WITCHES
flying broomsticks in Swaziland above 150 metres will be subject to
arrest and a hefty fine of
R500,000, civil aviation authorities said,
according to a report.
Witches are banned because Witches’
broomsticks are considered similar to any heavier-than-air
transportation device that is airborne, says The Star.
“A
witch on a broomstick should not fly above the [150-metre] limit,”
Civil Aviation Authority marketing and corporate affairs director Sabelo
Dlamini is quoted as saying by the newspaper. No penalties exist for witches flying below 150 metres.
The
report said it was hard to say how serious he was, but witchcraft isn’t
a joking matter in Swaziland, where the people believe in it. The statute also forbids toy helicopters and children’s kites from ascending too high into the country’s airspace.
Swazi brooms are short bundles of
sticks tied together and do not have handles. Swazi witches are known to
use them to fling potions about homesteads – but not for transport. |
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