Folk live in dread in the land of witchcraft – Asegaai Molifo and his wife were among those accused of the murder of an elderly white man, Mr van der Berg. Asegaai had to sell some of his cattle to get a lawyer. He plans to leave the area. There’s a hunt for witches around the little Transvaal town of Bronkhorstspruit. People are scared. First three little kids vanished from their parents' huts. No sign of them although the parents looked and looked, and whole villages helped. Gone.
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Headline: b1959_9 Title: Drum Magazine social history photographs, South Africa edition 225 Description: Folk live in dread in the land of witchcraft – Asegaai Molifo and his wife were among those accused of the murder of an elderly white man, Mr van der Berg. Asegaai had to sell some of his cattle to get a lawyer. He plans to leave the area. There’s a hunt for witches around the little Transvaal town of Bronkhorstspruit. People are scared. First three little kids vanished from their parents' huts. No sign of them although the parents looked and looked, and whole villages helped. Gone. Sublocation: Bronkhorstspruit City: Pretoria Province or State: Gauteng Country: South Africa Date Created: 02-07-1959 Creator: Drum Social Histories Credit Notice: Peter Magubane / Drum Social Histories / Bailey's African History Archive / african.pictures Keywords: