Woes of a forgotten citizenry: 57 years later
Friday, September 29, 2023 | 350 Views |
Early days: Batswana have come far from their agrarian roots. This was Serowe in1934 PIC: WIKIMEDIA.COM
As the curtain falls on September, many are always taken aback at what the “underdog” has turned into. For those who were alive on the day 57 years ago, many still fail to reconcile what they see in the present with the bleak yesteryears of Botswana at its formation.
The failure of course being the stranglehold on the imagination of trying to reconcile what was, with what is.
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...