Counselling Is At Loggerheads With Secrecy

It has become a concept that hailed by many as a potential saviour of multitudes in these trying times - a reassurance to the world that despite the challenges, there is still hope and that there is no problem without a matching and perfect solution.

For Batswana in particular, this concept may be viewed as the appropriate move to fill the void created by the collapse of the extended family that is accompanied by the end of the social roles and expectations, particularly the counselling aspect that was predominantly performed by uncles and aunts, grandfathers and grandmothers.