"Belief in witchcraft is very prevalent in the two villages, and many lives are likely to be taken in the area, with people relying on so-called sangomas to point out witches," Makhubele said. ❋ Unknown (1996)
News filtering through from South Africa before the January 11 fixture indicated that the Bafana Bafana, South Africa's side, had been consulting their 'sangomas' (diviners) for a prediction of the outcome and to boost their performance on the field. ❋ Unknown (1997)
He is also the messenger for witches and sorcerers (sangomas). ❋ KateG (2008)
We will send our sangomas, witchdoctors and various other con-artist to join Wakefield, your pagan wiccas and homeopaths. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The Department of Health has come up with some new guidelines and trainings for traditional healers, sangomas, and other leaders for the schools. ❋ Megan Aka Mmapula Reamogetse (2009)
As far as I remember, the leader of the gang wanted to eat the prawns. which, again, if you've lived in SA... you'll know is not far off from what happens when "muti" is prescribed by witchdocters/sangomas... ❋ Unknown (2009)
She however dismissed a claim that the NIA had paid the sangomas about R750,000. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Ten days ago, two sangomas assured Midrand businessman Carnie Mattison that their muti would detect pilferers at his workplace. ❋ Christopher (2008)
The Phaphamani Vanghoma Heritage and Tourism project in Muhlava village near Tzaneen is owned and run by sangomas, and offers free tours to schools in the area. ❋ Christopher (2008)
Thirdly, statistics show that Mwanza region has the highest number of witchdoctors with at least 3,000 registered sangomas of all types. ❋ Christopher (2008)
The manner of these ceremonies will be through a consensus achieved through Ditaola - bones used by sangomas to diagnose people or ascertain information from ancestors, and the principal ngaka or nyanga appointed by the Freedom Park Trust will consult with relevant community authorities to determine who will represent them during this process. ❋ Unknown (2007)
I'd been asking around for information about sangomas – also known as traditional healers, also known as witch doctors (I should find one and see if he or she can do anything about relieving my toothache!) and apparently one of a sangoma's jobs was to conduct initiation ceremonies. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Traditional healers and sangomas will be on call to attend to the needs of African students attending the University of KwaZulu-Natal, the Mercury newspaper reported on Monday. ❋ Unknown (2007)
It is a struggle waged by sangomas and theologians, by men and women, by academics and cleaners, in schools and homes, in parliament and local ANC Branches. ❋ Unknown (2006)
African culture - veneration of ancestors, belief in witchcraft, faith in the power of magic, called muti, and the ability of prophets or sangomas to harness that power. ❋ Unknown (2006)
that [lady] is a sangoma, so not [trust] her [medication]. ❋ Jonathan Peter Andrews (2021)
