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Interim Traditional Medicine Practitioners Council

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Interim Traditional Medicine Practitioners Council

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South Africa holds African Traditional Medicine Day ceremony

📅 29 August 2025

A national commemoration in Moruleng, Moses Kotane Municipality, took place on 29 August, ahead of the annual 31 August observance.

Moruleng ceremony honours ancestral healing knowledge

📅 29 August 2025

The South African event opened with a ritual involving Mphepho, presented as part of a living knowledge tradition.

Traditional practitioners present skills at Moruleng

📅 29 August 2025

Practitioners trained with WHO support gave a demonstration connected to management of noncommunicable diseases.

South Africa discusses traditional care in health services

📅 29 August 2025

The event addressed integrating traditional health practitioners and knowledge within the wider national health system.