BNF forges ahead
Friday, May 03, 2024 | 290 Views |
BNF has shown a degree of fortitude in continuing to field candidates for the upcoming polls PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Takatokwane In a strategic move to appeal to younger voters, the BNF has nominated a youthful candidate Jacob Kelebeng for Takatokwane constituency.
His success in the primary elections, where he received a large number of votes, suggests that his candidacy resonates well with the party’s base. Kelebeng got 1, 678 votes, Lopang Sebutlenyane 754 while Jimmy Thukwi got only 182. The BNF once won this area in the 2004 General Election.
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...