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April 1997 - Swazi pastor and wife hacked to death by members of rival church. The victims were accused of killing the rival church's choir master with witchcraft. Independent Newspapers.
May 13, 1997 - A cat was beaten and kicked to death at FNB stadium during a competition because the cat's presence was considered a bad omen and a symbol of witchcraft. Independent Newspapers.
September 1, 1997 - A family of four was killed while sleeping with AK-47 assault rifles, south of Durban. The victims were killed because the wife had been accused of using witchcraft. Independent Newspapers.
October 27, 1997 - Ghana's human rights organization called for a halt to the dehumanizing treatment of women accused of witchcraft. Women in the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions accused of witchcraft are being lynched or banished to "witch camps". There are four such camps located at Gambaga, Kukuo, Kpatinga and Nagani. There are 123 women at the Gambaga camp, 450 at Kukuo, 42 at Kpatinga and 193 at Nagani plus 13 men accused of being wizards. The ages of the "inmates" are between 35 - 90 years old. Africa News Service.
January 8, 1998 - In Durban, Northern Zululand, five people were burned to death accused of witchcraft. Two women and three men were the victims and evidence suggests that a considerable amount of people carried-out the attack. Independent Newspapers.
January 13, 1998 - A 79-year old farmer in the Volta region of Ghana is asking for compensation (equal to $23,000) from the chief and elders of his village for banishing him on accusations of witchcraft. The human rights commission is pursuing the matter, they have sent a letter of inquiry to the chief, and have received no response as of yet. Africa News Service.
January 27, 1998 - In Northern Ghana, masked vigilantes clubbed and stoned two women aged 55 & 60 to death for allegedly practicing witchcraft. Reuters .
January 28, 1998 - Police shelter "witch" and her two children after her village accused her of witchcraft in Hlogotlou in the Northern Province.
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