Sir Seretse Khama: The man of the people
Friday, July 01, 2022 | 970 Views |
Sir Seretse Khama Statue in Gaborone. PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Everybody was alive to the fact that he was a sickly man who was in and out of hospital throughout his 59-year life yet many hoped that providence would continue to spare him.
With the benefit of hindsight, following a London diagnosis of no hope, government ordered national prayers for Sir Seretse.
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...