Opposition must put its house in order
Friday, May 19, 2023 | 50 Views |
It seems no party is spared as political parties continue to be torn apart by internal strive just under the noses of voters.
It all started with one of the most promising coalition of parties, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) partner, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), dissenting with the parent party raising all sorts of trepidations against the UDC leader Duma Boko and condemning him for undemocratic tendencies especially unilateralism.
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...