A torso found in the Thames, which detectives believe belongs to an African boy murdered in a ritual sacrifice, has reportedly been identified by a key witness. More here
A young mother was tossed screaming on to a pyre of tyres and burned alive after being accused of killing a neighbour’s six-year-old son with sorcery. Read full story here
A self-styled city prophet is questioning the powers of fellow prophets claiming they use magic. The man resides in Waterfalls and claims to be the only true prophet. Read more here
A woman has been thrashed severely on the charge of practicing witchcraft in a village of Siraha. Domani Chaudhary, 35, a resident of Dhodana VDC-2 in Siraha, was beaten up by six of her neighbors. Read more here
There is a growing incident of lynching and murder of suspected witches in different parts of Africa. This wave of witch hunting targets elderly people particularly women. In Nigeria, a court has rejected the bail application of three persons accused of killing a 70-year old woman, Mrs Rebecca Adewumi, for witchcraft. Read full story here
250 elderly people suspected to be witches in Kilifi have been killed since 2008 – 2012, the chairman Malindi District Cultural Association Emmanuel Munyaya has said. Read more here
CHIEFTAINESS Malembeka of Mpongwe District has banished eight self-confessed wizards and witches from her chiefdom. The suspected sorcerers include four Congolese women who have since been deported to their country of origin.Chieftainess Malembeka said one of the wizards was from Ibenga area and the other one from Chilenga Village who openly confessed to practising witchcraft. Read more here
In the last 14 years, Hafsat Shehu (30) gave birth to seven children and her two-year-old child, Rabilu Shehu who suffers from malnutrition is her last born for now.She said despite enormous challenges of bringing up children, she is willing to have more. Read full story here
As the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) gets underway in South Africa, it is pertinent to critically examine the role of witchcraft in African football. In sub Saharan Africa, it is widely believed that magic can affect the performance of players, that juju, charms or muti can influence the outcome of matches. More here
A MUTASA man is claiming that a local sangoma has been using his sperms for fertilisation purposes. The sangoma who is also his ex-mother- in- law, has been harvesting his sperms for the past three years and using them to fertilise over 10 women who visited her seeking help in conceiving, but is now refusing to pay up. More here
