Rapping In Strange Tongues

The map used for initiation
The map used for initiation

When Letty Ntumeleng of Ramokgonami last week heard her Form II son Nicholas rapping in strange tongues, and acting strange, she suspected something was terribly wrong.

This would be the beginning of confessions by the boy who claimed to have been initiated into a satanic cult by the school’s deputy head, along with several other students.

According to Nicholas’s mother, Letty Ntumelang, her son started acting strangely last weekend. He started drawing horrific pictures at home, after which he started rapping in gibberish.  Ntumelang said that after witnessing her son’s shocking behaviour, she called a pastor to come and pray for the boy. “Nick acted so weird that I ended up calling the pastor to come and pray for him. Upon the pastor’s arrival, Nick ran away and later came back with other people, and headed into his room and slept. After some time Nick woke up and put into his boots and that is when he started fighting. He was so strong that it took about eight people who were in the house to hold him down and calm him until he went back to sleep,” explained Ntumelang.

Editor's Comment
Prosecutors deserve better

These legal professionals, who are entrusted with upholding the rule of law, face numerous challenges that compromise their ability to effectively carry out their duties.Elsewhere in this edition, we carry a story on the lamentations of the officers of court.The prosecutors have raised a number of concerns, calling for urgent attention from all relevant stakeholders, including the President, Minister of Justice and the Attorney General. Their...

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