/ 16 January 2001

CITY WANTS TO BEWITCH VAGRANTS’ FAECES

IN an effort to prevent vagrants from defecating in the street, the Mbabane city council is considering sprinkling muti on human faeces that will cause the offender’s bottom to swell. Spokesman for Swaziland’s capital, Bongani Dlamini, said the council was at its wits end about the messy matter and also wanted to hire council police to chase away the vagrants. He said he might consult a sangoma to concoct a magic potion to sprinkle over any human faeces found in the street. – African Eye News Service