Is the Witchcraft Suppression Act (No 3, 1957) doing an injustice to the neo-pagans in South Africa?

Abstract

The presence of the so called neo-pagans became well-known since 1994 in South African with their claims that their religious, cultural and constitutional rights as individuals and as a group are endangered by the Witchcraft Suppression Act (No 3, 1957). Their constant demands that the Act must be repealed seem to become a controversial and a very demanding issue for the authorities. The aim of the research was to determine if the claims and demands of the so called neo-pagans are legitimate and if Act No 3 (1957) is doing an injustice to them.