Africa: Male genitalia tops witchcraft list (Most popular trafficked body part)

The Daily News (South Africa) ^ | May 6, 2011 | Nompumelelo Magwaza

[Stoat]

Male genitalia tops witchcraft list

May 6 2011 at 08:14am
By Nompumelelo Magwaza

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Male genitalia are the most sought-after human body part for use in harmful traditional practices, including witchcraft, in South Africa and Mozambique.

This is according to a research report released by the Mozambican Human Rights League in partnership with Childline South Africa in Durban on Thursday.

The study also found South Africa had created a market for body parts trafficked from Mozambique.

The research showed that at least one mutilation occurred in both countries every two weeks during the 14 months of the study between 2008 and 2010.

Male and female genitalia, tongues, ears, heads and breasts were among the body parts that topped the list of those most sought after in the two countries.

According to the research project’s manager, Simon Fellows, the vast majority of mutilations, 89 percent, took place in Mozambique. However, 75 percent of the parts removed from a body ended up in South Africa.

Fellows said this indicated that South Africa was on the receiving end, while Mozambique was the supplier of human body parts.

The research concluded that body parts were trafficked regularly and organs often taken from victims while they were alive or directly after they had been murdered.

Fellows said the project hosted 59 workshops and worked with 48 focus groups. About 327 people were interviewed and the workshops were attended by 1 949.

He said many participants in the research believed the body parts were to be sold or used for activities relating to witchcraft, muti (medicine) or harmful traditional practices.

“The belief was that the use of body parts in muti was to create powerful traditional medicine based partly on human body parts,” said Fellows.

Traditional healer Bongani Shangase, speaking at the launch of the report, said he and other traditional healers did not dispute the findings, but they did not agree with statements that traditional healers used body parts.

“We want this research to differentiate between witches and traditional healers because we do not use body parts to carry out our calling. Witches do that,” he said.

Other traditional healers criticised the study, saying it painted them in a bad light and asking for more conclusive research to be done so people could understand how traditional healers worked. - The Mercury

[Stoat]

No word yet on the body-part preferences of Kenyan witches.

 

More essential witchcraft news from years past to brighten your day:

 

Zim Bogus traditional healer held (Told woman to hire mermaids, use bull 'privates' to find car)

 

'Witch hitman' jailed for life (South Africa)

 

(Nigerian) MD Loses N$9m To ‘Witches And Wizards’

 

Africa Nigerian lynched for witchcraft

 

Kenya Witchcraft stuff found in school (Also, mysterious stones fall from the sky)

 

Men avenged 'witchcraft' murder (South Africa)

 

Saudi Arabia to execute woman for 'witchcraft' (One man claimed she had made him impotent.)

 

South Africa Mob stones father at grave (Witchcraft blamed)

 

Zimbabwe's Harry Potter (After 107 year ban, Mugabe legalizes witchcraft and wizardry)

 

[Stoat]

Reason # 77,487 why you should vacation somewhere other than Mozambique

[CurlyDave]

Reason # 77,487 why you should vacation somewhere other than Mozambique

As far as I can see, there is no reason for anyone to ever enter the entire continent of Africa.

[a fool in paradise]

If they’d legalize drugs made from genitalia, there wouldn’t be an underground economy in it...

[Slings and Arrows]

On the bright side, our beloved president is perfectly safe.

[dixiechick2000]

LOL!

I was trying to think of something witty to say, but you took the wind out of my sails. That was truly funny! ;o)

[Slings and Arrows]

This administration is the gift that keeps on giving.

[dixiechick2000]

Bump that...unfortunately.

[RightOnline]

Tell ‘em not to waste their time going to Washington, DC in search of......will be a useless exercise.

[Daffynition]

Prez Gonads? He's my HEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Farmer Dean]

Body part trafficers would have no interest in him....

[TheOldLady]

There go my vacation plans.

[Daffynition]

But...but ..he has the trophy hanging on the wall in his office.

[BenLurkin]

This must be why “Stimulus” money was spent to teach them how to wash their privates...

Feds Spent $800,000 of Economic Stimulus on African Genital-Washing Program
Monday, September 13, 2010
By Matt Cover

CNSNews.com) – The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), spent $823,200 of economic stimulus funds in 2009 on a study by a UCLA research team to teach uncircumcised African men how to wash their genitals after having sex.

The genitalia-washing program is part of a larger $12-million UCLA study examining how to better encourage Africans to undergo voluntary HIV testing and counseling – however, only the penis-washing study received money from the 2009 economic stimulus law. The washing portion of the study is set to end in 2011.

“NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Competitive Revision Applications,” the grant abstract states. “We propose to evaluate the feasibility of a post-coital genital hygiene study among men unwilling to be circumcised in Orange Farm, South Africa.”

[martin_fierro]

♀☹☠☣☢★☆ MANGLED GENITALS PING ☆★☢☣☠☹♂

[Slings and Arrows]

How macho.

[Daffynition]

And don't you forget it Komrade! ;D

[Grizzled Bear]

On the bright side, our beloved president is perfectly safe.

Unfortunately, so is the Republican House Speaker...

[SunkenCiv]

Maybe it s/b “Male Genitalia TUPS Witchcraft List”.