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The female soldiers of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) seated in an army truck and saluting the President in a parade at the Botswana Independence Day celebrations

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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...

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