A man was reportedly found stark naked on Monday morning in Bulawayo’s Magwegwe suburb, prompting residents to speculate that it was a case of a failed witchcraft mission.
Residents who spoke to Southern Eye claimed that they woke up on Monday morning to perform their daily routines, only to see a naked man in the suburb.
They said the man admitted to having fallen from a winnowing basket during a witchcraft mission.
Residents who witnessed the incident posted on social media pictures and videos of the man who said he was from Binga, but failed to explain how he came to Magwegwe.
A Magwegwe resident who identified herself as NakaBhowasi said:
He was naked and his body was painted all over with a substance which looked like ashes.
We were shocked to find the naked wizard near Greens Supermarket. The man told us that he was from Binga, adding that he fell on top of the house while on a witchcraft mission. He said he was travelling with friends.
Another resident said the man told onlookers that his friends left him, and he did not know how he got to Magwegwe.
In February this year, a similar incident reportedly happened in Filabusi, Insiza District, Matabeleland South Province.
A suspected witch allegedly fell from a winnowing basket after she fought with her colleagues over the legs of a child they were preparing to eat during a witchcraft mission.
Generally, Zimbabweans believe in the existence of witchcraft but the phenomenon cannot be proved by scientific means.
Scientific will never ever prove any witch forms but only traditional healers but not all of them.
Science will only prove the existence of toooo much Chibuku in your veins!
Witchcraft is misunderstood. Many profess to be witches. A true witch will never divulge. In GB they were known as wise women & herbalists. Not too different to our Sangomas, traditional healers, shaamans etc.
Witchcraft has been demonised because of missionaries and the white, brainwashing christians & muslims!
There is more truth to be found in ancestor worship than that of non-existent gods!
Only fools will scientifically try and prove which craft exists