How Belief in Magic Spreads HIV in Africa
BY BEN RADFORD In many countries throughout the world belief in witches is common, and black magic is considered part of everyday life. A 2010 poll of 18 countries in sub-Saharan Africa found that ov...
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Boy, 12, was forced to watch as his mother was forced to drink petrol ...
A twelve-year-old boy was made to watch as his mother was forced to drink petrol and set alight because she was suspected of witchcraft. The boy, now 15, told Durban High Court in South Africa how on...
Seven people accused of witchcraft ‘hacked with machetes and bur...
By Stephanie Linning Seven people accused of witchcraft were hacked with machetes and burned alive by a mob of villagers in Tanzania, police said. Five of those killed were over the age of 60, while ...