The psychological scars of war

Batswana were shocked this week by yet another mortality amongst the troops deployed in Mozambique, more so that the death once again came as a result of self-inflicted injuries.

A few days after the suicide, disturbing social media footage from the conflict zone emerged appearing to show SADC troops tossing dead insurgents onto a pile of bodies and burning them.

The incident is currently under investigation and, if verified, would be a travesty against international law combat.

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Something ought to be done about deadly A3 Road

The accident which happened near Marapong village comes after yet another horrific accident which claimed 16 lives in July last year near Hubona. These stats don’t include other accidents where fatalities were not as many as the two.While several factors may have contributed to the two accidents and many others, many believe the biggest with that road is the bad state that the road is in. Unconfirmed reports in the most recent accident state...

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