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MAMA MONA NDZEKELI
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heal, nor would I have founded my healing center and trained my capable healing probationers.
When I became a member of the Healing Association of Africa, I started my official healing. Africa is fraught with magic, and some of my healing is done on cases of witchcraft. Unfortunately with many Africans, witchcraft is practiced both seriously and just for sport, to see what the human will can do. I do not like to take magic cases or to be called a magician.
When people come to my husband and say that they have lost hope and ask for a sitting with his wife, he usually says, “If you have lost hope, who is going to find it for you? Search for it and take it to Mama Mona." He knows that out of compassion I will not turn such hopeless people away. However there are some people that I do refuse to treat, those who ask for witch's water. I know these people are skeptical and will run back to the witch doctor to complete the treatment. I, therefore, pray for the progression of their spirits, and send them away.
There are certain African ritualistic ceremonies that are considered important in order to relate to our tribal ancestors. I have often met my great-grandfather, Mhlonhlo, in the spirit world. He was a renowned psychic in his day and because I have been in communication with him I am considered a foremost healer.
Because important rituals enable me to reach more of my people, I determined to take certain of my healing center probationers with me to a famous river where ritual baths are performed. The river was infested with dangerous crocodiles and other lethal inhabitants. If the mediums are pulled under and devoured by the crocodiles, then they are considered unclean spiritually and should not have entered the waters. I was certain that the ceremony would pass over smoothly for us, and it
