So, what’s wrong with a sangoma having tattoos?

It’s approximately 9.48pm on Monday March 6 and I’m putting the final touches to my newest tattoo. It’s my fifth tattoo.

Tattoos are contentious in my spiritual home. UMathiyane has denounced having them as “devil worshipping”. I laugh it off because what does that even mean?..

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