Author Dr Velaphi Bhedlindaba

Dr Velaphi Bhedlindaba Mkhize is a poet, an author and an African healer/spiritualist. He is the president and founder of both Umsamo African Institute and South African Healers Association. Velaphi is now a consultant on Umsamo Philosophy and is highly regarded as an authority on African traditions, culture, values, ancestral wisdom and African healing. He is a columnist for Isolezwe newspaper based in Durban, and a host on Ukhozi FM.