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Do more Mr President!

As President Mokgweetsi Masisi commemorates the fifth anniversary in office as the fifth helmsman, he should use this time to introspect.

Introspection will help him make proper judgements whether as a leader he is living up to the expectations of the masses and or there are gaps in the promises he made to the people upon his ascension to the highest office in the land. We, however, join masses to congratulate you for being the steward of the public ship.

Lead us out of the societal ills bedevilling our country. There is a lot that the Masisi-led government may have done and a lot that is yet to be done. Crime is rising, joblessness is a rising concern, and hospitals are hit by acute shortage of medication to just mention but a few. Half way through his constitutional five-year two terms, the President and his party, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), have to move even faster to ensure that the promises in the party’s manifesto in the 2019 General Election are delivered.

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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