Dementia is an "escalating challenge" in Africa, according to a study published ... Accusing someone of witchcraft is illegal in the country, punishable by up to two years in prison, but the ...

A treatise by Nelson Tebbe entitled, Witchcraft and Statecraft: Liberal Democracy in Africa identifies demands for greater legal accommodation of African traditions in South Africa as direct ...

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The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights has directed Tanzania to revise its witchcraft laws to clearly distinguish between traditional healers and witch doctors.

Raygun the baboon was killed by schoolchildren in Mpumalanga in an attack allegedly motivated by witchcraft and superstition.

A group, the Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AFAW), has petitioned Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State over the lynching of an ...

TANZANIA has been advised to revise the country’s witchcraft laws in order to draw a clear line between traditional healers and witch doctors. Lady Justice Stella Isibhakhomen Anukam from Nigeria ...

From summer to autumn in sub-Saharan Africa, green fields of rice ... These eye-catching flowers are known as ‘witch weeds,’ as they survive and spread by parasitizing the roots of other ...

ParkinsonsZA founder Rakesh Harribhai discusses improving Parkinson's care and support in South Africa through community-driven programs.