Chandra Kumar
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/ 11 September 2006

Witches, witch doctors and ‘men of reason’

In July, Zimbabwe’s Witchcraft Suppression Act was amended. Accusations of witchcraft are now legal. Given the right sort of ”evidence”, the state may convict a person and punish her when it deems the witchcraft harmful. The amendment was welcomed by Gordon Chavunduka, president of the Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association.