PRACTISED WITCHCRAFT
DIVORCED WIFE'S ACTION LOVE PHILTRES IN TEA Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright CAPE TOWN. April 22. (Received April 23, at 1.30 p.m.) BagaKkametsi, the divorced wife of Tshefedi, pleaded guilty in the District Commissioner’s Court at Serowe to a charge of practising witchcraft. Three natives, allegedly witch doctors, also pleaded guiltyf Bagahkametsi was accused _ of attempting to bewitch and injure th© queen mother, Semane, because she thought Semane was attempting to alienate Tshekedi’a affections from her. . ~ Evidence was given that Bagapkametsi and the witch doctors arranged to put love philtres in Tshekedi’s tea.
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Evening Star, Issue 22630, 23 April 1937, Page 9
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94PRACTISED WITCHCRAFT Evening Star, Issue 22630, 23 April 1937, Page 9
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