We can do without the brinkmanship
THE United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) indicates that as far as economic development is concerned, Lesotho is going nowhere and very...
Category : Comment
Bury the hatchet for nation’s sake
IT has been said when elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers most and nowhere is this truer than the present circumstances in...
Progress is an option
LESOTHO has been named among the world’s most improved economies for doing business in the World Bank’s influential Ease of Doing Business rankings for...
Amnesty bill: Inclusivity key
THE Amnesty Bill of 2016 which seeks to grant members of the security sector a blanket amnesty for offences committed between January 2007 and...
Culture of good governance key
PRINCE Seeiso Bereng Seeiso’s statement bemoaning the “far slower pace” of Lesotho’s politico-economic and social development in relation to its “sister” countries should be...
Uhuru: Time to reflect
THE Mountain Kingdom’s main independence golden jubilee celebrations are almost upon us. Only five days stand between us and the momentous occasion set for...
Climate of fear needs to end
A CLIMATE of fear has engulfed the country following the myriad of killings and attempted murders over the course of this year. In this...
Another chance to put our house in order
IF anyone thought the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) warning to withdraw aid to countries that fail to meet its eligibility criteria were idle words,...
Time to nip crime in the bud
LESOTHO is by-and-large a relative haven in comparison to our crime-ridden neighbour South Africa. Many Basotho have found comfort in the knowledge that they...
Donate blood and share the gift of life
AS a nation, we are sometimes preoccupied with a lot of seemingly important endeavours at the expense of simple but vital issues that could...
Talks a welcome move
MOVES by the government and opposition to map out a framework for the return of exiled political leaders deserve utmost commendation. As reported in...
PPPs the way to go
FINANCE Minister Dr ‘Mamphono Khaketla’s budget speech last week struck all the right notes given the difficult macro-economic circumstances Lesotho finds itself in. Among...
Instability the bane of our economy
AS reported elsewhere in this edition, forecasts by the Central Bank of Lesotho and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are pointing to a downward trajectory...
Time to turn a new leaf
LESOTHO trudged into the New Year last Friday saddled with a plethora of challenges brought forward from 2015. The country is beset by a...
Let’s rally all our friends…..
Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s declaration of a state of emergency this week because of the drought currently ravaging the country was the right and...
Restraint and compromise key
DESPITE spirited assistance from the SADC region, Lesotho seems to teeter from one crisis after the other. The political logjam which has seen three...
Decisive action needed to stem gun violence
As reported elsewhere in this edition, five lives were claimed this week owing to gun violence which has become endemic in Lesotho. This time,...
Crisis not benefiting anyone
THE heartrending story of Corporal Ngoliso Majara’s ordeal, published elsewhere in this edition, highlights the urgent need for a resolution to Lesotho’s perennial crises....
Agreement must not leave out other exiles
Former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s imminent return from exile should mark the beginning of a new era for Lesotho. The All Basotho Convention (ABC)...
Leaders’ talks a welcome development
Comment AS reported in this edition, Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili and his predecessor Thomas Thabane have been secretly meeting in the past three weeks to...
Commission’s in-tray already full
THE 12-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) Commission of Inquiry into the killing of former Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Commander Maaparankoe Mahao already has...
Reports of army torture unnerving
WHILE we are averse to commenting on matters that are sub judice, the continuing allegations of torture levelled against the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF)...
Keeping Lesotho’s stability paramount
AHEAD of the 28 February 2015 general elections, the promise of stability was one of the main selling points for politicians vying to lead...
SADC barking up the wrong tree
AS Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state and government, including Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili, met for an extraordinary meeting yesterday, the elephant...
Ignoring AGOA renewal at Lesotho’s peril
ELSEWHERE in this edition, a senior South African textile and clothing sector consultant has warned that Lesotho’s textile and clothing production will be decimated...
Premier’s battle has just begun
ONE of the oft repeated punchlines by Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili during the campaign period was the promise to restore the dignity and respect...
Chance for new govt to do some good
PRIME Minister-elect Pakalitha Mosisili’s remarks elsewhere in this edition are cause for optimism. The Democratic Congress leader said he had learnt from the mistakes...
SADC must help resolve LDF rot
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and South Africa have done well to deploy armed security personnel to Lesotho. But this is only to protect...
No to anarchy, yes to fresh elections
It is a cardinal canon of any democratic society that everyone is entitled to rights of peaceful protests. It is, therefore, within the Lesotho...
SADC snub: Cooler heads must prevail
LESOTHO suffered the embarrassment of failing to secure the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation chairmanship on Sunday...