
Gogo Maweni’s ‘Isidliso’ (love potion) gets tongues wagging.
Controversial South African spiritual healer and reality TV star Gogo Maweni has got the nation speaking yet again, after she shared some love potions she sells on social media.
Maweni is accustomed to garnering media attention, whether it’s walking at gravesites at 2 AM, publicly admitting to bewitching her ex-partners, or the occasional doctor’s trip when her giant snakes get sick, there’s always something she does to raise eyebrows.
Maweni shared on her social media the love potions she was selling. One is, ‘Isidliso Sothando’ that’ll turn your partner into a puppet.
She says the love potion causes erectile dysfunction when your partner tries to have intercourse with someone other than you.
Maweni tweeted :”Isidliso Sothando (he becomes your puppet and you are the puppet master) vs Isidliso Sangaphansi (he will never have an erection for anyone else but you…alivuki)❤️🔥”
Isidliso Sothando (he becomes your puppet and you are the puppet master) vs Isidliso Sangaphansi (he will never have an erection for anyone else but you…alivuki)❤️🔥 #maweni #gogomaweni #ThokozaGogo pic.twitter.com/Tc5tYoTRFe
— Dr Maweni (@GogoMaweni) May 28, 2023
EFF Head of International Relations Advocate Gordich Gardee weighed in on the legal standpoint of the sale of these kinds of potions.
He said Maweni’s post was a scam, and that it created an adverse narrative against traditional healing.
“Herbs are for sickness and not witchcraft…..It is scam to present herbs as magic for luck or to stop bullets entering your body…..or love portion whatsoever….such misrepresentation perpetuates stereotypes & adverse narratives against traditional healing….this is fraud !”
Herbs are for sickness and not witchcraft…..It is scam to present herbs as magic for luck or to stop bullets entering your body…..or love portion whatsoever….such misrepresentation perpetuates stereotypes & adverse narratives against traditional healing….this is fraud ! https://t.co/zkaWgWFK8m
— Godrich Gardee (@GardeeGodrich) May 29, 2023
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Many social media users also weighed in on the post and gave their perspective on the sale of love potions that control your partner’s behavior.
With due respect, is it possible to speak a lot about the power of healing from African herbs, guiding us what to take or get from your chemist for sickness like cough, diarrhoea n n . I find these kind of posts perpetuating this thing of likening our spirituality to witchcraft
— Mnunuzi (@HarpyOne) May 28, 2023
One day we need to educate people to differentiate between witchcraft and healing, of which sangomas and inyangas practice the latter. What is described here has nothing to do with healing but it’s pure witchcraft, boloi, ukuthakatha, ubuqwirha.
— Kgosi Khongo (@KgosiKhongo) May 28, 2023
There’s always a muthi for people to suppress each other , never anything about upliftment.. these new breed of “ healers “‘can’t even get rid of bad luck but we need to buy products , right? Lol buy ladies , buy in bulks . Mommy has to cash in on your desperation to be loved!
— The Great. (@Legeti_) May 29, 2023
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