TRIAL in the matter in which a Lusaka pastor, George Kalomo is accused of killing his niece Ruth Mbandu finally opened in the Lusaka High Court yesterday after Kalomo and his two co-accused persons denied the suspected ritual killing that shocked the nation last year. Read more here.
A suspected “witch” was yesterday rescued by police after he was accused of bewitching a student at Utange area in Kisauni district. Police officers from Bamburi police station were forced to fire live bullets in the air to disperse the residents and family members who were baying for his blood. Read more here.
Asaba, the capital of Delta State, is currently alleged to be awash with the activities of witches. Read more here.
People convicted of cases in connection with ritual sacrifice may face up to 35 years in jail under the new amendments on the witchcraft and children acts, a legislator has said. Read more here.
A man accused of shooting and killing six people at a Florida apartment complex called 911 just hours before, charging that he was a victim of witchcraft. Read more here.
A SOUTHAMPTON doctor is leading a global mission to eradicate the use of ‘witchcraft’ to treat epileptics in one of the world’s poorest countries and give them a chance of leading a normal life. Read more here.
Blantyre — The Malawi’s southern region Taomboledwa Traditional Healers Association of Malawi Central Africa (TAOTHA) has bashed claims that witchcraft does not exist in the country. Read more here.
EXTRAJUDICAL killings and deaths related to witchcraft beliefs are on the rise threatening the people’s welfare and human right. Read more here.
Saudi police are searching for an Indonesian housemaid accused by her employer of casting a magic spell on all his family, causing fainting and epileptic fits to them. Read more here.
New Delhi: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notices to the authorities of East Khasi Hill district in Meghalaya in connection with a case in which a man was allegedly forced to eat human excreta by the village panchayat which accused him of practicing witchcraft. Read more here.
