There has been a shift in attitude around sangoma calling, with people no longer automatically discounting it because of age. Children are deemed too young to accept a sangoma calling, and the general consensus holds that only the elderly can do so. Many of them were embarrassed to even pick up the phone because of their young age. 

 

 

 

 
For the reason that the word “sangomas” carries such negative connotations. At one time, young people worried that their peers would look down on them if they answered the Calling. Because so many famous people have come out as sangoma, it is now socially acceptable for young people to accept their vocations rather than reject them.

Many adults are perplexed by the rapid assimilation of the sangoma lifestyle by both the general public and celebrities among today’s youth. 

Use of sangomas is pervasive in South African pop music and theater. Being a sangoma is no longer a social stigma in modern day South Africa. Many famous people are speaking out to encourage their fans to rise to the challenge and be proud of their roots. 

The following is a list of all the Sangomas mentioned in any of Uzalo’s books. 

While he is now known as Gabisele, one of the Sangoma was once known as “Baby cele.” 

Cele is well known to soap opera viewers as Gabisile Mdletshe, her stage name. One of the people who have come to terms with their Sangoma heritage is South African celebrity Cele. 

Thandeka, King of the Dawn, II. 

Dawn’s soap opera character, Mancqobo, is well-known among viewers. Like him, she is immensely proud to call herself a Sangoma. 

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