TWO suspected witches were found naked outside a house in Vhembe district in Louis Trichardt around 7am on Tuesday morning.
Police spokesperson Sifiso Mbuyani said the women have not been named, were found naked with an assortment associated with paraphernalia including an owl, two winnowing baskets which are used for flying in witchcraft mythology and a baboon skeleton where found naked in a local home stead.
“When the matter was reported to the police the two have been already given red cloth to cover themselves, efforts to get much details were fruitless since they only claimed to be coming from Zimbabwe, they did not have any documentation with them, which made us conclude that they come hear flying, we handed them over to the Beitbridge Zimbabwean Police this afternoon’ Sifiso Mbuyani said.
The Mayor of Makhado local municipality Mavhungu Lurulu confirmed the incident and thanked the residences response to distaste from violence as they handed the matter to the police, he also said that it was very hard to make a conversation with the two since they neither hear Venda nor English and has applauded the decision to deport them.-Mzansilive
