Sangoma: traditional healers in modern society In South Africa, one of the legacies of apartheid is a two-tiered health system that heavily favours the white population. Inyangas and sangomas Ð the traditional healers Ð have always been regarded with suspicion by practitioners of Western medicine.
Side by Side: Women against AIDS in Zimbabwe Women of Africa: wives, mothers, labourers, nurturers. Now, in the wake of the AIDS pandemic women also serve as care-givers to family and community members afflicted with HIV or AIDS.
