Mchape fever

A strange epidemic has been sweeping through Malawi over the past few months. People are flocking to Machinga, a small village in the south where Billy Chisupe has a cure for AIDS. Mr Chisupe had a dream. His ancestral spirits told him of the tree whose bark could be used to make mchape, a cleansing drink. This magical tree is invisible to all but Mr Chisupe. One cup of the brown infusion will cure HIV infection; three cups on consecutive days cures AIDS. The …