From high peaks to Maletsunyane’s hot coals
Friday, December 13, 2024 | 110 Views |
Scenes from the mountains: The Maletsunyane Braai Festival in Semonkong was a delight to the senses
As a travel enthusiast, whenever an opportunity arises to go on tour, I never hesitate to jump at the chance of a new experience. Exploring new places is my passion. With that, I found myself on another trip to Lesotho where I have been several times, most often as part of expeditions involving avid hikers on treacherous trails like the King Moshoeshoe Walk, which I participated in last March.
However, the call from the Mountain Kingdom this time had a different tone, marking a new chapter in my life, one of relaxation and indulgence rather than physical endurance.
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...