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Train crushes man
TONOTA: Police are still looking for relatives of a Zimbabwean who was run over by a train last Friday at Bonwantsa Lands near Tonota. It is said that the man fell asleep on the railway line while waiting to board the train.

Superintendent Reuben Mphoeng of Tonota Police said that the man's body is at a private mortuary in Francistown. He said that someone who claims to know the man is assisting them in locating his relatives in Zimbabwe. Mphoeng revealed that this is the second train accident in Tonota since January. However, he said there are situations where the families of the deceased foreigners say they have no money to collect and bury their loved ones. This forces the police to involve the District Commissioner, Embassy and High Commissions to bury the deceased persons in Botswana.

Youth convene to discuss passion killings
Youth will convene at Big Five Lodge for two days starting tomorrow to discuss crimes of passion, says a statement from an organisation calling itself Youth Dialogue Era. The conference comes after the spate of killing girlfriends by young men over terminated relationships.  The latest killing was in Mmopane ward, Ramotswa last week when a woman was murdered with a sharp instrument on suspicions that she was unfaithful. A suspect said to be the woman's lover will appear in court next week Friday.

Editor's Comment
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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