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Tsholotsho 'witch' resurfaces in Nyamandlovu
01 Aug 2015 at 18:49hrs | Views
A 25-YEAR-OLD woman from Tsholotsho was caught undressed in the wee hours of the morning in Nyamandlovu in a suspected case of witchcraft.
Villagers said they suspected Glitter Sibanda was a witch after she allegedly travelled about 110 kilometres in three hours on foot.
She told villagers she left Mathe Village in Tsholotsho at around midnight on Monday and Mhlamuli Moyo found her undressed at his homestead in Nyamandlovu three hours later.
Moyo said his dogs started barking non-stop at around 3AM on Tuesday, prompting him to go outside his bedroom to check.
He said he woke up his family who then called out the rest of the neighbours to witness the "shocking incident."
"The woman said she woke up at around midnight at her home in Tsholotsho to go outside to the bush to relieve herself and found herself at my homestead. She said she blacked out and had no idea how she got to Nyamandlovu," Moyo said.
An assistant village head, Onese Ngwenya, said Sibanda was a witch.
"On Tuesday, she answered all our questions but funny enough today she's pretending to be confused or rather mentally disturbed. The woman travelled more than 110km from where she lives and we're surprised how she did it in less than three hours," said Ngwenya.
Onese said he called his friend, Jabulani Ngwenya, who comes from Mathe Village and he confirmed that he knew Sibanda.
Villagers said they suspected Glitter Sibanda was a witch after she allegedly travelled about 110 kilometres in three hours on foot.
She told villagers she left Mathe Village in Tsholotsho at around midnight on Monday and Mhlamuli Moyo found her undressed at his homestead in Nyamandlovu three hours later.
Moyo said his dogs started barking non-stop at around 3AM on Tuesday, prompting him to go outside his bedroom to check.
"The woman said she woke up at around midnight at her home in Tsholotsho to go outside to the bush to relieve herself and found herself at my homestead. She said she blacked out and had no idea how she got to Nyamandlovu," Moyo said.
An assistant village head, Onese Ngwenya, said Sibanda was a witch.
"On Tuesday, she answered all our questions but funny enough today she's pretending to be confused or rather mentally disturbed. The woman travelled more than 110km from where she lives and we're surprised how she did it in less than three hours," said Ngwenya.
Onese said he called his friend, Jabulani Ngwenya, who comes from Mathe Village and he confirmed that he knew Sibanda.
Source - chronicle
