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Octogenarian’s love to serve the people

Tshiping PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Tshiping PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Ponatshego Tshiping (81) is a true testimony of what dedication, hard work and commitment can do to a true servant of the people.

She has been a councillor for Moshupa for 30 years under the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and has served under three presidents; former Prsidents Festus Mogae, Ian Khama and the incumbent Mokgweetsi Masisi. Despite all challenges that women in politics face, Tshiping has stood the test of time.

She served for a long time in the party central committee and is still a member of the party disciplinary committee. For her, politics defined her success in life and she managed to achieve a lot through it. She has been a councillor since 1994 to date. Currently, she is a nominated councillor in Moshupa. “I have contested for elections, both Bulela Ditswe and general election and I won.

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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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