according to dr nhlakanipho gumede, the clinical manager of medical services at harry gwala regional hospital in pietermaritzburg, epilepsy is not a psychological disorder, disease or illness, and it is not contagious.

ho ya ka ngaka nhlakanipho gumede, motsamaisi ya ka sehloohong wa ditshebeletso tsa kalafo sepetleleng sa harry gwala mane pietermaritzburg, sethwathwa ha se bohloko ba kelello, kokwanahloko kapa bona bokulo, mme hape ha se tshwaetsane.
