witchcraft Archives

80-year-old Malawian woman killed over witchcraft claims

May 25, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

Despite the killing of the elderly on suspicions of practising witchcraft being condemned, a woman aged 80 in Blantyre has been killed after she was suspected to be a witch. The woman, Sinolia Bula, is… ...

Bizarre: Two convicts bleat like goats

May 24, 2016 Luke Bisani 117 &

Two men from Karonga district have started bleating like goats in the district's prison, Malawi24 can report. According to information sourced by this publication, the two were sentenced to 9 months Imprisonment with Hard Labour… ...

Man arrested for admitting to practicing witchcraft

Mar 12, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 150 &

A 74 year-old Malawian man in Mangochi district is in police custody for confessing that he practices witchcraft. According to police publicist for the eastern region Sergeant Otilia Kumanga, the suspect has been identified as… ...

Witchcraft killed the hope of Malawi music

Feb 26, 2016 Wonderful Mkhutche 180 &

Witchcraft and superstition are core parts of most Malawians. However, it impacts on people in different degrees. Some are struggling to have them out of them, some entirely dismiss them, and for some, they control… ...

Malawi witchcraft : Elderly man killed in Dedza

Feb 11, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 70 &

A 70 year-old man in Dedza has been murdered by his nephews who accused him of practicing witchcraft. Dedza deputy police publicist Cassim Manda confirmed the incident. Manda identified the deceased as Limion Julius of… ...

‘Satanists’ storm Primary Schools in Nkhatabay

Dec 13, 2015 Thula Chisamba 159 &

A nerve-racking mood has swallowed up Mzenga Primary School in Malawi's Nkhatabay district where satanists are reportedly tormenting pupils and teachers with various breath-taking occurrences. This has also been taking place at other primary schools… ...

Bizarre! Spirit ‘orders’ villagers to exhume dead body in Mzimba

Nov 05, 2015 Thula Chisamba 33 &

Astonishing atmosphere swallowed up Kasindi village in Malawi's Mzimba district when people witnessed exhuming of a dead body of a man identified by village headman Kasindi as Richard Moyo who died in 2011. Information sourced… ...