Chronicles of horror food safety

Past due: Food safety standards are in the spotlight. PIC: FOOD- HACKS.COM
Past due: Food safety standards are in the spotlight. PIC: FOOD- HACKS.COM

In 1999, a strange incident happened at Tlhalogang Community Junior Secondary School in Borolong near Francistown.

Learners reported that their classmates were complaining of stiff necks and general unease.  The affected students were all mysteriously nodding their heads repeatedly.  As authorities and parents became aware of the mystery, many believed witchcraft or demonic forces were at play.

“There was a belief that the children had been attacked by demonic forces or that something of a similar nature was afflicting them,” says an official who was close to the matter at the time.

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