Selefu, Mabijo exhibition thrills at National Museum
Friday, February 06, 2015
Mabijo cartoonist Tebogo Motswtla standing next to iconic cartoon dummy Mabijo
Motswetla created the legendary Mabijo, which has been a constant feature in the Daily News, Kutlwano and The Monitor publications, while Seisa’s cartoons bearing his trademark Selefu, have also featured in both the public and private media.
So, when the two veteran cartoonists announced their intention to host an exhibition at the National Museum in Gaborone, many had reason to get excited and when it finally happened on Tuesday night, a capacity crowd filled the Octagon gallery to salute the two men’s creativity.
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...