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/ 10 September 2004

Sangomas revel in new status

From her township on the eastern fringes of Johannesburg, Agnes Gaobepe offers herbal remedies and advice to the legions of sick who turn to the 36-year-old mother of four for treatment. As one of South Africa’s 200 000 traditional healers, Gaobepe was officially recognised as a health care professional under new legislation passed by Parliament on Thursday.