LOCKDOWN has changed many things for sangomas, including the way they consult.
Sangoma Sdumo “Dumezizweni” Viwe (30) from Langa, Cape Town told Daily Sun when it started, they stayed at home, but continued their consultations online with video calls.
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“The clients see everything I’m doing, including throwing the bones and they are satisfied.”
He said even before lockdown, the idea to work online was already there.
“Lockdown speeded up things for us. We had been thinking about it since we had clients from other provinces.
“When doing consultation online, my ancestors are telling me what to do. The only difference is my clients are not in the same place as me.”
After doing the consultations online, he sends clients their herbs.
Sangoma Khanyisa “Dudulutshaba” Mtini said she was doing consultations online before lockdown started.
“You’d swear the ancestors knew that at some point we won’t be able to see our clients, but needed to continue doing our work,” Dudulutshaba said.
“We couldn’t do a lot of things because of lockdown, including going to the mountains and at the beach. We couldn’t gather because of the regulations, but at least we can help by using our phones.”
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Her clients should deposit money before she can start doing what they want.
“We all know that everyone needs to pay before the job is done. I’m happy my clients understand how we do things,” Dudulutshaba said.
Nwabisa Mntuyedwa (34) didn’t see anything wrong with sangomas working online. “Today they do consultations online, tomorrow they will have a speed point.
“Times change and we have to change with them,” Nwabisa said.
