Manyepedza defies odds with athletics team
Friday, December 16, 2022 | 120 Views |
Manyepedza says there is need for the return of school sport
Some of them felt that their athletes deserved to be in the team but were somehow overlooked. Other coaches felt that the athletes who made the team were related to the coaches who were in charge of the team.
The complaints even reached the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) president, Paphane Botlhale's desk.
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...