Storm disrupts Splash at Ntuane�s final rally
Monday, October 27, 2014
Dan Tshanda
The crowd had waited in anticipation for Dan Tshanda and his band, after a series of performances by local groups earlier. However, just when the band was preparing the sound, aggressive blew in from the west, filled the space with red sand. The people there were forced to run for cover but just when the powerful wind stopped, the rain poured down.
With the instruments soaked in water and the stage in a mess, Tshanda announced that he was forced to use a CD.
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...