DJ Bunz's horror trip to Miami
Thursday, April 19, 2007
DJ Bunz and Selebi-Phikwe based Ian "DJ Double H" Mapplebeck left Botswana on March 20, to attend a World Music Conference. He revealed that he had to spend 10 days sleeping on the airport floor after the person who was supposed to have accommodated them for the duration of the Conference was no where to be found.
"One of my friends had promised to sponsor us with accommodation through his brother who stays in Miami but when we arrived and tried to contact the brother his phone was off. We were stranded and had to use our personal allowances to book in a hotel but the money only lasted for five days." After the five days, DJ Bunz said they were then left with ten days before their return day and had no money to even go to the airport to change the ticket. "Double H managed to be accommodated by his family friends and I was left alone with no money.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...