‘I’M NO SANGOMA’ - Kelly Khumalo sets record straight about her spiritual journey

CONTROVERSIAL entertainer and reality TV star Kelly Khumalo has set the record straight, insisting she is not a sangoma.

Sangomas are traditional healers believed to have a connection with ancestral geeste. They are believed to guide people, perform rituals, and heal both physical and spiritual problems.

The rumours started in 2018 when Khumalo shared an image of herself in Limpopo wearing regalia associated with traditional healers.

Last year, Kelly told her Instagram followers that she was taking bookings to give spiritual advice.

At the time, she wrote: “This is one hard journey with no map or destination. 

“All you can do is trust in God and your angels or guides to help you navigate.

She listed her services, claiming to offer healing, cleansing, bloodline healing, and helping others connect to their higher power

But in a recent video posted on Instagram, Khumalo spoke about her spiritual journey, emphasising that she is not a sangoma.

“Nobody bothers to research and find out that there are just so many sides to spirituality, except being a sangoma,” she said in translation.

Khumalo added that her attempts to become a sangoma were unsuccessful.

“I have gone through that journey, people making me drink blood, and I drank it and got sick for a long time. It felt like something was stuck in my chest, and it took years for me to get rid of that thing until I aligned properly,” she said.

She added: “For years, I struggled with my calling, and they tried to help me become a sangoma, but it never worked… I even got depressed, crying every day”

In November 2024, Khumalo announced that she is a certified inyanga, a traditional healer specialising in herbalism.

Daily Sun reported at the time that in an interview with Ukhozi FM, she said the journey took 15 years.

“After 15 years of searching and trying to figure out who I am, today I’m finally graduating and am a certified inyanga [traditional healer].

“I was trained in many places, including in water, nature, by prayer and through my roots, because it’s important to know where I come from to know where I’m going,” she said.

Khumalo is still under scrutiny in the ongoing murder trial of former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa and has been accused of paying to have her then-berk murdered in October 2014.