'Police in Sundumbili are investigating a case of murder following an incident where a 58-year-old man was allegedly shot by unknown suspects at Gqumeni Reserve. KZN police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda confirmed the incident. He used to tell us as his neighbours that his gift was to avenge the death of the people who were killed and those who died mysteriously.' 'When you go seek help from him for health issues, he would chase you away. Another neighbour told ZiMoja that he was trusted by many and was a successful sangoma in the area. 'People believed in his muthi as he has helped many families to find closure when their loved ones died mysteriously or weremurdered,' the neighbour said. Two neighbours who spoke to ZiMoja on condition of anonymity said that they believed that his death was related to his work. Sangoma Bhekumuzi Shandu performing a ritual inside a grave. Mthiya, as he was affectionally known to his clients and locals, would dance around the grave, go inside it with the coffin inside and perform the rituals while sprinkling the muthi and holding ishoba (cow-tail whisk). Shandu performed the rituals at the cemetery naked in front of the mourners. It's alleged that the men entered his yard under the pretence that they were seeking his services before shooting and killing him.īhekumuzi Shandu, was famously known in KZN for performing rituals on the corpses of those who have been murdered to 'avenge' their deaths. The community of Egqumeni in Mandeni, KwaZulu Natal is still reeling in shock after a famous inyanga was gunned down by two unknown men on Tuesday.

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