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Banker who is also a Sangoma

Thabiso Siswana who is a banker as well as a Sangoma [Photo:BBC]

 

She lets out a piercing cry, her body starts shaking violently, her hands are clapping to the rhythm of large African drums - she is calling out to her ancestors. Thabiso Siswana is a traditional healer, known in South Africa as a sangoma.

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