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'Witch' mysteriously enters homestead carrying 6kgs of flesh

2013 May 20 | 6341 Views

A Zimre Park family last week woke up to a witchcraft scare when they discovered a woman in their secured yard with six bags of meat!Esnath Madziva of Domborembizi in Rusape was discovered moving about the Dube homestead at around 5am while holding plastic bags with fresh meat. So suspicious was th...

by Staff reporter

Witchcraft scare as naked woman visits in broad day light

2013 May 17 | 3611 Views

In yet another case of suspected witchcraft, Lochinvar family on Wednesday got the scare of their life when a naked woman ran into their backyard in broad day light.Several theories circulated, with some suspecting her to be a 'witch' while others suspected her to be a woman of questionable sanity. ...

by Staff reporter

Witches flying broomsticks above 150 metres to be arrested and fined R500k

2013 May 14 | 5723 Views

WITCHES flying broomsticks in Swaziland above 150 metres will be subject to arrest and a hefty fine of R500,000, civil aviation authorities said, according to a report.Witches' broomsticks are considered similar to any heavier-than-air transportation device that is airborne, says The Star."A witch o...

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Elderly women die during a village witch hunt after drinking 'holy water'

2013 May 09 | 3603 Views

TWO elderly women died after drinking an unknown substance during a village witch hunt, police said on Wednesday.Jersey Mutero, 83, and Erita Bhebhe, 73, of Mangisi Village under Chief Saiin Gokwe in Midlands Province, had been accused by their families of being witches and possessing goblins.Midlan...

by Staff reporter

Girl (12) confesses to feeding on human flesh

2013 May 03 | 4789 Views

A 19-YEAR-OLD woman allegedly initiated her 12-year-old aunt into the nocturnal world of witchcraft where they used to feed on human flesh in Buhera.The macabre real life drama, which reads like a fairytale, which occurred in Chigavakava Village about 50km from Murambinda Growth Point along Murambin...

by Ray Bande

'Witches' heads chopped off

2013 April 14 | 3143 Views

Police in Zambia have arrested four people in connection with alleged murder of two suspected witches whose heads were chopped off.Western Province Police Commissioner Fanwell Siandenge confirmed the incident, saying the suspects are being held at Lukulu Police Station and are helping police with in...

by Staff reporter

Trust Bank pulls out of ZimSwitch

2013 April 11 | 2831 Views

Trust Bank lurched into crisis this week after it failed to produce full-year results to December 31 2012 before the deadline. The ZSE and the Securities Commission said this week letters had been sent to Trust seeking explanation. ZimSwitch, an electronic funds switch for Zimbabwe which processes ...

by Staff reporter

Gweru woman jailed for accusing brother in law of witchcraft

2013 March 29 | 3129 Views

A 47-year-old woman from Mkoba suburb, who could not come to terms with the death of her son and accused her husband's younger brother of bewitching him, has been jailed for an effective eight months over the allegation.Soon after the burial of her son, Estina Chariga of Mkoba 9, Gweru, started text...

by Staff Reporter

'It's witchcraft not satanism,' says granny

2013 March 08 | 4439 Views

THE grandmother of an Entumbane High School pupil, who collapsed on Tuesday and allegedly sparked a mass hysteria among other students who sought to help her, yesterday said she was shocked by the incident and dismissed claims that her granddaughter was linked to the Satanism sect.She said the girl ...

by Staff reporter

Witches targets albinos

2013 March 06 | 3468 Views

Albinos, whose body parts are prized by witch doctors, are being attacked in rising numbers in Tanzania, with children who are still alive having their limbs chopped off, the top United Nations (UN) Human Rights official said on Tuesday.Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in...

by Staff reporter

Witchcraft scare as elderly woman loiters neighbour's yard at 2am

2013 February 17 | 3794 Views

There was drama at Mzilikazi high density suburb in Bulawayo when an old woman of approximately over 75 years of age was found loitering inside a neighbour's yard at around 2 am this Sunday morning.When the State media was called to the scene at around 4am, there was chaos as the entire neighbourhoo...

by Staff Reporter

Three women and an elderly man paraded naked in public, branded 'black magicians'

2013 February 13 | 4035 Views

India - The local police in Odisha's tribal-dominated Sundergarh district on Tuesday arrested three people in connection with a bizarre incident in which three women and one elderly man were reportedly paraded naked by villagers branding them "black magicians" indulging in "witchcraft."The incident...

by Staff Reporter

Woman accused of witchcraft burnt alive

2013 February 09 | 7201 Views

A woman accused of witchcraft has been burned alive in front of hundreds of witnesses in Papua New Guinea.The brutal slaying of 20-year-old mother-of-one Kepari Leniata on Wednesday has been condemned by the nation's prime minister, police and diplomatic observers.She was stripped naked by several a...

by Staff Reporter

Villagers discover 'tools' for witchcraft in their grazing lands

2013 January 17 | 3031 Views

FEAR has gripped villagers in Mtetengwe area, some 40 km west of Beitbridge town, after the discovery of some mysterious objects in their grazing lands believed to be tools for witchcraft. The objects include red pieces of clothes tied with a red string, a new razor blade, some padlocks, a pick stuc...

by Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau

Naked 'witch' raped

2013 January 15 | 8225 Views

It was virtually a double misfortune for a 20-year-old woman from Kingsade Farm in Umguza who after being raped ran naked to a nearby house to seek help before the owners nearly thrashed her after they mistook her for a WITCH.The incident occurred when the alleged rapist stalked the woman after she ...

by Staff reporter