South Africa. Sangomas, the traditional healers. Monday, 1 June 2020 8:00 Category: Culture June 2020 permalink Tagged under: Africa Sangomas, the South African traditional healers, mainly work in the rural areas of the country. Since 2007, they have been legally recognised in South Africa as ‘traditional health practitioners’. They have a large clientele and claim to be able to treat AIDS and cure bronchitis or asthma by using plants and bones of animals. The room where we meet her is about three square metres and is full of different kind of plants and herbs, some of which are placed on two shelves, and some others are piled up messily on the floor. Opposite the door, the skin of a snake and those which may belong to a giraffe and to some kind of feline are hanging from a string. Ngungune Michonto, is a 63-year-old woman with a cheerful look. Her hair is wrapped in a green sarong. “A sangoma is like a doctor. We can cure many things: headache, chest pain, knees, w...
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