First cut
Friday, February 12, 2010
Here is proof that there is no short-cut to success. Tommorrow, Gaborone United faces Orlando Pirates in the African Champions League.
This is a mark of success. Everyone aspires to be there with the top clubs of Africa. And when one plays in any domestic league, the ambition for teams that plan and know how to execute their plans, is to win the title and go into Africa.
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...