Namibia: ‘Possessed’ Namibian learners miss exam

Schooling was yet again disrupted at the Mvula Junior Secondary School yesterday after a number of learners began exhibiting strange behaviour that has been linked to witchcraft.

The unusual behaviour of the seven female and one male learner left many of the grade 8 to 10 learners unable to sit for their exams. The ‘possessed’ learners are said to have been kicking and rolling on the floor, and screaming frantically, crying and cursing – what the Omaalala community interpreted as clear signs of being bewitched.

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