Thread by @Black_Nobilliti

When witchcraft makes you fail matric

When she learnt that her son had failed his matric, Slindile Zwane blamed it all on a witchcraft spell she believed was cast by a jealous relative to derail her son’s fortunes.
“My son was bewitched, that’s all!” said Zwane,😲😲

whose son Tsholofelo failed his exams in the matric class of 2020. Although the belief in witchcraft & its ability to be used to bring bad luck upon people remains entrenched in many societies, cultural experts, academics & religious leaders remain divided

on whether witchcraft exists at all.😲😲

“I don’t understand why he [my son] could have failed because he used to study day & night & even cross night [burning the midnight oil]. There are many people who were jealous that he was doing matric in the first place.

So they cast all their spells to make sure that my son doesn’t make it,” a dejected Zwane said.
When we asked Tsholofelo whether he believed he failed as a result of a witchcraft spell he pointed his suspicions to a relative from up
north in Limpopo.😲

“I received a call from my grandmother in Limpopo … and she was busy asking me questions I did not understand,” said Tsholofelo.
He said she asked “uncomfortable” questions that made him suspicious.
“[She asked questions] like what makes me think I will pass matric😲

and what am I hoping to achieve in life?
“Then her last statement before she hung up was, ‘I will see to it’, & I did
not understand what she meant by that. All started to make sense after my results came out when I learnt I did not make it,” Tsholofelo said.😲

Although these allegations can never be confirmed, Tsholofelo sticks to his
word that he gave his best to pass his matric final exams.
“I studied very hard & was looking forward to getting a bachelor’s degree but this had to happen.

I know at this point nobody will believe me when I say I was bewitched because people don’t believe in witchcraft.😢😪 But it is real. I was home schooling & had all the necessities I needed, but I guess it is what it is,” Tsholofelo added.😢😪

Healer Mkhulu Ibrahim Khosa, director of the Shobo Elikhulu Institute for Spiritual Healing, swears that witchcraft does exist & that spells can be cast to complicate someone’s life.
“It can be used to make someone fail at school.

What they do, they will steal something that belongs to students & mix it with some concoction & transfer their intelligence to another person,” said Khosa.
“However, the spirit that is being used to perform those dirty tricks isn't related to the good spirit of spiritual healing

The job of the spiritual healers is to heal the affected person,” he added.

But although Khosa acknowledges that witchcraft is a reality, he has words of advice.

“When dealing with witchcraft the society should approach spiritual healers & they will get help🙏

But they must fight, not kill those accused of witchcraft because that is against the law. If you are sure that you have been bewitched, it’s simple, contact a healer & get assistance,” he said. 

By Asanda Mbayimbayi, Masoka Dube & Lucas Ledwaba