adminCASES of fake sangomas and fake prophets stage-managing miracles have been on the rise in our country for some time now.
It’s not only limited to us because we have also seen a rise in similar cases in many other countries around the world.
Four years ago, a video clip of a man identified as Elliot Moyo went viral after claims that he had been brought back from the dead by a self-styled prophet called Pastor Alph Lukau.
The video showed Moyo rising from a coffin as Lukau prayed for him.
After a sensational fallout, in which Lukau was targeted for severe criticism, including by many influential religious leaders, he made a U-turn and claimed Moyo was already alive when he arrived at the church.
Some of the characters, who are used to fake miracles, are paid to be part of this evil show meant to deceive the public.
Others have even agreed to be portrayed as witches, and even prostitutes, in the “battle for new clients” by fake prophets and sangomas.
How a sane man, or woman, can stoop so low, to sell their integrity for money, is sad and totally unacceptable.
This evil practice should not be allowed to continue happening in this era.
As the media, we have been doing our best to warn people against these heartless crooks who are fleecing desperate men and women.
It’s, however, sad to note that we still have a long way to go before we can crush this menace.
Early this week, we carried yet another funny but sickening story about a Mufakose sangoma and a woman who was found naked in her yard.
It has been established that the sangoma and the woman stage-managed the whole act.
The free drama, which has spilled into the courts of law, has become the talk of Mufakose and its surrounding areas.
The main reason for stage-managing this whole act was another show of faking spiritual powers.
Reports say that the sangoma wanted to outshine other traditional healers in Mufakose.
The naked woman confessed to the police that she has been promised money.
Her confession has since exposed the Mufakose sangoma as a fraudster preying on vulnerable people.
A number of people, who sought her services in the past and paid their money for that, should be counting their losses.
The Mufakose sangoma’s act has soiled the image of genuine traditional healers in the suburb who can actually help people.
While the Mufakose case could easily pass as a tip of the iceberg, people should be on high alert when dealing with fake sangomas.
Most of these traditional healers are good at fleecing people of their hard-earned money.
They have seemingly perfected the art of their bogus show and, now and again, they reinvent themselves to ensure that they will still find a way to deceive others.
We have to find a way to ensure that these merchants of shame do not succeed in whatever they are doing.
Online Reporter