reinstated in her post, even though she leave without permission.
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/ 11 October 2011
A sangoma says Bafana Bafana will not win another match until he is paid an outstanding R90 000 by Safa for "magic" to beat France at the World Cup.
You have a bit of a cough, night sweats and a searing headache every now and again. So, what’s the diagnosis?
A python used by a South African sangoma to control the progress of teams in the World Cup has been seized by animal welfare inspectors.