Sangomas on frontline to prevent and treat disease in Bulungula district in Eastern Cape province.
Traditional Healers in South Africa
![HIV infected sangoma, Veliswa Manundu [left], accompanied by NGO health official Nomzingisi Hopisi, addresses a crowd in Bulungula (VOA / D. Taylor)](https://gdb.voanews.com/ede22f8d-4b81-4e52-b3d5-9de6f6b1a705_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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HIV infected sangoma, Veliswa Manundu [left], accompanied by NGO health official Nomzingisi Hopisi, addresses a crowd in Bulungula (VOA / D. Taylor)
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Manundu is a popular public speaker in Bulungula (VOA/D. Taylor)
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Melidinga Machi, a traditional Xhosa herbalist, insists that HIV isn’t a big factor in his life. (VOA/D. Taylor)
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Hopisi says sangomas who believe in modern methods to treat HIV are great assets in efforts to prevent HIV infections (VOA/D.Taylor)