Ghosts and Zimbabwe

Chavunduka would have punished all “witches” in Zimbabwe

Chavunduka would have punished all “witches” in ZimbabweBy David HwangwaPublished: January 20, 2013Comment Professor Gordon Chavunduka, the late president of the Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association, who was laid to rest at hi

Satanism scare in Mufakose

Tuesday, 06 March 2012 00:00 Herald ReporterPARENTS and guardians with children at Yamurai Primary School in Mufa-kose, Harare, have temporarily withdrawn them from the school after some pupils suffered hysteria allegedly linked to Satanism.There was chaos at the school yesterday morning after more than three pupils fell into a trance.Parents and guardians feared their children may also be affected.Some of the affected pupils were reportedly bleeding through their noses.One pupil has since been

Mermaids appeased

A mermaid-plagued dam in Zimbabwe is up and working after traditional healers brewed beer to appease the mischievous water spirits.The "mermaids" had harassed workers installing water pumps at a dam near the small town of Gokwe, in northern Zimbabwe, according to local media reports.Water resources minister Samuel Sipepa Nkomo told a Senate committee last week that work on the pumps at Gokwe dam had stopped after terrified workers complained of machines breaking down under mysterious circumstanc