Mechanics Panic As Witchdoctor Storms Workshop

Workers at an Indian owned Gaborone garage were thrown into a panic on Friday when a witchdoctor stormed their workshop to smear them with 'muti'.

It was a traumatic day for workers at Swift Pty Ltd, dealers in general car maintenance. The day started with one of their eight colleagues who had been fired early that morning for allegedly stealing P3 from the boss's car. Then the workers were called into their workshop where a traditional doctor suddenly appeared, cast lot, and started smearing them with some powder from the horn he was brandishing.

When the workers objected, the company's witchdoctor had already smeared two of their colleagues with the muti on their eyes.

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