Two Diteemane players earn wild card entry
Friday, August 26, 2022 | 10 Views |
National duty: Mooketsi PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
The country’s top-ranked woman, Tshepiso Rebatenne and Kola Modisaotsile booked their spots at the continental showpiece at the AUSC Region 5 games, a regional qualifiers tournament held in Johannesburg, South Africa (SA) in July.
The duo will be accompanied by BDF’s Tshenolo Mooketsi and Constance Kuswani to the competition that runs from September 3-9. The two additional players were given places at the championship after the Botswana Table Tennis Association (BTTA) applied for a wild card provision.
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...