Believe it or not, many Sangomas today share deep Christian roots and heritage.

And no, as iZangoma we are not “lambs that strayed away from the shepherd path”, as one of my staunch Christian friends once so eloquently insinuated. In response, I said “ingxaki chomi asingawo amatakane egusha singatbantu. Igusha ayizicingeli, ihamba apho ikhonjwa khona ngumalusi” which,  loosely translated, references our thinking capacity beyond that of a sheep. I went on to further say: “Inqqondo zethu zidalelwe ucinga," (loosely translated: to use your brain for its true intention)...