Chombo shares other multi- talents
Monday, February 05, 2024 | 1820 Views |
The reigning Miss Botswana, Lesego Chombo is a woman of many talents PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
In an interview with Showtime, Chombo shared that her journey as a poet began in junior school when her English teacher recognised her talent and encouraged her to participate in the Poet-Okavango competition.
"At the competition, I secured the second position on the first year and the following year I got position one, which boosted my confidence and love for poetry," Chombo said. Apart from poetry, Chombo also revealed her love for music. She says she sings and also plays the guitar, often favouring gospel music as a means of worshiping her Christian faith. "Music is a powerful way for me to express my devotion to God, and I am considering the idea of releasing my own music in the future," Chombo stated. In addition to her artistic talents, Chombo has a new found skill in hairstyling.
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...