BUSHBUCKRIDGE, South Africa (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

Renee Street receives funding from the South African Medical Research Council. Christa Rautenbach receives funding from the NRF and the Humboldt Foundation. South African traditional healers play a ...