Bots U-17 women get a hammering

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The women under-17 football team failed to come to the party on Saturday when there were beaten 5-1 by their Zambian counterparts in the first round of the World Cup preliminary qualifiers in Gaborone. Zambia had an easy game against their opponents who lacked physical fitness.

The huffing and puffing Botswana side were promising in the first few minutes of the first half, but failed to maintain the tempo of the game.

The newly assembled Zambia team were tactically and physically the  better side.  Zambia took advantage of the Botswana team that lacked urgency scoring with ease, as supporters who came in their numbers were once again disappointed.  Zambia caught Botswana on the break resulting in  Beauty Mulenga beating goalkeeper Sedilame Boseja. But Kitso Sheba levelled the matters just three minutes before recess.

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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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