CONTROVERSIAL musician Kelly Khumalo shocks many with her announcement.
She’s announced that she finally graduated as an inyanga (traditional healer).
Kelly finally achieves inyanga status
Kelly, who celebrated her 40th birthday on Monday, 11 November, revealed she’s been trained as a traditional healer four to five times over the past 15 years.
Now, when she speaks, she addresses females as gogo and males as mkhulu.
She’s in the spotlight as the murder trial of her late boyfriend, Senzo Meyiwa, continues in court.
Speaking on Ukhozi FM on Monday morning, 11 November, Kelly announced her graduation from training as inyanga. “Today, as I’m celebrating my birthday, I’m also graduating as inyanga. So, now I’m officially inyanga.
“After 15 years of searching and trying to figure out who I am, today I’m finally graduating, and am a certified inyanga.
“But mine is different. It’s not just traditional healing but a universal gift. It’s not only focused on black people, but it’ll go all over the world. That’s why it took longer for me to even figure it out, gogo.
“I was trained four to five times, but today is the first time I’m graduating as inyanga. I was trained in many places, including in the water, nature, by prayer, and through my roots, because it’s important to know where I come from to know where I’m going,” she said. Kelly said she’s also working on a project to celebrate 20 years in the music industry, titled 20 Years of Kelly Khumalo, to be released at the beginning of 2025.
“I’m celebrating many milestones: 20 years in the industry, turning 40, and graduating as inyanga for the first time.
“For me, it feels like I’m given a new life, and everything is renewed and restored,” Kelly said.
She kept addressing Ukhozi FM presenter Mroza Buthelezi as gogo.
Daily Sun contacted Kelly for more information, but she politely declined to comment.
“Listen here, mkhulu, I don’t want to talk to newspapers, and don’t want anything related to newspapers,” she said.