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By 2025, sangomas are likely to be unable to practise without registration

South Africa

By 2025, sangomas are likely to be unable to practise without registration

By Sipokazi Fokazi

Taking a holistic view to create a new narrative around bark stripping in Newlands Forest

South Africa

Taking a holistic view to create a new narrative around bark stripping in Newlands Forest

By Lilitha Buti

Soweto fury as female relative arrested for murder, mutilation of two young boys

South Africa

Soweto fury as female relative arrested for murder, mutilation of two young boys

By Bheki C. Simelane

A seal brutally attacked by four men on a Cape Town beach has been euthanised

South Africa

A seal brutally attacked by four men on a Cape Town beach has been euthanised

By Onke Ngcuka

Beheadings and poisoning of dozens of vultures in KwaZulu-Natal points to ‘good luck’ traditional muthi dealers

South Africa

Beheadings and poisoning of dozens of vultures in KwaZulu-Natal points to ‘good luck’ traditional muthi dealers

By Tony Carnie

Pietermaritzburg NGO links traditional and Western medicine to reach key populations

South Africa

Pietermaritzburg NGO links traditional and Western medicine to reach key populations

By Lungi Langa

Tanzanians hard hit by murderous trade in trafficking in people with albinism

Africa

Tanzanians hard hit by murderous trade in trafficking in people with albinism

By Mohamed Daghar for ISS TODAY

Poaching the scavengers: The use of vultures for muti has brought at least one species close to extinction

South Africa

Poaching the scavengers: The use of vultures for muti has brought at least one species close to extinction

By Shaun Smillie