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Zambia: Zambian teachers say they live in fear of ‘invisible sex’ with witches. The witches have yet to comment

The week has barely begun and already the gods have served us up a fresh piece of crazy. It seems that teachers at the Nashongo and Makaba primary schools in Siavonga, Zambia have threatened to abandon their posts after a rash of indecent incidents involving invisible witches. According to Chief Sinadambwe of the Tonga-speaking people, the saucy sorcerers have been projecting their spirits into the teachers’ bedrooms and molesting them. And they don’t even have the decency to call in the morning. Read more here.

Kampala: Activists appeal for special law on child sacrifice

Activists have asked the government to enact a specific law to punish perpetrators of ritual sacrifices to reduce the vice.
“Child sacrifice in the country is on the increase. This is an intensely disturbing phenomenon that is driven by superstition, exploitation, witchcraft, and extreme poverty,” Pr Peter Sewakiryanga, the executive director of Kyampisi Childcare Ministries, said. Read more here.

Kenya: Eldery exposed to witchcraft raids

At least 20 elderly people are killed in a month in Kilifi County over witchcraft allegations, according to police and the provincial administration. Read more here.

Zimbabwe: The pain that witch-hunters bring to villagers

THE pain that is etched on her face gives her a gauntly look. Tears fill her sunken eyes before they fall unbidden down her hollow cheeks. Read more here.

Woman Sees Human Sacrifice

As the only known survivor-intended-victim of a modern day human sacrificial ceremony, Jenny Hill is living proof that ritual abuse is, in fact, a reality. Read more here.

Zambi: 4 ‘witch hunters’ caged 30 years each

THE Kitwe High Court has sentenced four people to 30 years imprisonment each for murdering a 59-year-old man, whom they suspected of practising witchcraft.Read more here.

Kenya: Stop lynching witches, Shehe tells Mijikenda

NEWLY installed Mijikenda Community spokesman Peter Shehe has put security agents and the provincial administration on notice over laxity on dealing with killers of witches in Kilifi county. Read more here.

Zambi: Malawi Police warned against backing suspected witches

Police officers in Malawi’s central district of Dedza have been warned of unspecified action should they continue giving too much clemency to people suspected of practicing witchcraft. Read more here.

Nigeria: In court, people have used juju against me – Akintola

If the names of successful, fulfilled, prominent and human right lawyers in Nigeria are to be etched in gold, Mr. Adeniyi Akintola (SAN) will certainly be one of them. He is a lawyer who has made a name for himself in the legal profession. An Awoist, Akintola’s career in the legal profession spans nearly thirty years, witnessing some life -threatening situations. On several occasions, Akintola had ‘cheated’ death. His road to national prominence was not paved with gold, as he had to battle poverty and hunger in his formative years, as well as some near fatal situations. At his expansive mansion located in the serene neighbourhood of Victoria Garden City (VGC), Lekki, Lagos, Akintola reminisced on his life story.Read more here.

South Norwood: carer ‘threatened to kill disabled patient with witchcraft’, Croydon Magistrates Court hears

A carer threatened to kill a disabled patient with witchcraft after punching her head “like a ball”, a court heard yesterday. Read more here.

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