Limpopo police arrest suspect for ‘pointing someone out as a wizard’
According to the Act, the punishment for naming someone as a wizard is a fine of no more than R1 000, prison time of no more than 10 years, “and a whipping not exceeding ten strokes”.
Should the person be found to have a “habit” of being a “witch-finder”, they face jail time of no more than 20 years, “to a whipping not exceeding ten strokes or to both such imprisonment and such whipping”.
Punishment for such a crime is a fine of no more than R1 000, no more than 10 years imprisonment, "and whipping not exceeding 10 strokes".
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