She blames the macho culture in part for the spread of the disease. In Zimbabwe, it is almost illegal for a wife to refuse sex to her infected husband. The Witchdoctor turns his smooth, round face up to my question. Truth to tell, he seems a little young for the job, but who's to say what should be the legal age for a Witchdoctor in Zimbabwe. But some it depends on the situation he or she's in.
Traditional healers seem to be a nomadic lot.
Certainly this one Healer and colleague in Zimbabwean hut Photo by Sat Nandlall is. He appears to travel village to-village, taking clients and meals where he finds them. They say he is from Zambia. Today he is holding his surgery in one of those small round huts that dot the rural landscape, his back to the smooth black walls. A few flickering candles throw more mystery than light onto his feathered headress.