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Chavunduka would have punished all “witches” in Zimbabwe
Published on 2013-01-21 03:28:00
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
Published on 2012-03-06 01:47:00
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Herald ReporterPARENTS and guardians with children at Yamurai Primary School in Mufa-kose, Harare, have temporarily withdrawn them from the school after some pupils suffered hysteria allegedly linked to Satanism.There was chaos at the school yesterday morning after more than three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
Published on 2012-02-13 00:42:00
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 [..]
'Mermaid' Sightings in Zimbabwe Spark Debate Over Traditional Beliefs
Published on 2012-02-04 01:05:00
Water Resources Minister Sam Sipepa Nkomo told a senate committee that traditional chiefs will perform rituals to exorcise mermaids believed to inhabit reservoirs where workers are now afraid to tread Violet Gonda Washington .....Some strange things have been happening lately in various parts of Zimbabwe.Last month a man was hounded from a Bulawayo neighborhood over claims he possessed goblins that were raping his wife and his neighbors’ wives, and otherwise wreaking havoc in the suburban comm [..]
Goblins’ haunt couple
Published on 2012-01-25 01:01:00
Bridgette Bugalo, Own Correspondent 2012-01-24 09:57:00 The love for quick riches has backfired for a Bulawayo man who yesterday confessed to buying five “goblins” which he said were now sexually molesting his wife.Malibeni Mhlanga of Entumbane suburb confessed to NewsDay yesterday his “goblins” were traumatising his wife, Margaret Dube.Mhlanga said he bought the five “goblins” in Insuza — 80km north of Bulawayo — but he now remained with two as the other three were killed in an [..]
‘Haunted’ cell fear grips police station
Published on 2012-01-01 00:21:00
Saturday, 31 December 2011 20:14 Edwin MwaseOfficers at Mashava Police Station are in a quandary as suspects arrested for various crimes are refusing to be detained in one of the holding cells claiming it is haunted.It is said suspects who spent a night in the cell raised alarm after they were terrorised by what they claimed to be “strange creatures and evil spirits”.Authorities have since responded by installing lights in all cells at the station. Still, fears abound the strange occurrences [..]
The Spook House in Harare
Published on 2011-08-15 04:55:00
At last we visited the Spook House - now a pub and restaurant.I felt nothing in the atmosphere at all!The stories go (and thee are two of them) that a young girl child died tragically in an upstairs room and that her ghost haunts it - it is said that someone spent the night there a few years back and came out very sober the following morning.the other story concerns a resident who had an argument with his employee - a shot was fired and the employee fell dead - are either story true - i really d [..]
Goblin found in Chitungwiza
Published on 2011-02-19 00:37:00
FELUNA NLEYA HARARE - Feb 18 2011 18:39 A strange-looking object, believed to be a goblin, became the centre of attraction for scores of Chitungwiza residents near Makoni Shopping Centre on Friday morning. The goblin, which had a cone-shaped horn wit
Dead man ‘refuses’ burial
Published on 2011-02-05 00:37:00
STAFF WRITER GOKWE - Feb 04 2011 20:12 A Gokwe man who was murdered by alleged Zanu PF activists two years ago is “refusing to be buried” amid mysterious circumstances. The body of Moses Chokuda is still in Gokwe Hospital mortuary and his father,
Published on 2010-12-24 02:23:00
We often go to RIFA an educational conservation camp on the Zambezi. We look after the children who go on a weeks course. There have been a number of caretakers and at one stage they stayed in the cottage we now occupy when we are there.S
A book about Ghosts - not in Africa but makes interesting reading
Published on 2010-08-26 03:45:00
‘MALCOLM ROBINSON INVESTIGATES’ Paranormal Case Files of Great Britain has been published by Healings of Atlantis Ltd and is available on Amazon and at: http://www.healingsofatlantis.com/ For further information please contact Amanda Owen on: 020
Mutare Ghost
Published on 2010-08-19 02:53:00
By: shivanuchouhan@yahoo.co.in When Iwas younger, about maybe 4-6, I don't remember how old I was, I was visiting some family friends with my parents. We used to live in Harare, Zimbabwe at that time, and these friends lived in Mutare.Mutare is a hil
Ancient City of Great Zimbabwe.
Published on 2010-08-19 02:50:00
From Donette Read KrugerI believe but that is only because I have had several very different experiences, the most recent while visiting the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe in Oct 2006. Our tour guide had taken the group down to the Museum but I remai
Ghost in the Kitchen - a story from Mel
Published on 2010-08-06 04:38:00
This is an interesting story - I have lived near grave sites in the past and had no strange expereinces."As a ninety year old woman you can imagine the number of things that I have seen in my time. I believe in the supernatural world as a result
Makande rural clinic
Published on 2010-08-06 04:11:00
Makande rural clinic situated 60 kilometres south-west of Karoi town was forced to close for two weeks after nurses fled following attacks by ‘’goblins’’ prompting traditional leaders to hire people to exorcise the area (tsikamutandas).Makand
The Ghosts of Gandavaroyi Falls
Published on 2010-08-06 04:04:00
A natural wonder that has become the stuff of legend are the Gandavaroyi Falls located about 100 kilometres from Nembudziya Shopping Centre in the sprawling Midlands district of Gokwe. The lore around the Falls is that from pre-colonial times right u
Bridge over the Mukuvisi
Published on 2010-08-06 03:45:00
A strange feeling grips one immediately after passing Jaggers Masasa and Danhiko. It happens as one passes over the narrow bridge across the Mukuvisi River... the area is strangely named 'pa11 months'... and is an interestin
A closed Door
Published on 2010-07-28 04:40:00
Last night we went to bed as normal leaving open the door to the hall and the one into out bathroom leading off the bedroom. During the night I got up and as it was pitch dark made my way to the bathroom - I banged into the closed door! T
Telephone off the hook
Published on 2010-07-19 02:42:00
I got up this morning and found the telephone off the hook in the hallway. We had not used the telephone at all the previous day. There was the normal tone coming from the phone as if it had recently beeen removed and the handset was plac