‘The abathakathi [witches] can also make you blind for business,’ Naledi continued. ‘In rural areas, they say they can make you blind to use in business [that is, begging]. Some believe that blindness comes from God.’
This year’s National Arts Festival in Makhanda - the first live one since the pandemic - tackles unemployment, the Marikana Massacre and the manner in which black women in society are written about