Let�s Not Stigmatise Counselling

Many communities around the world tend to shun counselling, and worse, tend to be verbally abusive towards individuals who seek counselling services.

Most of the time, people who seek counselling do it in secret, in an effort to avoid nasty labels such as ‘crazy’, ‘mad’ just to mention but a few.

Simply defined, counselling is ‘the process that occurs when a client and counsellor set aside time in order to explore difficulties, which may include the stressful or emotional feelings of the client’.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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