Volume: Volume 7. The CRL’s research unit conducted discussions pertaining to the Mpumalanga Witchcraft Act while it was conducting a national dialogue on ritual killings and witchcraft, in the interests of the Constitution and national legislation and to feed into the inquiry of the South African Law Reform Commission to provide input on the review. endstream
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The Mpumalanga Premier's Office has stated that the Mpumalanga Provincial Government have a mandate to draft legislation to: (i.) In 1970 the act was amended to add one offence and to replace fines denominated in pounds with fines denominated in rand. An Act to provide for penalties for the practice of witchcraft; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected therewith. Leff said Sapra had already submitted "substantial objections" against both the Mpumalanga bill and the 50-year-old national law - the Witchcraft Suppression Act - … Also, three Ritual Murder Summits were held in the Limpopo province, namely in 2000, 2006 and 2014, to plan some action to stop ritual murders. I think Kim Paffenroth and others might be interested in the reference to zombies (though zombies are not defined). In executing its mandate, the Executive of the Alliance has taken the following actions: The Executive has submitted a formal appeal to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development to (a) review the 1957 Witchcraft Suppression Act, and (b) ensure that the Mpumalanga Legislature does not draft any legislation which will in any way prohibit or criminalize South African citizens on the grounds of belief or religion, or as the result of automatic inference of criminality. Read: http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2150536,00.html, Battle over witches' rights July 2007 Read: http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2150536,00.html, S.Africa witches fight for rights July 2007 JOHANNESBURG, July 20 (Reuters Life!) Witchcraft Suppression Act, 1957 is similar to these legislations: Group Areas Act, Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, 1949, Recognition of the Independence of Namibia Act, 1990 and more. Thank you for your belated birthday greeting. Document: Witchcraft Act.pdf. x�b```b``ad`f`��d�f@ n0�x����?�#*���,��S��)��H-�*@�L������9!l �a��K6y*[X��������p��9`�0X1/��
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The Mpumalanga Provincial Government and Legislature have absolutely no intention of pursuing the draft Witchcraft Suppression Bill. Witchcraft is already a recognised belief system and religion in South Africa and as such, Witches are already accorded all rights, protections and privileges enshrined in the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of South Africa [Act 108 of 1996] by virtue of South African citizenship. Section 9 (3) [Act 108] reads: (3) The state may not unfairly discriminate directly or indirectly against anyone on one or more grounds, including race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth. 0
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The Witchcraft Suppression Act of 1957 is, like most similar laws in African nations, based on 1735 Witchcraft Act of the United Kingdom, which was itself repealed in 1951. On 24 June 2008 the Mpumalanga Provincial Government issued a statement that they had suspended drafting of the Bill until further notice after consultation with different stakeholders. Appeal for legislative reform of the 1957 Witchcraft Suppression Act. Home ; About Parliament. The letter of appeal is also dated 19 February 2007. It was intended to consolidate the existing laws on witchcraft and to increase the penalties applied. SAPRA requested a review of this law in 2007, an effort which was joined by the South African Pagan Council and the Traditional Healers Association. [28th December, 1928] Ords. Witches are not criminals, but have religious and spiritual rights too. Part I. Mpumalanga Witchcraft Suppression Bill (2007) 57 Part II. The Act also makes it illegal to accuse another of either being a Witch or of using witchcraft to cause harm. The Mpumalanga Provincial Government and Legislature have stated that they will not proceed with legislation against Witchcraft. It should be noted that the Alliance registered as an Interested and Affected party with the Office of the Premier – Mpumalanga Provincial Government, on *25 June 2007*. MPUMALANGA WITCHCRAFT SUPPRESSION BILL 2007 MPUMALANGA WITCHCRAFT SUPPRESSION BILL 2007 To provide for the suppression of witchcraft in the province, to set the code of Conduct for Traditional Healers, to provide for the responsibilities of Traditional leaders and to provide for matters incidental thereto. The Witchcraft Suppression Act 3 of 1957 is an act of the Parliament of South Africa that prohibits various activities related to witchcraft, witch smelling or witch-hunting. xref
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The Executive has submitted substantial objections against the proposed Mpumalanga Witchcraft Suppression Bill to the Mpumalanga Legislature. An 80-year-old woman accused of witchcraft was hacked and set alight in her house allegedly by members of the community in Mbuzini village, near Komatipoort, Mpumalanga. The undersigned object to the proposed 2007 Bill and appeal for legislative reform to the Witchcraft Suppression Act (Act 3 of 1957as amended by Act 50 of 1970). The national Witchcraft Suppression Act (1957) prohibits not only the knowledge and practice of witchcraft but also the practice of divinations. 0000002162 00000 n
