The Thing About Witch Hunts

Witch Hunt 15: Liberating a Woman Accused of Witchcraft with Berrie Holtzhausen


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In this episode, we travel to Namibia to meet Berrie Holtzhausen, founder of Alzheimer's Dementia Namibia and advocate against witchcraft accusations. He tells the story of how he met Ndjinaa, a woman chained for 20 years after she was accused of bewitching people and livestock to death. Learn how Berrie worked for Ndjinaa's freedom after discovering she was living with dementia, a condition which Berrie and others have found is commonly mistaken for witchcraft.

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