Theatrical Chiwele to shine at Cradle of Creativity fest
Friday, December 05, 2025 | 0 Views |
Children Botswana Arts Trust
The festival, themed "Jumping Over the Kraal/ Uri-! gâu ! harasa", celebrates ingenuity and resilience in commemorating the 1976 Soweto Uprising.
The trust's production, "Chiwele", a theatrical piece celebrating Botswana's rich storytelling traditions, has been selected to be showcased at the festival. This is a significant milestone for the organisation, which aims to create opportunities for children to explore their artistic abilities in a safe and supportive environment.
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...