Leaders are not just politicians
In my various researches for this column over the last few months I must say I have learned quite a lot not only about Lesotho...
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Gender Challenge Fund launched
“There is not a woman born who desires to eat the bread of dependence, no matter whether it be from the hand of father, husband,...
Why we need a sex revolution
THERE is a rather horrifying story of a seasoned broadcaster in newly-independent Zambia committing suicide. He was hardly into his mid-40s, a good broadcaster in...
Metsing chickens out
MASERU — A motion by opposition political leaders to pass a no confidence vote against Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili collapsed in spectacular fashion in parliament...
Opposition hits out at Metsing
MASERU — Opposition party leaders say they are shocked that the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD)’s secretary general, Mothetjoa Metsing, chickened out of their...
A pathetic plan and prattle
O NCE again our dimwitted opposition has been outthought, outmaneuvered and outshone by the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), a party with a big body...
Judges boycott court cases
MASERU –— The crisis at the High Court deepened this week after judges told the chief justice they will not be hearing cases until he...
Chief justice must be removed, says Law Society president
MASERU — Law Society of Lesotho president Zwelakhe Mda says Chief Justice Mahapela Lehohla should be removed for failing to manage the country’s judiciary. Mda...
Students beaten to death
MASERU — Two first-year Lerotholi Polytechnic students were beaten to death during an initiation ceremony for newcomers on Saturday. Police spokesman Masupha Masupha confirmed that...
Nationwide stay-away cancelled
MASERU — A nationwide strike scheduled for yesterday was cancelled on Tuesday after the government pledged to look into the coalition’s grievances. The strike was...
Wife shot dead in place of absent husband
MASERU — They came looking for her husband. But when they could not find him, they turned their guns on his wife. The 38-year-old woman...
Parties accuse LCD of harassing supporters
MASERU — Two opposition parties have accused ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party of assaulting their supporters in rural areas as tensions rise ahead...
Spare the rod, love the child
“What hurts you so much you need to hurt me in order to heal it?” Neal Donald Walsch A young girl I will call “S”...
LCD set to split
MASERU — The Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) is headed for a split with sources saying party leader Pakalitha Mosisili is seriously considering forming a...
Why ministers were fired
MASERU — The three cabinet ministers who were fired by Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili this week are victims of the fierce political battles that have...
We will seek legal opinion on special conference: Metsing
MASERU — Ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party secretary general Mothetjoa Metsing says he is seeking legal opinion to determine whether the party should...
The owl does not have horns
S CRUTATOR is yet to understand how the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) founders decided that their party’s symbol should be an eagle. She however...
Party in serious trouble: Mosisili
MASERU — Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader Pakalitha Mosisili says the ruling party is in “serious trouble” following an aborted special conference last weekend....
Pheko blames Mosisili for destabilising party
MASERU — The Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) chairperson, Thabang Pheko, says Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s statements on Sunday destabilised the party. “On Sunday, he...
Justice Lyons’ term extended
MASERU — Justice John Lyons’ term as judge of the Commercial Court has been extended by another year. Speaking at the official opening of the...
Lectures finally resume at Limkokwing University
MASERU — Lectures finally resumed at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) on Monday after a three-month closure. The troubled university was shut down on...
Late LCD youth official
MASERU — Foreign Affairs Minister Mohlabi Tsekoa yesterday appealed to warring ruling party factions to regard Lebaka Bulane’s death as “oil that should soothe our...
Party leaders take IEC to task over election campaign funds
MASERU — Political party leaders yesterday questioned the criteria the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) used to share the M2.7 million earmarked for parties eligible to...
Friends of Lesotho donate to NHTC
MASERU — Twenty-eight students from the National Health Training College (NHTC) on Monday received US$6 000 (M42 000) from a United States-based charity organisation, Friends...
The guts to embrace the unknown
“Just living is not always living. Look at your life. Can you call it a blessing? Can you call it a gift, a present of...
Police trio in court over bribe charge
MASERU — Three Roma police officers appeared in the Maseru Magistrates’ Court to face a charge of corruption. The three were remanded to next Wednesday...
Two die in Ha Makopela
MASERU — Police are investigating a case in which two men were hammered to death in Ha-Makopela last week. A police report said the deceased...
Woman raped, then murdered
MASERU — A 27-year-old woman from Ha-Tsolo was allegedly raped before being brutally killed last Saturday. Police spokesperson Masupha Masupha said the woman appeared to...
LRA wants tax for foreign registered motor vehicles
MASERU — The Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) wants all owners of foreign-registered motor vehicles to start paying taxes. LRA commissioner of customs excise, Thabo Moleko,...
You are here for a purpose
With trembling hands, Palesa grabs the paper and tries to go off into a corner — her peace is in that corner, maybe there she...