Chweneyagae on local collaborations, theatre
Friday, August 18, 2017
Chweneyagae
“In my previous visit in the country I was impressed by my experience and I spoke to Tefo on a possible collaboration because I felt it was important to be part of the development of the arts in Botswana,” Chweneyagae, who will be staging a theatre performance with Paya titled Borderline, said.
He stated that with time he has grown fond of Batswana and the country in general, which led him to have a keen interest in collaborating with local artists.
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...