The South African Pagan Leaders Council (SAPLC) and its members exercise no natural or delegated authority over the South African Pagan Rights Alliance (SAPRA) or its formal members.

Any further or future defamation against the Executive Members of SAPRA, or interference in the affairs of SAPRA, by the members of the SAPLC, shall be considered a hostile act against SAPRA’s independence and autonomous sovereignty.

The Honourable President, and Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, It is my fervent hope that my legal advocacy for the recognition of the rights and dignity of South African Witches over the last 18 years will eventually result in the final repeal of the Witchcraft Suppression Act, and the end of legislative prejudice against Pagans and Traditional Healers.

I appeal to the Honourable President, Minister and Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development to finalise this review by recommending that the Witchcraft Suppression Act be repealed without further delay.

It’s that time of the year again and some people are preparing to spook the hell out of each other (pun intended). Well, some more than others. Despite it being a jolly and fun filled occasion, providing the opportunity for many people to dress up as their favourite horror pop-culture reference, there are always the ‘Debby downer’ social media Adele Vreys, who anxiously run to social media to warn their fellow Christians about “Satan’s holiday” and how every believer “should not serve two masters” by celebrating this “evil day”.

Pagans in the southern hemisphere celebrate Beltane in October, not Halloween, Adele.

These peculiar reactions always demonstrate what the late Anton LaVey said, tongue-in-cheek, in his 9th Satanic statement: “The Devil has been the best friend the church has ever had, as he has kept it in business all these years.”

Little do these anxious morality crusaders know, or care, that modern Halloween actually originates as a plagiarised Christian celebration appropriated by Catholic Christians from Irish pagans.

An industrial psychologist and self-appointed life coach, Madeleine Pretorius (48), has accused Swift of including “satanic symbolism in her songs and music videos, as well as during her worldwide Eras tour” in a Facebook video, which has been viewed over 5000 times. Pretorius’ accusations are nothing more than what was initially hurled at Fokofpolisiekar, ACDC, Metallica, and other popular culture and media, in the 80s to early 90s. Moral panics of such a nature are generally proven by experts, to have little (if any) rational basis!

Conspiracy theories and moral panics have no place in news reports or Psychology practices and frameworks in South Africa, as they are harmful and unprofessional. Qualified Industrial Psychologists, like Pretorius, aught NOT be endorsing irrational Satanic panic conspiracies.

Suid-Afrika is weer vasgevang in ‘n morele (Sataniese) paniek. Die soort paniek wat ons in die laat 80’s laas gesien het, toe Rodney Seale, John Gardiner, Kobus Jonker, en hul trawante nog hul rondtes by skole gedoen het om kinders by ACSV bang te praat met boeke en pamflette, teen “die gevaar van rock musiek en Satanisme”. Mens sou dus dink, dat in 2024, ‘n samelewing sou bestaan wat al weggedoen het met dié uitgedateerde persepsies oor populêre kultuur, musiek, en kunstenaars, wat die Afrikaanse jeug wil besoedel met subtiele aanhitsing tot seks, dwelms, geweld, en goddeloosheid in hul lirieke -en konserte. Toe nie. Die naweek, bykans net ná Paasfees, is Suid-Afrika (weereens) in rep-en-roer oor ‘n kunstenaar se kwansuise “duiwelaanbiddery” en “heksery”, tydens konserte -en musiekvideos.

Hierdie keer is dit Taylor Swift, van alle kunstenaars, wat skielik nou persona non grata is. Die Afrikaner-Christen-publiek se hoof opponent, wat binnekort Suid-Afrika toe kom vir ‘n ekonomies belowende konsert, tydens haar Eras-wêreldtoer! So, waar het Swift dan so verkeerd geloop?

The Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill seeks to amend the South African Schools Act of 1996. Since its introduction in January 2022, the Bill has been criticised by parents, civil society organisations and opposition Political Parties in the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.

Some of this criticism amounts to uninformed bias and malicious prejudice, rather than fact.

We separate the facts from the uninformed bias, and name the provocateurs.