Skeem Saam Emkay is a real life sangoma.

Skeem Saam star, Mlungisi Bafana Mathe, who plays the role of Emkay Biyela

 on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) 1 soap opera Skeem has opened up on his acting career as well as his religious and spiritual journey as a sangoma.The KwaZulu-Natal-born actor is serious about religion and was a church youth leader and a preacher earlier in his life before eventually becoming a pastor. however, along the way, Mlungisi got a calling from his ancestors he embraced. Emkay has a reputation of being a Casanova on Skeem Saam is very sober-minded in real life. he took the calling from his ancestors seriously and trained to become a traditional healer.He stated in the interview that he is also medium and spiritualist besides his calling to be a sangoma.” I read books, the Bible and interpret dreams and people’s journey. Emkay has revealed in an interview with Daily Sun that he’s answered his calling to be a sangoma and he is already practicing.