A brave nine-year-old boy who woke in the middle of the night and found his home on fire and full of smoke, tried in vain to save to save his little brother and sister.
Several trees along Milner Avenue in front of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium have been stripped of their bark, a practice often attributed to traditional healers.
While big business has managed to weather the worst unplanned power outages that have plunged Despatch, Kariega and KwaNobuhle into darkness for up to six hours a day since Sunday, smaller ones have not been so lucky.
A growing trend of young people undergoing intwaso and reportedly being overtaken by spirits during school hours has raised concerns about disruptions to learning, with teachers not knowing how to deal with the matter.