The party’s leadership says the growing debt has become a major concern, especially as the organisation is still a relatively young party and struggling to build stability. In an interview with Mmegi on Tuesday this week, BPF president Lawrence Ookeditse confirmed that the debt remains a pressing challenge for the national executive committee (NEC). He revealed that the financial strain stems from numerous legal battles brought against the party by dissatisfied members over the past few years.
According to him, the costs of these cases, including attorney fees and court expenses, have now reached unsustainable levels. “What hurts us as the NEC is that the party is still growing, and it is very difficult to raise such large sums of money,” Ookeditse said. 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…
