• Newspapers

  • Saturday Star (28th November 1998) - The benevolent face of witchcraft
    She is a business-woman with a degree in theology and librarianship who goes by another name out of business hours. She is called Dark Wolf. Her fellow white witch is a publicist by profession and her Pagan name is Night Shade. From Wolf Lodge, which is their witches' temple in suburban Kensington, Johannesburg, they practise their arcane arts. [Read further]
     

  • Mail and Guardian (November 12 to 18 1999) - The Witches of Jo'burg
    Mention the word "witch" and the imagination is likely to conjure up a host of images, ranging from black-shrouded spinsters bent over cauldrons to New Age hippies dancing naked in the moonlight. [Read further]
     

  • Die Beeld (8th May 2001) - Hoflike hekse
    Die seremonie begin laat - omtrent 'n uur later as the beoogde tyd, want van die hekse is laat. En daar moet gewag word vir almal. Daar is niks sinisters aan dié besluit nie. Dis bloot hoflikheid om mense wat nog nie voorheen by die perseel was nie kans te gee om op te daag. [Lees verder]
     

  • Die Burger (12th May 2001) - En nou: Afrikaanse hekse
    Die ritueel begin laat - omtrent 'n uur later as the beoogde tyd, want van die hekse is laat. En daar moet gewag word vir almal. Daar is niks sinisters aan dié besluit nie. Dis bloot hoflikheid om mense wat nog nie voorheen by die perseel was nie kans te gee om op te daag word gesê. [Lees verder]
     

  • The Star (14th May 2001) - Witches emerge from the broom closet
    The recent inauguration of the South African Tabernacle Church – which services a branch of Paganism known as Wicca  -  has heralded the emergence from the broom cupboard of a religion many stereotype as evil. [Read futher]
     

  • The Star (2nd June 2001) - Pagan weddings may get legal recognition in future
    Cape Town - marriages performed by witches as well as Mormon weddings should be recognised by law, the SA Law Commision said in a report to Minister of Justice Penuell Madune during parliamentary hearings yesterday. [Read further]
     

  • Saturday Argus (16th June 2001) - Witch weddings may soon be legal
    Witches may soon be allowed to perform official wedding ceremonies in South Africa - so what can a bride and groom expect if they are married by a witch? Well, for a start, there will be no cat's blood, but there will be plenty of incantation about nature. And there may well be a broom. But the happy couple will be required to jump over it, not tie on ribbons and tin cans and fly off on it to their honeymoon. [Read further]
     

  • Cape Times (21st June 2001) - It's all happening in the Heavens
    For most, it may be just another Thursday. But for others, it's a time of celebration, introspection, anticipation and Christmas in June. An unusual combination of celestial factors make today - and tonight - a special one for Pagans, Druids, Wiccans, traditional healers and many other followers of non-mainstream faiths. [Read further]
     

  • Saturday Star (6th April 2002) - Not all witches are wicked
    "And no, we don't dance naked in the moonlight," she says, laughing, as she leads me to the garden cottage at the back of her Randburg home - a gathering place for Johannesburg's Wiccans or "white witches"... [Read further]
    

  • Die Burger (27 July 2002) - Paganiste jakker nie op besems rond
    Vir Donna ("Darkwolf") Vos, ‘n paganistiese priester, is dit niks nuuts om by openbare plekke uitgegooi en van satanisme beskuldig te word nie. ... [Read further]
    
  • Rapport (18th August 2002) - Natuurheks
    Vir Donna ("Darkwolf") Vos, ‘n paganistiese priester, is dit niks nuuts om by openbare plekke uitgegooi en van satanisme beskuldig te word nie. ... [Read further]
    
  • Rapport (6th October 2002) - Uit My Inkpot
    Met verwysings na die artikel “Natuurheks”, waarin Donna “Darkwolf” Vos ges ê het Kapenaars is baie konserwatief, wil ek net ‘n regstelling maak: Sekere Afrikaanssprekende blankes is baie konserwatief. ...[Read further]
    
