Business reporters key to indebtedness story � Thamane
Monday, June 23, 2014
Speaking at CEDA’s workshop for business journalists last Wednesday, Thamane added his organisation’s voice to growing cross-sectoral concerns on the rising levels of household indebtedness.
“Government is concerned about the high level of indebtedness which accounts to 80 percent of loans from banks,” he said.
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...