South African Superstitions: Myths, Meanings and the Science Behind Them

This supports the wider South African taboo around whistling after dark. It does not prove a universal tokoloshe rule, which is why the book keeps the belief inside one family’s version of the world.

South African Superstitions: Myths, Meanings and the Science Behind Them. Secular Society South Africa, 6 October 2025. https://www.secularsociety.org.za/2025/10/06/south-african-superstitions-myths-meanings-and-the-science-behind-them/.