    
  • Guardian Unlimited (2 July 2006) - Pagans, too, have their rites
    Does dancing in a circle, decked out in ancient garb, in the dead of night, while banging a tambourine constitute a crime? This is the question many of the big-beards in the Greek Orthodox Church have been forced to ask as
    ...[Read further]
    
    
  • Darkwolf has been quoted regularly in the Citizen regarding cutting edge esoterica and comment

• Magazines
  • Elle Magazine (March 1997) - Spellbound, Inside the world of witches
    Witches have endured severe persecution in many forms. Brendan Cooper and Lara Kastan speak to five members of the Pagan Federation of SA to gain insight into beliefs which are now gaining acceptance. [Read further]
     
  • Outright Magazine (Jan/Feb 2000) - Pagan Protocols
    When I accepted an invitation to interview a leading member of the pagan church, I was not quite sure what to expect. [Read further]
     
  • Marie Claire (February 2000) - New Age Remedies for Love
    In the search for love, a girl sometimes needs help. Meet three bachelorettes who tried a witch, holographic repatterner and a feng shui practitioner to smooth the rocky road to romance. [Read further]
     

  • Marie Claire (July 2000) - Girl's Night Out
    Magic and merriment fill the air as a Wiccan group celebrates one of the Craft's most important occasions - full moon. "Full moon or Esbat rituals are the best." says Rainstorm. "They are all about love, light and happiness - a really positive time for us." [Read further]
     

  • Cosmopolitan (February 2001) - "I am a witch"
    "It's not easy telling strangers about my beliefs, because many people who don't know the truth about Wicca condemn or ridicule it. Imagine introducing yourself to someone by saying, "Howzit? I'm Kira the witch, but don't worry - I won't eat your children." [Read further]
     

  • Lig (August 2001) - Heksery: die Duiwel se witleuen?
    Die wêreld van hekse, toorkrag en Paganisme wat tot onlangs vir die meeste mense heeltemal vreemd. Tog het die eerste Paganiste kerk, die Aquarian Tabernacle Church van die Wicca-beweging, reeds sowat 50 000 lede in Suid-Afrika. Is dit iets waaroor Christene bekommerd moet wees? [Lees verder]
     

  • SA City Life (September 2001) - Witches Brew
    The High Priestess of Kali, that much-maligned Goddess, has big blue eyes and an exuberant young bull terrier named Borg. Borg is wearing a sensible winter coat over his short fur, and the High Priestess (aka Donna DarkWolf Vos) is wrapped in a velvety red and black number that could be dressing gown or ceremonial robe. [Read further]
     
    

  • Fairlady (21 November 2001) - What is Prejudice?
    Prejudice is, literally, pre-judging - making your mind up about something or someone before you know the relevant facts. Prejudices are usually negative but they can be positive. I tend to expect good things from someone who's Scottish, or who went to my old school. But I don't necessarily expect anything bad of someone who's Welsh, or went to another school. [Read further]
     
    
  • Iselwa the Calabash (Spring 2002) - Darkwolf Weaves Her Magic
    A real witch resides in Durbanville but instead of being scary, she is a petite, attractive, woman who is determined to make people like her. PETER TROMP visited with her and found, to his surprise, that he was quite enchanted with her. Did she cast a spell on him or is witchcraft just a misunderstood religion? [Read further]
     
    
  • You Magazine (28 August 2003) - She grew up in Worcester – now she is a (good) witch
    Think nice, quiet suburbia in the Cape Town area and Durbanville inevitably springs to mind. There's a convenient supermarket with a friendly manager residents know by name and sprawling parks for Sunday afternoon walk-the-dog sessions.[Read further]

