The Wild Hunt NewsSep 16, 2025

A Zambian court sentenced two men to two years with hard labour for attempting to bewitch President Hakainde Hichilema, a case exposing tensions between traditional beliefs, colonial-era law, and politics while challenging how modern courts address such practices.

https://wildhunt.org/2025/09/prosecutors-invoke-colonial-era-law-jail-two-men-for-attempted-use-of-witchcraft-against-zambian-president.html

#colonialism #HakaindeHichilema #witchcraft #witchcraftlaws #zambia #paganism

Prosecutors Invoke Colonial-Era Law, Jail Two Men for Attempted Use of Witchcraft Against Zambian President

A Zambian court sentenced two men to two years with hard labour for attempting to bewitch President Hakainde Hichilema, a case exposing tensions between traditional beliefs, colonial-era law, and politics while challenging how modern courts address such practices.

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Headlines AfricaSep 16, 2025
Zambia: two men sentenced for attempting to kill president with witchcraft http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TN5yJ2 #Zambia #HakaindeHichilema #Witchcraft #Justice #LegalSystem
Headlines AfricaAug 29, 2025
Africa: President Hakainde Hichilema, AU Cholera Champion, Joins Partners to Unveil Africa's New Continental Cholera Plan: [Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | August 29, 2025 -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a six-month 1.0 continental preparedness and response plan against cholera under the leadership of H.E. President… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMlth3 #CholeraAwareness #PublicHealth #AfricaCDC #WHO #HakaindeHichilema
Headlines AfricaJun 25, 2025
South African court halts burial of Zambia’s ex-president Edgar Lungu http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLYNwY #EdgarLungu #Zambia #HakaindeHichilema #SouthAfrica #PoliticalTensions
Headlines AfricaJun 13, 2025
Lungu funeral row continues as family says President Hichilema not welcome http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLLQ9P #Zambia #EdgarLungu #HakaindeHichilema #FuneralControversy #PoliticalDispute
theglobalcommonsDec 21, 2024

Two people have been arrested for allegedly plotting to harm Zambias president Hakainde Hichilema using witchcraft.

#hakaindehichilema #jaybanda #tgcnews #globalcommonsnews #globalcommons

https://globalcommons.onrender.com/international/zambian_police_arrest_2_over_alleged_plot_to_bewitch_president_hichilema/

Zambian police arrest 2 over alleged plot to bewitch President Hichilema

Two people have been arrested for allegedly plotting to harm Zambias president Hakainde Hichilema using witchcraft

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taz (inoffiziell)Nov 2, 2023
Expräsident Edgar Lungu verkündet die Rückkehr in Sambias Politik. Seine Partei zerfleischt sich gerade, die Regierungspartei warnt ihn vor Gewalt.#Sambia #HakaindeHichilema #Konflikt #Afrika #Politik
Spannungen in Sambia nehmen zu: Politik „ohne Macheten“?
Spannungen in Sambia nehmen zu: Politik „ohne Macheten“?

Expräsident Edgar Lungu verkündet die Rückkehr in Sambias Politik. Seine Partei zerfleischt sich gerade, die Regierungspartei warnt ihn vor Gewalt.

teleSUR English (unofficial)Oct 28, 2023
The Zambian president said that the Africa CDC should play a leading role in helping Africa find homegrown solutions, in collaboration with global partners that possess the necessary technology, financial resources and expertise.#Zambia #AfricaCDC #Health #Development #HakaindeHichilema
Zambia: President Urges Africa to Develop Health Solutions
Zambia: President Urges Africa to Develop Health Solutions

The Zambian president said that the Africa CDC should play a leading role in helping Africa find homegrown solutions, in collaboration with global partners that possess the necessary technology, financial resources and expertise.

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JURISTDec 26, 2022
Zambian President #HakaindeHichilema has abolished the death penalty in #Zambia. Sarthak Gupta has more: https://buff.ly/3FRBgE9
Zambia abolishes death penalty

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema Friday assented to Penal Code (Amendment) Bill 2022, abolishing the law of the death penalty in Zambia. On May 24 Hichilema took a pledge to abolish the death pen...

Deutsche Welle (inoffiziell)Dec 25, 2022
Sambias Präsident Hichilema hat zu Weihnachten die Abschaffung der Todesstrafe verkündet. Zudem zog der Staatschef des südafrikanischen Landes ein Gesetz zurück, das harte Strafen für "Präsidentenbeleidigung" vorsah.
Sambia schafft die Todesstrafe ab | DW | 25.12.2022
#Afrika #Sambia #Todesstrafe #AmnestyInternational #HakaindeHichilema
Sambia schafft die Todesstrafe ab | DW | 25.12.2022

Sambias Präsident Hichilema hat zu Weihnachten die Abschaffung der Todesstrafe verkündet. Zudem zog der Staatschef des südafrikanischen Landes ein Gesetz zurück, das harte Strafen für "Präsidentenbeleidigung" vorsah.

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