Mabua’s Cecilia pays homage to teachers
Friday, October 21, 2022 | 170 Views |
Mabua’s single is a rendition of a folk song by the late Lebogang
The song titled, ‘Cecilia’ is a rendition of a folk song Matichara a a duelwe by the late Lebogang, a popular four string folk guitarist from Letlhakane.
According to the artist, the song was produced in the midst of the recent protracted standoff between teachers’ unions, the Botswana Sector of Educators Trade Union in Botswana (BOSETU), the Botswana Teachers Union (BTU) and the Botswana Examinations Council (BEC).
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...