A number of women and children, believed to be possessed with marine spirits, are cleansing in Waterfalls.

They are using waterfall, along Mukuvisi River, opposite Houghton Park suburb, for cleansing ceremonies.

A visit by an H-Metro crew on Saturday saw some traditional healers from various suburbs conducting ceremonies using rice, sweets, course salt, eggs, fresh milk, wine and snuff.

Gogo Soko, real name Tabeth Chidanda (42) of Dzivaresekwa, who had four clients, told H-Metro she was a traditional healer.

Among her clients was a minor, whom she asked to recite her totem during the cleansing ceremony.