1.   At that hearing, Mwashita hired a tribal healer to sprinkle the box with a magic potion before it was opened.

2.   In Zimbabwe, tribal healers warned the eclipse was a sign the ancestors were unhappy with a nation that had abandoned the traditional African values of peace and harmony.

3.   Negligence claims against tribal healers are rare.

4.   The tribal healer, or witch doctor, is being held at Chirundu, a town on the border with neighboring Zimbabwe, but has not been charged.

5.   Tribal healers also have been accused of prescribing sex with children to bring luck or as an antidote to HIV infection and other ailments.