Sangoma / Muti / South African Traditional Healers / South African Witchdoctors

Muti / Sangomas / African Witchdoctors / African Traditional Healers: Current Newspaper Articles.
Discuss Muti Practices

• Muti murders

• Child rape

Muti murders

• March 18, 2005 - Man to Hang for Muti Murder

• February 07, 2005 - The Witchcraft Murder

• 26 Jan 2005 - Couple appear for 'muti killing'

• January 6, 2005 - Little progress made in 'muti murder' probe

• 27 Sep 2004 - Reward offered in suspected muti murder

• 2003-08-14 - Grisly killings supply S. African body parts demand

• 15/04/2003 - Muti murder claims 6-yr-old

• April 20, 2002 - Goal of human sacrifice

• Sun 14 Jul 2002 - Horrific murders in name of ritual medicine

• April 19, 2002 - Muti medicine: Herbs and murder

• 2 April, 2002 - 'I was forced to kill my baby'

• FACTNet Alert 2nd April 2002

• Human Sacrifice in London? Mutilated Body Sparks Fears of ‘Witch Doctors’ at Work

• October 30, 2001 Police tell of muti murder 

• January 2001 Muti - By: pueros 

• 11 April 1999 Police eye muti head-hunters

• 04 October 1998 Delmas deaths the work of muti killers

• May 14, 1998 In the new South Africa, a chilling link with the past - Ritual killing for body parts still holds a disturbing power.

• Muti Murders - South African Police Services

• Muti Medicine (by Mark Griffin, Sasoun Keshish and Eric Perrella)

Virgin child rape as a cure for AIDS

• AIDS and traditional healers

• Rape is spreading AIDS to young children. The trend is fueled by unscrupulous 'healers' who suggest that having sex with a virgin can cure the disease. 

• Children at risk : The young are increasingly victims of rape. Jean Redpath asks social workers in the field of child abuse whether this dreadful crime is somehow linked to myths about a cure for Aids 

• Child rape: A taboo within the AIDS taboo; More and more girls are being raped by men who believe this will 'cleanse' them of the disease, but people don't want to confront the issue 

Sangomas / Traditional Healers

• The Traditional Healers and the Medical Profession in South Africa

• Traditional Healers in Southern Africa

• THE SANGOMA TRADITION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

To voice your opinion:

• South African : The Presidency Ministry : Ms Nthabiseng Rantau : nthabiseng@po.gov.za

• South African : Tourism Ministry : Head of Ministerial Services : Mr Onkgopotse JJ Tabane : tabane@iafrica.com

• South African : Social Development Ministry : Media Liaison Officer : Ms Mbulelo Musi : mbulelo@welspta.pwv.gov.za 

• South African : Justice & Constitutional Development Ministry : Media Liaison Officer : Mr Paul Setsetse : psetsetse@justice.gov.za 

• South African : Safety and Security Ministry : Media Liaison Officer : Mr Andre Martin : martina@saps.org.za 

Major South African Newspapers:

• suntimes@sundaytimes.co.za (Sunday Times)

• letters@iol.co.za (Independent Online)

• letters@mg.co.za (Mail + Guardian)