{"id":44225,"date":"2023-03-16T06:04:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T04:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T01:42:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T23:42:45","slug":"traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Healers Organisation appealing for more stringent measures around school uniforms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While a Grade 12 learner who was kicked out of school for wearing iintsimbi <\/span>has returned to class, the Traditional Healers Organisation (THO) is appealing for more stringent measures to curb similar cases in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two weeks ago, a group of learners from Esangweni Secondary School in Kuyasa, Khayelitsha, including Inam Mathokazi (19) was forced out of the school for wearing traditional beads associated with intswaso<\/span> \u2013 a journey to become a traditional healer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inam, who according to her family is training to become an isangoma<\/span>, was left in limbo after not following the school orders while her peers returned to class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an interview with City Vision<\/em><\/span> earlier this week, Inam\u2019s mother, Babalwa Mathokazi said the school had instructed her daughter to return to school following a meeting with the school governing body (SGB) on Friday 10 March. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She confirmed that Inam resumed classes on Monday 13 March. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe is back at school. We are happy now that everything is back to normal,\u201d said Babalwa.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the lobby group for traditional health and healers blamed the provincial department of education for \u201cundermining African cultures\u201d and beliefs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teteba Stoni, a THO member and a traditional healer from Site B, lambasted the school for its \u201cpoor\u201d handling of the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a shame for an African teacher, who is expected to be the one who understands our culture and values better, to behave in this fashion,\u201d he said, accusing the school principal of \u201clooking down\u201d at African beliefs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe principal\u2019s job is to preside over the school and not judge other people. Being a sangoma<\/span> is not a choice but a calling,\u201d said Stoni. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He stated that the schools were open to accommodating learners without prejudice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stoni also commented on the behaviour displayed by some of the learners at various schools across the province, last year, where learners fainted. He said they might have witnessed something against their spirits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLearners are coming from different families. Some of them are walking with bad spirits, which sometimes they don\u2019t know about. Or maybe one of the teachers has something which the learners saw. Maybe that was one of the two,\u201d explained Stoni. That should not be held against the learners, he cautioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director for communications in the provincial department of education Bronagh Hammond said a school\u2019s Code of Conduct determines the prescribed uniform which must be worn by all learners who enrol at a school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said parents seeking an exception to the uniform code would need to apply to the School Governing Body for an exemption. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is the case for all religious or cultural requests. The school has reported that an incident described as a traditional calling occurred at the school. An ambulance was called as well as the parents of the learners involved. The parents met with the principal, and the parents agreed that the school rules or school dress code should be abided by and that their children would remove the beads and return to school in the uniform as prescribed,\u201d said Hammond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said the SGB also discussed the matter and agreed to inform the school community\u2019s parents and stakeholders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA social media post by a person not teaching at the school and with no relationship to the school then made claims about what had occurred. This has caused concern and unhappiness despite the person not having any involvement with the school. We urge members of the public to refrain from spreading unverified allegations with the intention of inciting disruption at a school,\u201d she stated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharing how the whole drama started, Inam told City Vision<\/em> that the principal invited parents of all the learners with beads and braids to a special meeting last month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They were informed that they were not accepted at the school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn Wednesday 1 March the principal instructed us to leave the school and come back the following day without the beads, which we did. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut I couldn\u2019t cope. I became sick and had to go home. The principal said that she doesn\u2019t believe that we are really sick. We make ukuthwasa as a fashion,\u201d said Inam, adding there were learners who wore beads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inam claimed the principal sent her away on Tuesday 7 March and told her to go back to her sangoma to get proof that states she won\u2019t get sick again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While a Grade 12 learner who was kicked out of school for wearing iintsimbi has returned to class, the Traditional Healers Organisation is appealing for more stringent measures to curb similar cases in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":44227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"77813a26-d507-4d99-953e-af6b33cdda0d","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"Unathi Obose","background_color":"","block_editor":"","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-44225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nTraditional Healers Organisation appealing for more stringent measures around school uniforms | City Vision<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Traditional Healers Organisation appealing for more stringent measures around school uniforms\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"While a Grade 12 learner who was kicked out of school for wearing iintsimbi has returned to class, the Traditional Healers Organisation is appealing for more stringent measures to curb similar cases in the future.