Local artists to do it for one of their own
Sunday, June 11, 2023 | 2160 Views |
Dr Vom.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE
He is one of the members of Tjilenje Tje Ngwao, a Hosana dance troupe from Ramokgwebana. The event, dubbed Remmogo Re ya Pele Music Festival, will be held from Saturday from 6pm-6am the following day at the Chedu Choga Community Hall in Francistown.
One of the event organisers, Dr Vom said they have realised that as artists, they face so many challenges in life but fail to assist each other when in need. He explained that most of the time they only come on board to assist once someone has already departed, which shouldn’t be the case. He said the idea is to raise funds and assist Ntogwa to seek better medical care elsewhere.
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...