A 63-YEAR-OLD woman of George compound in Lusaka has sued Hildah Daka, 44, of the same neighbourhood for accusing her of practicing witchcraft and killing Daka’s father and mother. In this case, Mary Bwalya wants compensation from Daka for bringing shame and embarrassment upon her to an extent where children in the neighbourhood call her ‘mfwiti, mfwiti, fire, fire’. But Daka, who pleaded not guilty wondered why Bwalya accused her of uttering such insults when her late mother and Bwalya where good friends in Bana KB group at UCZ. When Magistrate Hariet Mulenga gave Bwalya a chance to explain how she was insulted, the plaintiff said her issues with Daka started when the latter dug a foundation box that extended...

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