African Traditional Medicine
latest news & developments
Traditional medicine in the academy is a reality
The UKZN traditional medicine laboratory aims to become a centre of excellence
Sangomas learn to meld muti with conventional medicine
Traditional and Western healers team up to treat patients with HIV and tuberculosis because many people consult more than one health system.
Sexual healing: An African sex safari
The African Sexual Healing Tour is empowering, but bruised by its bland approach to heterosexual cliché.
Unconventional is the real norm
You have a bit of a cough, night sweats and a searing headache every now and again. So, what’s the diagnosis?
Ritual sacrifice of children on the rise in Uganda
Caroline Aya was playing in front of her house in January when a neighbour put a cloth over her mouth and fled with her.
Minister calls for tougher charges for muti murder
The minister for women, children and persons with disabilities has called for tougher charges for people who kill to harvest body parts for muti.
Seeking Lotto riches, South Africans smoke vulture brains
Smoking dried vulture brains to have a vision of winning Lotto numbers — that’s why customers come to Scelo, a vendor of traditional medicines.
SA’s traditional healers seek leap to modernity
In the eclectic buzz of Africa’s richest city is a gateway to a centuries-old world of giant tubers, herbs and musty animal parts.
Draft policy on African traditional medicine gazetted
A draft policy on African traditional medicine has been gazetted for public comment, the Department of Health said on Wednesday.