Actor Brian Sindane has been trending on social media platforms following a video with his wife, traditional healer, businesswoman Gogo Manzini, who was seen in a room full of snakes, performing what looks like a ritual.
SANGOMA STUFF
Since the videos have gone viral, the actor has confirmed to ZiMoja that he and his wife were in Benin to perform some rituals. "I am not a sangoma; my wife is. We went for some traditional and money rituals,' he said. "There is nothing to hide; we are Africans and believe in African spirituality. We did not hurt or kill anyone; asithwalanga, it's all harmless.'
HEALING
The wealthy couple, based in Sandton, Johannesburg, said they are not ashamed and don't need to hide how they acquired their wealth. "I am a sangoma. My husband is supportive of my path, which was chosen by ancestors,' Gogo Manzini said. "We do money rituals of all kinds. Black and white magic is performed through the spirits and the gods that we have; not any traditional healer can perform money rituals; it's a special kind of ritual that is not an easy thing to just do,' Gogo Manzini said. The sangoma boldly said they have been doing money rituals for a long time. "We go to Benin on a yearly basis as that is where my ancestral powers originate from, then we get powers to be able to perform rituals because you cannot be able to perform anything on anyone unless it's first done on you. Benin is the capital country of Voodoo, and everything in there is performed in daylight as it is not a taboo in that country. Money rituals are not at all dangerous, but there are obviously rules you get given depending on the ritual you do or the spirit you get given. The snakes in the hut are our gods or spirits that we pray to and ask for all we need as other people pray to God; they are like our God," Gogo Manzini added.
REMEDIES
They also went to Benin to get some herbs to create an herbal medicine to help addicts get rid of cravings. "So, the remedy for cravings is a mixture of 17 traditional medicines. It took me and other traditional medicine experts from around West Africa over six months working on the remedy with herbs sourced in Ghana, Nigeria, Benin and South Africa,' she said, adding that the mixture can be used by adults only for about a month and requires consistency and dedication.
