Nox Makunga receives funding from the National Research Foundation. The South African government’s economic investment in indigenous knowledge has seen the exponential growth of research about ...

31st August 2022 – today marks the World Health Organization (WHO) African Traditional Medicine Day. A day which promotes the important role of Africa’s rich biodiversity of medicinal plants and herbs ...

Chef Kabelo Christof is a man of few words, but put him in a kitchen, and his cooking does the talking. And you won’t find ...

In December, many Africans return to their ancestral homes to reconnect with their families and traditions. In South Africa, that includes traditional healers. As Zaheer Cassim reports from ...

The walls of Shadrack Mashabane's hut in the rural South African town of Bushbuckridge are covered with traditional fabrics, with a small window the only source of light. What stands out among the ...

In South Africa, practitioners of traditional medicine, including herbalists, midwives, and faith healers who claim to speak to ancestors, have historically practiced openly and freely. But the ...

During the 16 days of activism event at Uncle Tom’s Hall in Soweto, several healers told the commission the law, as it stands, does little to prevent abuse within their sector.

The Korea-Africa Foundation and The Korea Times co-hosted the 2025 Africa Week on Dec. 13, offering the public an immersive, ...

There is no doubt that a genuine African Traditional Spiritualist is an advanced quantum physicist. When we compare them to Western quantum physics explorers, we are essentially comparing their ...

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