Bambukushu petition Khama over Ngamiland
Friday, February 19, 2016
Khama
The letter to the President arose from a resolution of a January 16, 2016 meeting which was held at Popagano Junior Secondary School where the agenda was to reflect and discuss chieftaincy and tribal recognition issues.
“We resolved to write a letter to his Excellency, the President of Botswana outlining the following concerns arising from the event of Basubia recognition as a tribe and the pending decision of the Wayeyi tribe submissions,” reads part of the letter. The letter, a copy of which has been leaked to Mmegi, outlines three points.
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...