Good Samaritan flees Bontleng hungry hordes
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Police patrolling Bontleng. PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
A man of Indian origin, who is said to own a plot in the area but resides elsewhere where he also has businesses, decided to treat his ‘neighbours’ to food hampers and toiletry.
He had tasked one of his employees to deliver the items to the residents of Loss My Cheri, the notorious street that is known for thuggery, drugs, binge drinking, prostitution and all kinds of vices.
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...