Colourful mapantsula spread positive message in Moshupa
Monday, March 06, 2023 | 250 Views |
Lobatse group showing of their dancing skills PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
The ladies and gentlemen of Botswana Pantsula Association (BPA) looked fabulous and made Moshupa colourful with their fashionable outfits such as Dickies pants and the notorious kitchen-suit worn by domestic workers, t-shirts, shirts mostly check ones, stripe golf t-shits, trousers or shorts and bucket hats popularly known as spoti.
They proved that pantsula is more than just dance but also a culture, fashion and a way of life for many. At it is a norm, they danced to various disco music showcasing the beauty of their culture. The event attracted a number of mapantsula from different places in the Southern region such as Lobatse, Kanye, Jwaneng, Ranaka and Thamaga.
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...