adminTHE month of May makes me very miserable.a�?
This is the cry of a thwasa who lost her connection with the ancestors almost a decade ago.
Phumla Khohleni (57), from Motherwell NU29 in Port Elizabeth, told Daily Sun: a�?My life is a mess.
a�?I have been a thwasa since May 2008.
a�?I thought my ancestors would guide me but as soon as I started training as a sangoma I lost my connection with them.
a�?Since that day in May I have only had nightmares and have been robbed of a previously good life.a�?
Phumla believes she has been cursed and needs help to get her life back on track.
a�?In May 2010 I was evicted from my house. In May the following year my father died, and in May 2015 my mum died,a�? she said.
Phumla said she had consulted four sangomas but no one had helped her.
a�?I slaughtered seven goats to please my ancestors. I have spent more than R50 000 trying to get connected with my ancestors but theya��re still not communicating with me.a�?
However, she admitted to working at Home Affairs where she was found guilty of fraud, leading to a relative cursing her.
a�?I worked for Home Affairs between 1986 and 1997 and was fired after fraudulently receiving a relativea��s child support grant.
a�?What haunts me is that my relative said I would never get my pension because I stole from an innocent child.
a�?To this day the money has not been paid out.a�?
Eastern Cape Traditional Healers chairman Joe Dlamini said Phumla is a powerful sangoma, but she had been cursed by a jealous mentor.
Home Affairs spokesman Siya Majakajaka confirmed that Phumla left the department in 1997.
Online Reporter