end of the day will believe anything that they feel will help them to get better. >> reporter: bruce mbedzi at the department of health says that is a key factor driving these initiatives. >> so, there's a need for the sector to be regulated, and then we know who are the real traditional health practitioners and take out all the charlatans and fly-by-nighters. >> reporter: the protests by mainstream sangomas pressured south africa's government to allow more time for comments on the proposed regulations, regulations that younger sangomas like zandila nkosi accept are inevitable. >> but we are saying "talk to us, and we will help you write the regulations," not the other way around. >> reporter: still, there may be a generation gap. older sangomas like mberegene maada, a traditional healer for 25 years, believe his practices should not be regulated. >> because i know what it is in me. government does not know what i do and how i do it. so, how do you regulate that? how do you regulate a thing that you don't know? >> reporter: but the government intends to push forward. it will continue to hea