Healing traditional spells in South Africa

South African traditional healers play a significant role for people that follow African cultural beliefs. There are more than 200000 traditional healers across the country.

Until recently, traditional healers have operated relatively freely from the government interference, though many work under governing structures such as the Traditional Healers Organisation, which has more than 29000 members.

In 2014, the Traditional Health Practitioners Act was passed to standardise and regulate the affairs of all traditional healers. Late last year additional regulations were published to give effect to the act. The government has invited public comment on the regulations.

Both the act and the proposed regulations have been criticised by some traditional healers who believe they are unrealistic and unworkable.

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Protection for practitioners and users

The act has established an interim council to provide a regulatory framework. This allows for traditional healers to be registered and categorised according to their different healing specialities.

These include:

• a diviner (those who have a calling from ancestral spirits);
• student (someone training to be a traditional healer);
• traditional birth attendant (a midwife);
• traditional tutor (a traditional healer trainer); and
• traditional surgeon (someone performing cultural operations such as circumsion).

The proposed regulations would require all traditional healers to register before being able to practise. This means all traditional healers will have to apply to the council to be registered. They will also have to pay R200 for a practising certificate.

This will only be issued if the registrar, who is appointed by the health minister after consulting with the council, is satisfied that they meet the requirements. These include:

• being a South African citizen;
• providing character references from people unrelated to the applicant; and
• proof of qualifications.

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