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"City Vision\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CityVisionOnline\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-03-16T04:04:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-19T23:42:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5ee9b4505a3e490e94def238fce7ef3f.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"533\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Unathi Obose\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cityvisionlive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cityvisionlive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"City Vision\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"City Vision\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/11864c3a6fbb8f94f0d6575e9e089458\"},\"headline\":\"Traditional Healers Organisation appealing for more stringent measures around school uniforms\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-03-16T04:04:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-19T23:42:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":737,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/5ee9b4505a3e490e94def238fce7ef3f.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2023\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\\\/\",\"name\":\"Traditional Healers Organisation appealing for more stringent measures around school uniforms | City Vision\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/5ee9b4505a3e490e94def238fce7ef3f.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-03-16T04:04:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-19T23:42:45+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/5ee9b4505a3e490e94def238fce7ef3f.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/5ee9b4505a3e490e94def238fce7ef3f.jpg\",\"width\":400,\"height\":533,\"caption\":\"A Grade 12 learner from Esangweni secondary school Inam Mathokazi wearing her beads at school.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Traditional Healers Organisation appealing for more stringent measures around school uniforms\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/\",\"name\":\"City Vision\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"City Vision\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/city-vision-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/city-vision-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"City Vision\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/CityVisionOnline\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/cityvisionlive\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@cityvisionnews\"],\"description\":\"City Vision is a free weekly community newspaper distributed every Thursday in the townships of the Cape Peninsula, including areas such as Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, and Nyanga. Published in both English and isiXhosa, it serves as a vital source of local news and information for these communities.\",\"email\":\"cityvision@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"021 910 6500\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/11864c3a6fbb8f94f0d6575e9e089458\",\"name\":\"City Vision\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f09f7afc10d37f19acc41019602b8004f6a1c574a3093b9a58b87c207ec94180?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f09f7afc10d37f19acc41019602b8004f6a1c574a3093b9a58b87c207ec94180?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f09f7afc10d37f19acc41019602b8004f6a1c574a3093b9a58b87c207ec94180?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"City Vision\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/author\\\/cityvision\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Traditional Healers Organisation appealing for more stringent measures around school uniforms | City Vision","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Traditional Healers Organisation appealing for more stringent measures around school uniforms","og_description":"While a Grade 12 learner who was kicked out of school for wearing iintsimbi has returned to class, the Traditional Healers Organisation is appealing for more stringent measures to curb similar cases in the future.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/","og_site_name":"City Vision","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CityVisionOnline\/","article_published_time":"2023-03-16T04:04:44+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-19T23:42:45+00:00","og_image":[{"width":400,"height":533,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5ee9b4505a3e490e94def238fce7ef3f.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Unathi Obose","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@cityvisionlive","twitter_site":"@cityvisionlive","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"City Vision","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/"},"author":{"name":"City Vision","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#\/schema\/person\/11864c3a6fbb8f94f0d6575e9e089458"},"headline":"Traditional Healers Organisation appealing for more stringent measures around school uniforms","datePublished":"2023-03-16T04:04:44+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-19T23:42:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/"},"wordCount":737,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5ee9b4505a3e490e94def238fce7ef3f.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2023","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/","name":"Traditional Healers Organisation appealing for more stringent measures around school uniforms | City Vision","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5ee9b4505a3e490e94def238fce7ef3f.jpg","datePublished":"2023-03-16T04:04:44+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-19T23:42:45+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5ee9b4505a3e490e94def238fce7ef3f.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5ee9b4505a3e490e94def238fce7ef3f.jpg","width":400,"height":533,"caption":"A Grade 12 learner from Esangweni secondary school Inam Mathokazi wearing her beads at school."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/traditional-healers-organisation-appealing-for-more-stringent-measures-around-school-uniforms-20230316\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Traditional Healers Organisation appealing for more stringent measures around school uniforms"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/","name":"City Vision","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#organization","name":"City Vision","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/city-vision-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/city-vision-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"City Vision"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CityVisionOnline\/","https:\/\/x.com\/cityvisionlive","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cityvisionnews"],"description":"City Vision is a free weekly community newspaper distributed every Thursday in the townships of the Cape Peninsula, including areas such as Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, and Nyanga. Published in both English and isiXhosa, it serves as a vital source of local news and information for these communities.","email":"cityvision@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"021 910 6500","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#\/schema\/person\/11864c3a6fbb8f94f0d6575e9e089458","name":"City Vision","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f09f7afc10d37f19acc41019602b8004f6a1c574a3093b9a58b87c207ec94180?