BoBA denies sponsorship snub
Tuesday, October 04, 2016
Patlakwe
The executive committee is accused of ignoring ideas tabled by affiliates.
It is alleged that at the recent independence tournament held at the Gaborone Civic Centre, a certain company had promised to sponsor the competition. One of the affiliates had proposed the sponsorship but the executive committee reportedly ignored the proposal. That led to the potential sponsor pulling out at the eleventh hour. Some affiliates are concerned that they are the ones who suffer as campaigns for position gather pace.
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...