Bakwadi appointed interim Karate president
Monday, September 26, 2022 | 110 Views |
Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) new interim committee led by Mpho Bakwadi
Other members of the committee are Othusitse Dick (secretary-general), Kemmonye Seletamotse (treasurer) and Keorapetse Dube as public relations officer. Three additional members are Francois Alberts, Union Kgafela and Bose Caiphus who was the vice secretary general for the ousted committee.
The interim committee has been given a mandate to facilitate the election of a new executive committee within a period of four months. The committee should also investigate the status of expelled Shuko-kai Karate Union and check if they can be reinstated under the old or a new name. It has also been mandated to ensure that there is handover and the previous committee must account.
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...