Buhlebezwe Siwani’s new exhibition is both a project for healing and an appreciation of traditional indigenous knowledge systems and medicine

Traditional African cultural practices that were once private are being milked by content creators and twisted into mass entertainment

For the first time, conservation team have now successfully propagated critically endangered species

Young people are straddling their professional careers with their spiritual callings and incorporating digital technology

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

My photographs make for detailed stories and use symbols that are meant to be read and analysed with an open mind.

The Canapax chain owner, who claims to be a traditional healer, has been arrested

After being raped and abused repeatedly, a sangoma trainee reported her mentor to the police — only to be shunned

"Recovering ancient hidden knowledges, as long as we are responsible with them, is important considering how many ills there are in our society."

Medical doctors and traditional healers often struggle to trust each other. But in this rural KZN community they learned how to work together.

A group of men harvest medicinal plants, which they then process and sell, but it’s a tough trade

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The UKZN traditional medicine laboratory aims to become a centre of excellence

Traditional and Western healers team up to treat patients with HIV and tuberculosis because many people consult more than one health system.

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.

An anthropologist schooled in traditional healing, Professor Robert Thornton, says it is deeply rooted in ideas and not science.

An Australian company plans to exploit the place of ancestors and healing at Madimatle Mountain.

What kind of a book would the biography of the leader of Winterveldt, arguably the largest informal settlement in the southern hemisphere, make?

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.

The Melville Koppies were home to Tswana and Sotho clans, and the remnants are still visible.