Farewell Mother Of The Nation
Monday, June 25, 2018
The shocking and sad news of her passing broke on Monday, and many went through the week in disbelief hoping that it was untrue. However, Saturday confirmed the great loss of Botlhoko Beata Kasale-Kabango, affectionately called by many as AusiB, and the end to an illustrious career.
Mourners, attended the funeral to give support to her family, and many spoke highly of the woman who has worn different hats throughout her professional life.
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...