BDF interdicts 66 members
Friday, July 17, 2015
BDF officers
Parliament heard yesterday when the Defence,Justice and Security minister Shaw Kgathi responded to a question from Gabane-Mmankgodi MP, Pius Mokgware.
Mokgware had inquired about the number of BDF members on interdiction and reasons for this act. Kgathi said reasons for these interdictions are as provided for under the BDF Act Section 117 (1).
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...