‘Lesotho leaders too weak to negotiate beneficial LHWP deals’
THE Transformation Resource Centre (TRC) is one of the leading non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that is vocal about developmental and rights issues. Founded in 1979, its...
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Thabane had a right to fire me-Maliehe
RULING All Basotho Convention (ABC) stalwart Motlohi Maliehe (MM) bounced back into cabinet on 3 October 2019 as Minister of Social Development. This after Prime...
Justice Minister hits the ground running
ON 3 October 2019, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane reshuffled cabinet and moved Mr Semano Sekatle (SS) from the Public Service ministry to the Ministry of...
UN, govt working to address food security challenges: Niyonzima
The situation is not looking good for the country amid revelations by the United Nations that at least a quarter of the population require food...
‘Our child’s illness inspired a ground-breaking business venture’
ALO CaNN, a licensed medical cannabis producer, recently launched the first cannabis products dispensary in Lesotho. Situated at the Maseru Mall, the store offers a...
Tente appointed LHDA CEO
THE governments of Lesotho and South Africa have appointed Tente Tente as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA). He...
Politicians must put the country first: Ambassador Ntsoaole
LESOTHO’s ambassador to Ireland, S’khulumi Ntsoaole (SN), has been a busy man since his appointment in May 2018. The former minister of Trade and Industry...
Dr Manamolela breaks her silence
relives her breast cancer battle says Lesotho must invest more in prevention than curing diseases Limpho Sello DEFEATED and certain that her husband would end...
Min Phohleli’s blissful romance, politics
Limpho Sello ‘MANTHABISENG Phohleli’s story reads like a fairy-tale which began 31 years ago when she accepted her then boyfriend Lebohang Phohleli’s proposal for marriage....
Political instability affecting business: Matete
IN June this year, Nedbank appointed Nkau Matete (NM) as its managing Director, making him the first Mosotho to hold the top job at the...
More wool and mohair licences available-Phori
THE government recently announced that it had licensed five new companies to the trade wool and mohair as part of its efforts to localise the...
Political instability affecting judiciary, economy: Phoofolo
ADVOCATE Haae Phoofolo King’s Counsel was appointed Attorney General (AG) on 8 February 2018. His office is the first defender of the Constitution in terms...
LCD leadership has become dictatorial
FORMER Mines Minister Lebohang Thotanyana in June this year dumped the Lesotho Congress Democracy (LCD) citing the leadership’s deviation from the party’s democratic and constitutional...
Kamoli should not be in jail: Metsing
EVER since the Professor Nqosa Mahao-led faction of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) joined forces with opposition parties to file a no confidence motion...
Stick to reforms path and solve problems: UN
THE United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Lesotho Salvator Niyonzima (SN) says the country’s leadership should remain steadfast to the national reforms process to enable...
EU predicts another coalition govt
THE European Union (EU) has predicted that Lesotho will soon have another coalition. The assertion was made by the EU Ambassador to Lesotho, Christian Manahl...
Reforms delay could be catastrophic: USA
Herbert Moyo TWO years into the tenure of the four party coalition, Lesotho finds itself back in familiar albeit unwelcome territory where the nation has...
Police brutality will be a thing of the past: Mokhele
ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) stalwart ‘Mampho Mokhele, recently resigned from her post as Minister of Police and Public Security with effect from 7 May 2019....
Mahali shoots from the hip
“I thrive on negativity,” she says of the corruption allegations and infighting in the AD THE political landscape has always been a treacherous and difficult...
Team effort the key to LRA success: Khasipe
THE Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA), under the leadership of Commissioner General Thabo Khasipe, recently announced with that it met its revenue targets for the first...
Chief Justice must crack the whip – Moletsane
JUSTICE and Correctional Affairs Minister Mokhele Moletsane has had his fair share of problems in two different ministries since the inception of the Prime Minister...
Public Service PS advocates for decentralisation of services
LAST September, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s cabinet approved a memo calling for the setting up of a committee of principal secretaries accountable to the Government...
Dark cloud hovering over ABC: Maliehe
DIVISIONS in the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) widened this week as two warring factions held two different rallies in Berea and Mafeteng against local...
‘Govt seeking to control IEC’
LESOTHO’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) recently erupted in fights which the commissioners blame on the Thomas Thabane led government’s overtures to control its work. In...
Ombudsman lied about me: LCS boss
THE Ombudsman, Advocate Leshele Thoahlane, recently released a damning 59-page report on his 2018 inquiry into the operations of the Lesotho Correctional Services (LCS) in...
I will make the ABC a true people’s party: Mahao
NATIONAL University of Lesotho (NUL) Vice-Chancellor Professor Nqosa Mahao recently romped to victory in the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) elections to choose the deputy...
Tourism operators must up their game: PS Maraka
THE principal secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture, Monaphathi Maraka, is serving out a month’s notice after resigning from his post. His...
DC leadership a stepping stone to bigger things: Sekhamane
THE curtain will finally come down on the tenure of the long-serving Democratic Congress (DC) leader, Pakalitha Mosisili, when the main opposition party holds its...
‘Reforms will proceed with or without the opposition’
THE past couple of weeks have witnessed momentous events in the politics of the country. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Standby Force finally left...