Zimbabwe's Harry Potter 13/07/2006 00:00 By: Frik Els THE NEWS FROM Zimbabwe has been in the realm of the surreal for a while now, but last week came the news that shows just how abysmal and absurd the situation has become. After a 107-year ban, witchcraft and wizardry are again legal. The 1899 law instituted by the country's colonial masters made it illegal for anyone to be called a witch or a wizard, but from 1 July, the Zimbabwe government will once again acknowledge that supernatural powers exist. JK Rowling, who must be suffering from writer's block (and many,...
