Traditional Health Practitioners Act

Cannabis master plan moved from agriculture to trade and industry ministry

New legislation could be brought before parliament in the coming session

Paddy Harper

Practitioners will have to pay registration fees to the council every year and show proof of being appropriately trained for the type of service they offer. (Photo supplied)

ALMA ATA DECLARATION OF 1978

11 NOV 2024

By 2025, sangomas will have to be registered to practise

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

Sipokazi Fokazi

7 min read

Anyone can be accused of witchery, but older women in South Africa’s rural areas are the most common victims. (Delwyn Verasamy)

NATIONAL HOUSE OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS

4 MAY 2023

Perils of missing teeth and wrinkles: Will a new law curb witch hunts?

In some rural communities of South Africa, physical signs of ageing such as wrinkled skin and yellowing eyes are taken to mean that person is a witch

Christina Pitt

7 min read

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

24 NOV 2020

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