Domboshaba grows in leaps and bounds
Friday, September 19, 2014
One of the activities at the previous Domboshaba Cultural Festival
The annual cultural festival is scheduled to take place from September 26 to 28, 2014. Since its inception in 2000 Domboshaba Cultural Festival has become one of the notable events in the local calendar of events. It has won the hearts of many Batswana, who either enjoy the IKalanga entertainment, food, or simply want to learn about the culture and heritage.
Over the years the festival has managed to bring Bakalanga together to celebrate their culture and heritage, while sharing with people from other tribes who take the time to attend the festival.
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...