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Dike reaps from Forbes Under 30

Dike’s participation at the Forbes Under 30 Summit Africa is paying dividends
Dike’s participation at the Forbes Under 30 Summit Africa is paying dividends

As the Forbes Under 30 Summit Africa returns to home soil in April for a second bite, Arts & Culture staffer, SHARON MATHALA caught up with one of last year’s delegates to find out how the Summit helped elevate his career

Timothy Dike is a fulltime visual artist based in Kasane. His arts journey dates as far back as junior school days at Shakawe Junior Secondary School but it was not until 2016 when the brush and paint would drastically change his life. The 27-year-old says art helped him heal during a difficult time of his life.

In 2020 a call of a lifetime came through when he was selected to be amongst the 200 young Batswana to participate in the first ever Under 30 Africa Summit. An experience that would change his life for the better.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

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...

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