Serufho takes swipe at karate
Friday, September 23, 2022 | 160 Views |
No kind words: Serufho is not impressed PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
This follows a shambolic trip by the karate team to the Commonwealth Karate Championships held in Birmingham, the United Kingdom last month. Some of the team members were left stranded in South Africa due to transit visa issues.
Speaking at a press conference this week, Serufho said National Sport Associations (NSA) are allowed to raise funds in an organised manner. He said when fundraising is not done properly, national teams will only be for athletes who have parents who can make contributions.
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...