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Umthakathi (Witch), a Zulu tribal sketch devised by Esau Mthethwa and the cast form his Lucky Stars, and performed in Natal between 1929-1936. A domestic satire illustrating the difference between umthakathi (withcraft) and isangoma or inyanga (legitimate traditional medicine and soothsaying).

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David Coplan, 1985; Robert Kavanagh, 1985 and Loren Kruger, 1999)

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