Regulate medicinal products in Lesotho
THIS article is in response to a piece written by ‘Malintle Matlakeng and her subsequent invitation for comments regarding an article she wrote titled Ngakas...
Marriage: an institution in need of an overhaul?
UNSETTLING as they may be, I find that Shaw’s insights are still as relevant today as they were in 1933 when he wrote them. I...
Remembering the other Julius
FOR what many people would consider to be plausible reasons, I have recently been reviewing the life and times of one of Africa’s most illustrious...
Should African economists learn more from America than from land-scarce Asia?
AFRICA faces innumerable developmental challenges and has for long dragged behind all other regions for this reason or the other. It has thus become common...
Welcome to Sin City
THE rains have been late to come this year but Scrutator hears that Maqalika Dam is almost overflowing. Not with water but with the saliva...
Maseru City Choral win African Melody Festival
MASERU — Maseru City Choral (MCC) on Sunday proved they are a cut above the rest when they lifted the Ninth African Melody Festival for...
Zahara to rock Maseru
MASERU — South Africa’s hottest artiste Zahara is set to thrill local audiences when she performs at the Manthabiseng Convention Centre on December 22. Zahara’s...
M5 million lost in farming deal
MASERU — The Ministry of Agriculture paid a whopping M5.5 million for agricultural equipment it never received, according to a damning report by parliament’s Public...
Pension looting spree unearthed
MASERU — Between 2010 and 2011 the government lost M81 million through illegal old age pension claims. This is according to a special report tabled...
The art of stealing
T HERE was a time when government officials in this country used to pinch state funds. Then, they used to steal a few hundreds or...
Officials looted M500 000: Report
MASERU — Police in Butha-Buthe are investigating four officials in the district’s local government offices who are suspected to have looted more than half a...
Man kills girlfriend over poorly cooked food
MASERU — Ts’ehlo Phits’ane’s was outraged by the quality of food that his girlfriend had prepared for him. He alleged that the food was badly...
Fraud in public service alarming, says Malebo
MASERU — Moeketse Malebo, the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, says he is shocked by the rate of theft and fraud in the civil...
Judges want registrar out
MASERU — High Court judges have ganged up against the registrar of the High Court and Court of Appeal ’Mathato Sekoai and are pushing for...
LCD triumphs in local government election
MASERU — The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party romped home to victory in 10 of the 18 local council elections held last weekend....
LCD conference verdict set for next week
MASERU — The High Court will next Tuesday rule whether the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) should hold a leadership conference or not. Justice...
Beef consumers at risk
MASERU –— Beef consumers countrywide are at a high risk of buying contaminated meat after some cattle were stolen from South Africa last week and...
Varsity set to re-open
MASERU — The National University of Lesotho (NUL) will re-open on December 28 after a two-month break. In a statement NUL’s acting director of communications...
Results improved
MASERU — At least 6 920 students attained first class in the Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE) this year, Education Minister ‘Mamphono Khaketla said on...
Sacu members meet in Namibia
MASERU — The Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) council members are meeting in Namibia today to discuss the development of a regional industrial policy covering...
Spectacular replay set for December 18
MASERU — The Vodacom Soccer Spectacular final between Matlama and Bantu will be replayed on December 18 at a venue to be announced later. The...
Makoanyane XI off to Botswana
MASERU — Lesotho’s Under-20 national team were given a hearty send-off by their sponsors on Monday ahead of Metropolitan Cosafa youth championships that begin in...
Former Likuena coach dies
MASERU — Former Lesotho national football coach April ‘Styles’ Phumo died on Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was 74. Phumo, who was...
Jarvis lifts 2011 Roof of Africa championship
SETIBING — Graham Jarvis lifted the 2011 Roof of Africa championship after beating three-time winner Chris Birch in a gruelling race at Lekhalong-la-Baroa last Saturday....
Women’s team to play Free State under 20
MASERU — Lesotho’s national women’s team is set to lock horns with Free State Province Under-20 in an international friendly in Maseru on Saturday. Lesotho...
Ngakas do more harm in fight against Aids
I AM a concerned Mosotho woman who is neither a health specialist nor a health practitioner. I therefore invite opinions, comments and constructive criticism on...
The case for a basic income grant in Lesotho
SEVERE poverty and high unemployment in Lesotho threaten social stability and long-term growth prospects, underscoring the compelling need for social security reform. Recent research in...
Corruption is a threat to our democracy
THE damning report by parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) released last Friday made really depressing reading. The breath-taking levels of looting are a clear testimony...
Is social entrepreneurship the key to women’s challenges?
SOCIAL entrepreneurship is one of those terms which is gaining popularity in various media and it has been stretched to include all manner of charitable...
Turning sovereignty into a dirty word
THE sovereignty of a nation is almost sacrosanct. I say “almost” because there are leaders who have abused this status. In the most recent examples...