  • Marie Claire Magazine (2004) - Out of the Broom Closet
    Have you had a good look at your neighbour lately? Living among us are suburban witches – good people tires of bad press. They explain their belief in Wicca and why it is one of the fastest-growing religions in the world .[Read further]
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• Books
  • Eccentric South Africa (Zebra Press, 2001) - The Dark Wolf
    Donna Vos fell in love with a minister while she was attending Bible College in Kalk Bay. He confessed to the elders, who absolved him and threatened to expel her for leading the cleric astray. [Read further]
     
  • Out of this World - Donna Darkwolf Vos - High Priestess of Kali - Witch
    Darkwolf, pioneer of the Public Pagan movement in South Africa and author of Dancing Under An African Moon, the first book on Paganism and Wicca in this country, sits on her ordinary suburban sofa, her bright kohl-ringed tiger's eyes gleaming as she recounts the story of her extraordinary straying from the path of conventional religion. Worshipping at her feet lies Borg, her pink-eyed white bull terrier. [Read further]
     

• Talks
  • Awakening the Goddess - Donna Darkwolf
    Goddess Spirituality is a relatively new form of spirituality fast growing around the Western world. It actively reclaims womanhood. It is a reconnection to your spiritual and religious roots as women of the Earth. [Read further]

• 1996 - Carte Blanche
• 1997 - Felicia Mabuza Unsuttle
• 1997 - Penny Smythe Show
• 1998 - ETV: Tabloid
• 1998 - Live @ 5
• 1998 - Underdog Productions - 2 part documentary on death
• 1999 - Crossing the Divide
• 2000 - Issues of Faith
• 2001 - Take 5
• 2001 - Free Spirit
• 2001 - Free Spirit
• 2002 - Morning Live
• 2003 - Spirit Sundae

• Radio 702
  • Kate Turkington
  • Akki Akistasio
  • Dr Leslie Ples

• Radio Die Punt
  • Kate Rheeders

• Cape Talk
  • Shadow Twala
  • Guest with 3 other hosts
• Darkwolf is regularly phoned by such talks show hosts for comment on esoteric happenings and phenomena.

Other News Articles of Interest

• Online News Services

  • News24 (12 March 2003) - Satanism: Pagans spell it out
    Johannesburg - The South African pagan community has hit back after reports earlier this week that a "witches Mecca" was operating on the Gauteng West Rand, with hundreds of school pupils involved in Satanism. [Read further]
     

  • News24 (10 April 2003) - Man Gets Witch-Wise
    Cape Town - The first person in South Africa to write a thesis on witchcraft received his doctorate in sociology-anthropology from the University of Stellenbosch (US) on Wednesday. [Read further]
     

  • NYTimes.com (18 August 2004) - Between Faith and Medicine, How Clear a Line?
    JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 17 - South Africa is having a serious debate over how to license its doctors. Legislators are pondering minimum requirements for medical practice, rules of professional ethics and standards for quality of care. A government research council is conducting double-blind, placebo-controlled tests on potential new prescription drugs. Insurance companies are considering new claims-reimbursement guidelines. [Read further]
     

• Newspapers

  • Cape Argus (5 October 2002) - Howl Over Ownership of Wolves in SA
    A trip along the Garden Route could have you dancing with wolves these days, but also helping focus attention on the plight of up to 200 of the wild creatures which are being kept, unwisely, as pets in South African households. [Read further]
     

  • Cape Argus (20 June 2003) - Churches Worried as Paganism Grows in UK
    Paganism and the ancient art of witchcraft are on the rise in Britain, experts said yesterday, as the summer's most celebrated pagan festival approached. [Read further]
     

  • Cape Argus (28 April 2003) - Registration Law Will Make Sangomas Watch Their Bones
    At least 80% of South Africans have visited a sangoma or taken traditional medicine, but until now traditional healing has been entirely unregulated. [Read further]

  • Behind the Mask - Spiritual Celebration
    September 19, 2004: It was the opening of the week-long activities, the Lesbian and Gay PRIDE Heritage Week, which is organised annually as Pride culture. The programme for this year includes workshops, exhibitions, discussions and more, prepared by various LGBT organisations.. [Read further]