ANALYSIS | MAJA JAKARASI | In Zimbabwe’s Shona language, mental illness is known as chirwere chepfungwa or kupenga. Before British colonial settlers arrived in 1890, traditional healers (n’anga) ...

They insisted that communities should abandon their traditional beliefs and healing practices. Instead, people were cajoled and threatened to embrace western biomedicine, relying on its ...

Traditional healers say questions remain on the government’s plans to integrate the sector into the formal healthcare system. Traditional and Natural Health Alliance Authorities argue that the ...

Traditional healers in the Eastern Cape say the proposed health regulations for members registered with the Traditional Health Practitioners Council are an attack on African spirituality. Draft ...

Before British colonial settlers arrived in 1890, traditional healers (n’anga) played an important role in helping people to manage their mental as well as their physical health. But from the ...

ACCRA, Ghana - Traditional healer Naa Busuafi used to feel empowered when leaving tribal ceremonies held on the outskirts of Accra, proud to be living out practices that colonists sought to eradicate.

ACCRA — Traditional healer Naa Busuafi used to feel empowered when leaving tribal ceremonies held on the outskirts of Accra, proud to be living out practices that colonists sought to eradicate. But ...

Read an excerpt from journalist Kendis Gibson's memoir "Five Trips," which details how he used psychedelics to heal from ...

AMMAN — The Korean Embassy in Jordan concluded its 2024 cultural events calendar with a captivating musical concert by DAL:UM, a Seoul-based duo that redefines Korea’s most renowned traditional string ...

(Ruth Ntia/The Canadian Press) ACCRA — Traditional healer Naa Busuafi used to feel empowered when leaving tribal ceremonies held on the outskirts of Accra, proud to be living out practices that ...