The Witchcraft Suppression Act 3 of 1957 is an act of the Parliament of South Africa that prohibits various activities related to witchcraft, witch smelling or witch-hunting. 2. - A group representing South African witches says it wants their beliefs protected against a proposed law to suppress witchcraft in the country, often called a model of human rights. At the commencement of its tenure, the Board of the CRL … 0000003127 00000 n
prevent ritual killings, and (ii.) Support the initiatives of the South African Pagan Council. Human Tissue Act 65 of 1983 Mpumalanga Witchcraft Suppression Bill 2007 Traditional Health Practitioners Act 22 of 2007 Witchcraft Suppression Act 3 of 1957 Witchcraft Suppression Amendment Act 50 of 1970 Witchcraft Suppression Amendment Act 33 of 1997 IZIVUMELWANO Convention on Civil and Political Rights (1966) Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) xii ULUHLU … The Executive submitted the same request for a formal ‘Commission of Enquiry’ to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development. Happy Birthday! The Minister has refered SAPRA’s appeal for legislative review of the 1957 Witchcraft Suppression Act to the Parliamentary Legislative review committee for further investigation. In June 2007 the Office of the Premier of the Mpumalanga province in South Africa leaked a draft Mpumalanga Witchcraft Suppression Bill of 2007. trailer
The recently proposed Mpumalanga Witchcraft Suppression Bill attempted to define Witchcraft as: "the secret use of muti, zombies, spells, spirits, magic powders, water, mixtures, etc, by any person with the purpose of causing harm, damage, sickness to others or their property." iii. Mabandla on 10 July 2007. FOREWORD By Dr. Dale Wallace A Pagan Witches TouchStone is an important publication for a number of reasons. The act was very similar to the Cape Colony's Witchcraft Suppression Act of 1895, which had remained in force in the Cape Province until 1957. prevent accusations of witchcraft which lead to violence. Furthermore, there was the Mpumalanga Witchcraft Suppression Bill of 2007 (this Bill was withdrawn in 2008 after opposition to it by the pagan healers and traditional healers). Go Here dld.bz/chwZM. 0000001252 00000 n
PREAMBLE. official response from the Mpumalanga government. The South African Pagan Rights Alliance (SAPRA) -- an organisation representing what it says are between 3,000-5,000 witches in the country -- said on Friday it would fight a proposed bill to criminalise witchcraft in one of the country's nine provinces. Legislative Reform and Reclamation 60 CONCLUSION 62 2. %%EOF
The Alliance will continue to ensure that no legislation will ever be drafted which will in any way prohibit or criminalize South African citizens on the grounds of belief or religion, or as the result of automatic inference of criminality. Dausab said an attempt to define the term would likely be discriminatory, as seen in the case of the Mpumalanga witchcraft suppression bill, which was never passed in South Africa. startxref
Read: http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL20806502.html, Witches need protection, says Sapra July 2007 By Louise Flanagan Witches are not criminals, but have religious and spiritual rights too. MPUMALANGA WITCHCRAFT SUPPRESSION BILL 2007 (Draft) To provide for the suppression of witchcraft in the province, to set the code of Conduct for Traditional Healers, to provide for the responsibilities of Traditional leaders and to provide for matters incidental thereto. :-) Much appreciated. 0000000783 00000 n
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WHEREAS Chapter 2 of the Constitution recognizes Human rights for all., WHEREAS the Traditional … The letter of appeal is dated 12 February 2007. Accusations are always based on suspicion, rumour, or gossip. The Executive has submitted objections against the proposed Mpumalanga Witchcraft Suppression Bill drafted by the Mpumalanga Legislature, to the MEC C. Mashego-Dlamini of the Mpumalanga Provincial Government, and has appealed to the MEC to consider the ramifications of permitting acceptance of the Mpumalanga Witchcraft Suppression Bill on residents of Mpumalanga Province who do define themselves as Witches and who do define their religion as Witchcraft. ��"��@��� ��{
Unlike the Witchcraft Suppression Act of 1957 (which was directed against witch-hunting), the proposed Witchcraft Control Act would explicitly acknowledge the existence of witchcraft and criminalise it. In June 2008 the Mpumalanga Province Department of Local Government put the drafting of the Witchcraft Suppression Bill of 2007 on hold until … Suspension of The Bill . The Executive submitted the same request for a formal ‘Commission of Enquiry’ to the South African Human Rights Commission. Read: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=vn20070720060153310C983324, Healers, pagans oppose new witchcraft bill July 2007 Riot Hlatshwayo Mpumalanga’s proposed Witchcraft Suppression Bill came under fire during a stakeholders’ consultative meeting this week. These objections were delivered to the Provincial Executive Committee of the Department of Local Government and Housing (acting on behalf of the MEC) in person on behalf of the Alliance by Mr. Luke Martin (a member of SAPRA and Convenor of the South African pagan Council) on 10 August 2007. 0000002677 00000 n