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f09f7afc10d37f19acc41019602b8004f6a1c574a3093b9a58b87c207ec94180?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f09f7afc10d37f19acc41019602b8004f6a1c574a3093b9a58b87c207ec94180?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"City Vision"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/author\/cityvision\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5ee9b4505a3e490e94def238fce7ef3f.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43638,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/healers-unite-against-rapist-20230920\/","url_meta":{"origin":44225,"position":0},"title":"Healers unite against \u2018rapist\u2019","author":"City Vision","date":"21 September 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Amid claims that a husband of a local traditional healer is responsible for the rape of a 17-year-old, a group of concerned healers is calling for to the law to take its course against the suspect.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/040343326f964ad3b0d17423e27bf081.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/040343326f964ad3b0d17423e27bf081.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/040343326f964ad3b0d17423e27bf081.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/040343326f964ad3b0d17423e27bf081.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/040343326f964ad3b0d17423e27bf081.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/040343326f964ad3b0d17423e27bf081.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":42562,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/empowering-youth-bulumko-high-school-learners-tackle-taboo-topics-20240801\/","url_meta":{"origin":44225,"position":1},"title":"Empowering youth: Bulumko High School learners tackle taboo topics","author":"City Vision","date":"1 August 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Sexual education and mental health took centre stage at Bulumko High School on Friday 26 July as learners delved into some of the taboo topics in the academic calender.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9d8cd058121f480d82825d42e0dc9c63.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9d8cd058121f480d82825d42e0dc9c63.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9d8cd058121f480d82825d42e0dc9c63.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9d8cd058121f480d82825d42e0dc9c63.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9d8cd058121f480d82825d42e0dc9c63.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9d8cd058121f480d82825d42e0dc9c63.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45057,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/more-learners-collapse-20220831\/","url_meta":{"origin":44225,"position":2},"title":"More learners collapse at primary school in Driftsands","author":"City Vision","date":"1 September 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Teaching and learning at Mzamomtsha Primary School, in Driftsands, took a knock following another day of mayhem.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/92da900695ca49678eaa4c2edfc739cb.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/92da900695ca49678eaa4c2edfc739cb.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/92da900695ca49678eaa4c2edfc739cb.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/92da900695ca49678eaa4c2edfc739cb.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/92da900695ca49678eaa4c2edfc739cb.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/92da900695ca49678eaa4c2edfc739cb.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45105,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/ancestors-call-learners-20220824\/","url_meta":{"origin":44225,"position":3},"title":"Ancestors call learners","author":"City Vision","date":"25 August 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Teachers have been left \u201ctraumatised\u201d at Mzamomtsha Primary School, in Driftsands, after a group of learners collapsed to the ground in what is believed to be \u201cspirits possessed\u201d.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cf3faae869d64f7f88d24301ea08b228.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cf3faae869d64f7f88d24301ea08b228.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cf3faae869d64f7f88d24301ea08b228.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cf3faae869d64f7f88d24301ea08b228.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cf3faae869d64f7f88d24301ea08b228.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cf3faae869d64f7f88d24301ea08b228.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44172,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prayers-were-answered-today-children-at-primary-school-in-philippi-receive-uniforms-food-parcels-20230330\/","url_meta":{"origin":44225,"position":4},"title":"\u2018Prayers were answered today\u2019: Children at Primary School in Philippi receive uniforms, food parcels","author":"City Vision","date":"30 March 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Life will never be the same for the learners at Bongolethu\u00a0Primary School in Browns Farm after they received school uniforms and food parcels from Fertile Soil Global (FS Global) on\u00a0Saturday 25 March.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fbded23bb4674170846489161a0e3eca.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fbded23bb4674170846489161a0e3eca.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fbded23bb4674170846489161a0e3eca.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fbded23bb4674170846489161a0e3eca.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fbded23bb4674170846489161a0e3eca.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fbded23bb4674170846489161a0e3eca.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":43595,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/have-thick-skin-gay-sangoma-20231004\/","url_meta":{"origin":44225,"position":5},"title":"‘I\u2019ve been harassed and discriminated against by other traditional healers’: Gay sangoma tells of difficult journey","author":"City Vision","date":"5 October 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Being gay or lesbian doesn\u2019t change who you are or make you less of a human, these are the\u00a0remarks of renowned gender activist and sangoma Mabuti Mkangeli.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cc81560590e44f2ca1c0efebd78d5a88.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"City Vision","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44225"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=44225"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=44225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}