Shakespeare visits Maitisong Theater
Thursday, February 04, 2016
The British High Commission, in partnership with Maru-a-Pula School and Maitisong, has launched ‘Shakespeare o a Tshela’, part of the Great Britain Campaign and British Council’s ‘Shakespeare Lives’ project.
‘Shakespeare Lives’ is a global programme of events and activities designed to engage people all over the world in celebration of Shakespeare’s work on the occasion of the 400th anniversary in 2016 of his death. As part of the Shakespeare o a Tshela project, a series of film screenings of the author’s literature works will be played at Maitisong Theatre
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...