Swaziland Never Banned Flying Witches

In 2013, reports claimed that Swaziland's Civil Aviation Authority had banned witches on broomsticks from flying higher than 150 meters. The stories quoted aviation official Sabelo Dlamini as saying that anyone crossing the limit faced arrest and a R500,000 fine, while flying below it carried no penalty. Two days later, the Swazi government rejected the reports, stating that no law or official announcement regulated flying witches or broomsticks. The supposed ban came from a remark that reporters could not determine was serious or humorous, not an actual aviation rule.

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