The transformation of K1
Thursday, January 08, 2015
Ramontshonyana
It may seem like he was up to his usual partying ways, but this young man has turned over a new leaf.
Ramontshonyana was raised in a humble Christian family in Kanye. His artistic talents were unearthed at Ngwaketse Junior Shool in 1991, when he joined the school debate club with the likes of Shanti-Lo. At that time, K1 was also a member of the school drama group as well as the athletics team.
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...