Demonic game worries parents

The community of Extension 17 has plans in place to fight crime and issues affecting pupils in the area.

September 22, 2015

Sifiso Mathebula 2 minutes read

Residents attended the community meeting at Maphala Gulube Primary School.

eMBALENHLE – The community of Extension 17 has nominated a task team that will address various issues affecting pupils and the community.

This team was selected during a community meeting that was held at the Maphala Gulube Primary School recently.

Residents raised various concerns, such as crime in the area, evil spirits in schools, gangsterism, crime and other issues to the task team leading the meeting, including ward councillors, the Community Policing Forum, the police and the school management.

They told them that most of the crimes happening in the area are comitted by young people.

“We urge parents to strengthen their parental systems.

“Parents should be honest if they suspect that their children are involved in crime and they must not keep quiet or protect them, but should rather seek help for them or report them to the relevant authorities.

“Some parents are spoiling their children.

“If your child comes homes with items and you do not know where they come from, you must investigate, “said Mr Muzi Maseko.

* Magebus was another issue.

Parents said MegaBus does not take pupils to school in time and fetch them very late after school.

Ms Lydia Mkhize, a resident, said this results in young pupils being exposed to dangers, because if the buses are late, they are forced to hitchhike.

“We all know that hitchhiking is dangerous, especially for children.

“We need to unite and confront Megabus about this.”

Ms T.F. Mokoena, principal of Maphala Gulube Primary School, urged parents to pray for their children, because “evil spirits are attacking them daily”.

She said parents must warn their children not to play Charlie-Charlie, because it is demonic.

Ms Mokoena gave parents tips on how they can identify children who are attacked by evil spirits.

“These children are usually constant liars, are rebellious, uncontrollable and are misbehaving and have anger.

“Some parents, in an attempt to deal with this, beat them, but that will not work because it is a spiritual matter.

“Pray for them and encourage them to also pray.”

The nominated task team will form a committee with other task teams from other extensions and together they will come up with plans to deal with the challenges in the community and schools.

Mr Collen Nkosi, community leader and coordinator of the meeting, said they will visit schools to identify problems and the task team will then resume their duties.

The Charlie-Charlie game is known as the pencil game or Charlie Pencil.

The game claims to summon up spirits – in particular a so-called Mexican demon – with the use of a grid drawn on paper‚ the words “yes” and “no” written into the grid’s boxes‚ and a pencil balanced on top of another in the shape of a cross.

They then summon the demon, according to the game, and then have to ask “Charlie, Charlie, can we play?”

The pencils should then start moving.

If they go to yes, the demon is ready and willing to answer your questions.

It is alleged that in one of the local high schools, three pupils collapsed after playing the game.

Pastors were called to pray for them and the pupils were banned from playing the game.