Shake up in the judiciary
Friday, February 07, 2025 | 220 Views |
Ketlogetswe PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government has set 100 days to make significant changes in the country and as the first 100 days come to an end this Sunday, the verdict will be out.
For the Judiciary significant change has been made with the ushering in of the new Chief Justice and there have been hints that a new constitutional court is about to be set up. At the start of the year during the burial of a Mosarwa tribesman, Pitseng Gaoberekwe, President Duma Boko took a swipe at the Judiciary in not so much words saying” It is rotten to the core” and there is a need to be change.
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...