Daily Archives: December 4, 2024
Moroke Sekoboto AT least 86 percent of Basotho women and girls have experienced gender-based violence (GBV), according to the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Tebello Tšephe, shared these alarming statistics during the launch of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) at Victory Hall in Maseru this week. The […]
THE Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Phase II is not just building vital water transfer infrastructure; it’s building a stronger Lesotho. Long before the first drop of water flows to South Africa in 2028, the project is already delivering significant economic benefits and empowering communities. Phase II has become an engine of job creation, […]
Moroke Sekoboto THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has given consumers major relief by reducing the repo rate by 25 basis points from 7.75 percent to 7.5 percent. The repo rate, which is the rate at which the central bank lends money to commercial banks, directly impacts interest rates on loans for vehicles, personal needs, […]
Moroke Sekoboto FIVE youth-led businesses have received approximately M200,000 each through the Bacha Entrepreneurship Project (BEP) to enhance their operations and foster growth. BEP is a collaborative initiative by the Basotho Enterprises Development Corporation (BEDCO), Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL), and Standard Lesotho Bank (SLB). It aims to empower unemployed youth aged 21 to 35 […]
Scrutator has made this call before. I reiterate it again. The need to overhaul Lesotho’s electoral system has never become more urgent. We need an electoral system that produces coherent, accountable governments to govern effectively. Imagine if we had a fair electoral system, the RFP would be governing on its own without being lumbered by distractions […]
