Sutherland ‘witch’ casts benevolent spell over sleepy Karoo town
Sceptical townsfolk won’t deter Marné Marné from pagan beliefs
15 December 2019 - 00:00
It was the tattoos disappearing into her blouse that got tongues wagging. Just how far down did they go? Other than that, Marné Marais looked like just another buitelander [outsider] from Cape Town with her slip-slops and sunhats when she first arrived in Sutherland, the Karoo dorp known for its brilliant canopy of stars...
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