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Turn creatives into serial entrepreneurships – Modibe

Modibe PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Modibe PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

The creative sector is upbeat following the Minister of Finance, Peggy Serame’s 2024-25 budget presentation on Monday.

Through the budget, the creative arts were identified among key priority areas to stimulate growth and create employment to transform the lives of Batswana.

Industry players have since expressed optimism about the budget proposal saying it would unlock the potential of the creative arts to contribute meaningfully to the country’s economy. Serame proposed a budget of P1.06 billion for the Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture, reflecting an increase of 19.4% over the current year’s budget.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

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...

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