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  • noun Plural form of sangoma.

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Examples

  • "Belief in witchcraft is very prevalent in the two villages, and many lives are likely to be taken in the area, with people relying on so-called sangomas to point out witches," Makhubele said.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • News filtering through from South Africa before the January 11 fixture indicated that the Bafana Bafana, South Africa's side, had been consulting their 'sangomas' (diviners) for a prediction of the outcome and to boost their performance on the field.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

  • He is also the messenger for witches and sorcerers (sangomas).

    A Letter to Friends KateG 2008

  • We will send our sangomas, witchdoctors and various other con-artist to join Wakefield, your pagan wiccas and homeopaths.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • The Department of Health has come up with some new guidelines and trainings for traditional healers, sangomas, and other leaders for the schools.

    Archive 2009-07-01 Megan aka Mmapula Reamogetse 2009

  • As far as I remember, the leader of the gang wanted to eat the prawns. which, again, if you've lived in SA... you'll know is not far off from what happens when "muti" is prescribed by witchdocters/sangomas...

    Nigerian Information Minister Bans District 9 | /Film 2009

  • The Department of Health has come up with some new guidelines and trainings for traditional healers, sangomas, and other leaders for the schools.

    Initiation School Megan aka Mmapula Reamogetse 2009

  • She however dismissed a claim that the NIA had paid the sangomas about R750,000.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • Ten days ago, two sangomas assured Midrand businessman Carnie Mattison that their muti would detect pilferers at his workplace.

    Archive 2008-02-01 Christopher 2008

  • The Phaphamani Vanghoma Heritage and Tourism project in Muhlava village near Tzaneen is owned and run by sangomas, and offers free tours to schools in the area.

    Archive 2008-10-01 Christopher 2008

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