Fare thee well Sungis
Friday, October 06, 2023 | 290 Views |
Fallen hero: Masunga succumbed to an undisclosed illness recently
Masunga, 60, breathed his last on Saturday at Riverside Hospital after a long illness while holding the position of Deputy Court President at Block 4, Francistown.
The former Itekeng ward councillor had been in and out of hospital until he finally succumbed to his death. To show his loyalty to this publication, few months ago after he was discharged from Bokamoso Private Hospital where he was hospitalised for a short period, Masunga contacted me through a phone call asking for the Mmegi edition to read while on his way to Francistown.
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...