First Grade Magistrate Court in Nkhata-Bay Friday fined John Ng’oma K45, 000 for hiring two witch doctors to magically fortify a disputed land in a bid to harm his adversaries. The Magistrate also ordered the two witch doctors Michael Juwawo and Brighton Mbewe to pay a fine of K20, 000 each for using charms, which […]
The Ministry of disability and elderly affairs has stressed on the need for more studies to determine the extent to which witchcraft is affecting the society. Speaking at the launch of a report titled ‘The Extent and Nature of Witchcraft-Based Violence against Children, Women and the Elderly in Malawi’ at Crossroads Hotels in Lilongwe Friday, […]
A 48 year old woman Elizabeth Harold from Mbele village, Traditional Authority Mduwa in Mchinji is in police custody for allegedly murdering her 60 year old lover Pesulani Jede as it is alleged that her husband magically locked her so that when she sleeps with another man something bizarre should happen. According to Mchinji Police […]
Malawi Police Service says they indeed summoned former Health Minister Dr Jean Kalilani and quizzed her on allegations that she sought black magic from a witchdoctor in Lilongwe to stage murder through witchcraft on three Cabinet ministers. Nyasa Times earlier reported that Police arrested Chief Mputeni of Lumbadzi in Dowa in the plot TO kill […]
Malawi government has banned “witchdoctors” from administering any concoctions with a view to cleansing people of witchcraft, a development which has pleased executive director of the Association of Secular Humanism (ASH) George Thindwa. The ban is contained in a a circular dated January 11, 2012 signed for by Lawrence D. Makonokaya for the secretary in […]
Executive director of the Association of Secular Humanism (ASH) George Thindwa says he has formed a working group to campaign against moves by some sections of the society to have witchcraft recognised by the law. Currently, law from the British colonial era makes it illegal to accuse anyone of being a witch or to claim […]