Lax Laws Foster High Indebtedness
Monday, October 27, 2014
Methews Tshotelo
Speaking to the Business Monitor, Tshotelo said most people are caught in the trap of high arrears because financial institutions and banks are failing to give sufficient information on their charges.
“ There are many cases of high indebtedness debts in Botswana and in most instances people jump into loans without being informed about the charges,” 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...