Batswana in Ireland rescue softball team
Friday, July 14, 2023 | 3120 Views |
Ireland woes: The women's softball team is in Dublin for World Cup qualifiers
The team arrived in Dublin over the weekend to play in the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) World Cup group stages. According to information reaching this publication, Botswana players complained of hunger after their match against Ireland.
“It seemed like there were no proper arrangements made for the team. No arrangements were made for their food catering. The problem was that there was no advance party or any coordinator on the ground that has the knowledge of Dublin.
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...