Celebrating her 40th birthday on Monday, singer Kelly Khumalo revealed she has completed her long journey to become a traditional healer.
Story Summary:
- Kelly Khumalo has completed her journey to becoming a traditional healer.
- She shared the milestone on her birthday, marking a personal rebirth.
- Khumalo’s life remains under scrutiny due to her connection to the Senzo Meyiwa case.
Kelly Khumalo becomes a traditional healer
Known for her acclaimed music career and ongoing involvement in the high-profile Senzo Meyiwa murder case, Khumalo shared the significant milestone with fans, describing it as a personal rebirth.
“Today, as I celebrate my birthday, I’m also graduating as inyanga. So now, I’m officially an inyanga,” Khumalo announced during an interview with Ukhozi FM.
In the role of inyanga—a term for a traditional healer in South African culture—she now carries the responsibility of helping others through healing practices rooted in ancestral customs.
Khumalo mentioned that the path to becoming a traditional healer was a long one, spanning 15 years of intermittent training.
“My gift is unique,” she stated, explaining that her calling encompasses a universal reach.
“It’s not only about traditional healing; it’s a universal gift meant to reach people worldwide, not just black people. That’s why it took me longer to understand it.”
Khumalo’s transformation follows her training with natural elements, spiritual guidance, and an intensive focus on self-awareness.
As part of her new role, she shared that she will respectfully refer to women as “Gogo” and men as “Mkhulu.”
Khumalo’s curse: Her links to the Senzo Meyiwa murder
Despite her celebration, Khumalo remains closely linked to the tragic 2014 murder of her former boyfriend, soccer star Senzo Meyiwa, a case that continues to unfold over a decade later.
Meyiwa, the former captain of Bafana Bafana, was shot dead at Khumalo’s family home in Vosloorus. Khumalo, who was present at the scene, has consistently maintained she was merely a witness.
Recently, Brigadier Bongani Gininda, the lead investigator, identified Khumalo as a “sixth suspect” in the case.
During a court session, Gininda explained his previous attempt to obtain an arrest warrant for Khumalo in 2020, which was ultimately unsuccessful.
When asked to clarify her role, Gininda disclosed that “Miss Kelly Khumalo…would have been the sixth suspect.”
Cellphone records examined in court also revealed that Khumalo had communicated with one of the accused, Fisokuhle Ntuli, prior to Meyiwa’s death.
Retired police colonel and cellphone analyst Lambertus Steyn stated in court that Khumalo was regarded as a “person of interest” because she was in the house at the time of the incident.
In a court exchange, Advocate Thulani Mngomezulu questioned Steyn’s findings, including evidence that Khumalo’s cellphone data was erased shortly after Meyiwa’s death.
Steyn explained:
“It’s the same thing. You go to factory settings and give instruction to delete everything in your phone.”
Currently, five men are on trial for Meyiwa’s murder at the High Court in Pretoria: Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, Mthobisi Mncube, Mthokoziseni Maphisa, and Fisokuhle Ntuli.
All have pleaded not guilty.
