Rugby league goes to the wire
Friday, July 21, 2023 | 90 Views |
Eyes on the ball: The rugby league reaches the final stretch this weekend
Limping UB Rhinos will travel across town where league defending champions, Gaborone Hogs will be waiting at the Hogs ground. On the other side of town, Canon Jaguars will host BDF Cheetahs at the LKC ground.
Rhinos coach, Emmanuel ‘Tiger’ Masinki told Mmegi Sport that while they are looking forward to the game, the challenge is that some players, who are University of Botswana students, are out of Gaborone due to the school break. “We keep in touch with them to make sure that they are active wherever they are. The plan is for them to travel for the match.
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...