Read: http://www.sowetan.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=518307, Find friends with benefits and Be Naughty! The Executive has submitted an appeal to the South African Law Reform Commission to initiate urgent legislative reform to the Witchcraft Suppression Act (Act 3 of 1957 as amended by Act 50 of 1970) in order to prevent any further or future unfair discrimination and prejudice against citizens of a free and democratic country founded on the recognition of human dignity, equality for all - irrespective of religion or belief, and the advancement of human rights and freedoms for all South African citizens equally. Sapra appeal for legislative reform - Witchcraft Suppression Act - July 2007 - .pdf - 39.1 KB *** Witchcraft Suppression Act (1957) as amended - .pdf - 348 KB: Sapra / SAPC submission: proposed Mpumalanga Witchcraft Protection Bill - 10 July 2007 - .pdf - 27.2 KB. Pursue the reclamation of the terms 'Witch' and ‘Witchcraft’. The Bill sought to reinforce the Witchcraft Suppression Act by criminalising identifying as a witch. The Bill sought to suppress witchcraft and to imprison self-identified Witches on the assumption of automatic inference of criminality. THE WITCHCRAFT ACT An Act to provide for the punishment of witchcraft and of certain acts connected therewith. "We think that this is a serious violation of our constitutional rights and in fact the bill is in contradiction with at least 11 clauses in the bill of rights," SAPRA convenor Damon Leff told Reuters. This appeal was submitted to Minister B.S. parliament.gov.zm. http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2150536,00.html, http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL20806502.html, http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=vn20070720060153310C983324, http://www.sowetan.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=518307, 30 days of advocacy against Witch-hunts in Africa - 2010. This appeal was submitted to Mr W. Henegan: Secretariat of the South African Law Reform Commission on 10 July 2007. —Draft Mpumalanga Witchcraft Suppression Bill 2007 Traditional healers objected to an inyanga , a local term for a traditional healer, and muti , a local term for medicine, being associated with harmful practices and traditional healers effectively being labelled as witches, the witch term having strong negative connotations in an Afrocentric context: Nos. The Minister has refered SAPRA’s appeal to prevent the Mpumalanga Legislature from drafting any legislation which will in any way prohibit or criminalize South African citizens on the grounds of belief or religion, irrespective of race or ethnicity, or as the result of automatic inference of criminality, to the Minister of Provincial and Local Government. It is based on the Witchcraft Suppression Act 1895 of the Cape Colony, which was in turn based on the Witchcraft Act … About 50 THO members, led by its national president, Nhlavana Maseko, met the Local Government and Housing Department. Three separate submissions in objection to the Suppression Bill were submitted on 5, 7 and 9 July 2007. It is based on the Witchcraft Suppression Act 1895 of the Cape Colony, which was in turn based on the Witchcraft Act … The Traditional Health Organisation (THO) and the South African Pagan Council (SAPC) opposed the bill. About National Assembly; History; The Clerk's Office. The clauses, Leff said, include the right to equality, freedom of association, choice of occupation or profession and the freedom to choose a religion or culture, among others. The South African Pagan Rights Alliance has requested the Commission to investigate whether the proposed Mpumalanga Witchcraft Suppression Bill (2007) and the existing Witchcraft Suppression Act 3 of 1957 undermine the constitutionally guaranteed freedoms and rights of existing religious minorities in South Africa by deliberately criminalising and prohibiting rights of the religious minorities’ to exist and … When considering amendments to the Witchcraft Act, due process rights must be afforded to all affected individuals so that international fair trial standards are upheld and in order that the rule of law may prevail in Malawi.5 NON-DISCRIMINATION OF WOMEN 7. 9 (1) This Act is called The Mpumalanga Witchcraft suppression Act and comes into operation on a date fixed by the Premier by proclamation in the Provincial Gazette Harry Potter fans might be riled by the definition of "wizard". The undersigned individuals / groups hereby request to be registered as Interested Affected Parties (I&AP) in objection to the Mpumalanga Witchcraft Suppression Bill 2007.. endstream
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PREAMBLE WHEREAS Chapter 2 of the Constitution recognizes Human rights for … The Witchcraft Suppression Bill was introduced in Parliament in January 1957 by Charles Robberts Swart, the Minister of Justice. July 2007 That's the argument the South African Pagan Rights Alliance (Sapra) wants to use to protect the belief of witchcraft against a newly proposed bill, The Star newspaper reported on Friday. The Executive submitted a request to the Commission on Gender Equality for a formal ‘Commission of Enquiry’ into the ongoing persecution of innocent persons falsely accused of being witches and of practicing witchcraft in South Africa. 12 of 1998 Short title 1. 0000000556 00000 n
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This Act may be cited as the Witchcraft Act. Public Financial Management Handbook. The Alliance determines that the right to define the words ‘Witch’ and ‘Witchcraft’ rests with Witches themselves and no one else. These citizens of the Republic of South Africa will be denied their constitutional rights to religious freedom, expression, equality, liberty, dignity, security and their right to choose and practice their occupation within the Province of Mpumalanga. 33 of 1928 25 of 1935 45 of 1956 Act No. 234 13
an investigation into the constitutionality of the Witchcraft Suppression Act1 (the Act) and the proposed Mpumalanga Witchcraft Suppression Bill.2 1.2 Upon receipt of the request from the SAPC, the SALRC convened a meeting of stakeholders on 4 September 2008 where the submission was discussed.3 Following this meeting, on 14 November 2008, the Commission received a revised submission from …
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