Dagga muffins, a tool of satan

JERUSALEM – With the matriculants’ final exams having started on Monday, rumours have surfaced that a certain group of learners allegedly dished out “space muffins” to other pupils in an attempt to hamper their results.

Concerned parents told Mpumalanga News that their children had been targeted by “agents of Satan” to disturb them during their exams.

According to one victim, she thought that the girls she had met at a bus stop, offered her muffins out of kindness last Thursday.

However, little did she know that these had been laced with dagga.

“After eating them, I felt so confused and couldn’t think straight.

“I even boarded a wrong bus and by the time I realised that I was in the wrong village, it was late and I had to call my brother to fetch me,” said one of the learners of Jerusalem High.

Another pupil told this journalist that the same thing had happened to her last Wednesday while she was hanging out with friends at school.

“Fortunately I managed to get home where I slept the whole day and it was very difficult for me to wake up the following morning,” added the 17-year-old matriculant.

However, several learners refuted the claims that these muffins were handed out to disrupt the exams, and added that the trend had been ongoing for years.

“This is not the first time something like this happened in our local schools, and it’s not only happening here in Masoyi,” said Selby Makhomba, a former pupil of Jerusalem High.

Meanwhile, some local pastors had attributed the trend to “works of the devil”.

“I can boldly say that the devil is not happy to see people succeeding in life, and he tries all means to distract them and even this trend is aimed at that, whether it started a long time ago or not!” exclaimed
Past Isaiah Monareng, a local evangelist.

Speaking on behalf of the local police, Const Naniki Nonyane, said she had heard about the trend but no incident had ever been reported in the area.

“No school has ever come forward to raise any concerns related to space muffins,” Nonyane stated.

Spokesperson for education, Mr Jasper Zwane confirmed that there hadn’t been any reports of any incidents since the exams commenced.

“For the past six years we have been running incident-free examinations in the province and I am confident that even this year, there will be no problems,” Zwane said.

He added that he had faith in all the learners that they would conduct themselves in an excellent manner throughout the exams since they signed a pledge earlier this month.

“Parents should relax and not let any speculations trouble them.
This year’s examination period will be even more calm.

Even religious leaders have prayed for our teachers and learners like they do every year,” said Zwane.

He commended all the teachers, governing bodies, parents and learners for their support and dedication throughout the year.

This publication spoke to a veteran dagga smoker who said it was normal to feel hungover the day after ingesting weed.

“Hallucinations and too much giggling can also occur but the side effects do not last for more than 24 hours.

Dangers of regular consumption include addiction and severe confusion.