Duma (epic) Duma (epic) A Duma (, plural "dumy") is a sung epic poem which originated in Ukraine during the Hetmanate Era in the sixteenth century (possibly based on earlier Kievan epic forms). Historically, dumy were performed by itinerant Cossack bards called kobzari, who accompanied themselves on a kobza or a torban, but after the abolition of Hetmanate by the Empress Catherine of Russia the epic singing became the domain of blind itinerant musicians who retained the kobzar appellation and accompanied their singing by playing a bandura (rarely a kobza) or a relya/lira (a Ukrainian variety of hurdy-gurdy). Dumas are sung in
Sibusiso Duma a 9mm Norinco pistol. On the evening of 14 October 2007, Duma and his accomplice Simphiwe Khesi had been drinking at a local shebeen. Leaving a little after 19:00, the men realised that there would be no taxis available, so planned to hijack a vehicle in order to get home. Finding a suitable vehicle, Duma shot and killed the occupant, First National Bank employee Patricia Kippen (39). The shooting brought attention from nearby residents causing the duo to abandon the vehicle. They soon found another likely target, shooting dead former Witness crime journalist Elaine Anderson (59). On 19 October 2007,