Another Motswana makes the cut in Generations
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Chaba
Connie Ferguson, who has been acting in South Africa (SA) for a long time, has been part of Generations, The Wild and Rockville. She also co-owns Rockville with husband, Shona Ferguson, whose acting career is also blossoming in SA making it apparent the pair is doing pretty well. Another local, Lerato Motshwarakgole, also made her mark, when she featured in Generations as Zimbini, the sister of one of the fired actors, Katlego Danke, who played Dineo.
There is yet another Motswana who got a spot in the new Generations, playing the role of a Sangoma and gangster friend of Cosmo.
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...