Are We A Society Of Emotional Wrecks?

The issue of females or males who die at the hands of their lovers has been talked about over the years.

Yet, nothing seems to be improving as the Botswana Police Service (BPS) continues to register a high number of murder cases, which include intimate partner killings, also referred to as passion killings.

Just last week, there were reports of a young man who killed his girlfriend, and committed suicide by hanging himself, soon after committing the offence. Police investigations reveal that the two had a misunderstanding earlier.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

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...

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