Category : Comment

  THE ongoing saga of the Tšosane dumpsite is a stark reminder of what happens when government bureaucracy stifles the health and well-being of ordinary...

  THE illegal arrest and detention of Lesotho Times and Sunday Express editor, Mohalenyane Phakela, has regrettably taken the country two giant steps back into...

  Roads are meant to connect, uplift, and open communities to opportunity. They are the very veins through which a nation’s economy flows, linking villages...

  THE demand by Members of Parliament (MPs) to receive three percent of the national budget, an amount estimated to exceed M1 billion, for the...

THE leadership of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is once again under the microscope, as the current Commissioners lobby for a second term while opposition...

  THE disturbing testimony by army commander, Lieutenant General Mojalefa Letsoela, before the High Court last week should serve as a clarion call to end...

  As a newspaper, we hold no brief for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Hlalefang Mary Motinyane. In fact, we have often critiqued some...

  IN an unprecedented development that has left scores of litigants grappling with a profound sense of betrayal, Lesotho’s judiciary has announced a sweeping directive...

  THE latest audit by Auditor-General, ‘Mathabo Makenete, into the Royal Palace project is yet another embarrassing illustration of the misgovernance that continues to afflict...

  LESOTHO’S health system is in crisis after the United States implemented drastic funding reductions to its HIV and healthcare programs causing the lose of...

  ASSET declaration, a critical tool for preventing corruption and ensuring transparency, accountability, and public trust, is a legal requirement for public officials to disclose their...

A PASSPORT is a basic right for every citizen. It is the document that guarantees the constitutional right to freedom of movement, unless there are...

  THE recent interrogation of the National University of Lesotho (NUL) Pension Fund Board of Trustees by parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has laid bare...

THE spike in human trafficking in Lesotho, instilling fear in the nation and courting the attention of not only development partners but the whole world,...

  VOTER registers are often a key source of disputed elections across Africa, with electoral authorities often accused of using defecting rolls to rig elections,...

NEWLY appointed Commissioner of Police, Borotho Matsoso, might just be what the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) needed to get back into shape. Or at...

BASOTHO must be relieved that former Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) boss, Holomo Molibeli, has hit the road. His six years at the LMPS’s helm...

  MINISTER of Trade, Industry and Business Development, Mokhethi Shelile’s reluctance for wholesale implementation of the controversial Business Licensing Regulations, 2020, is not only admirable, it...

  THE sexual harassment complaint by WASCO’s Public Relations Manager, Lineo Moqasa, against Chief Executive Officer, Thelejane Thelejane, could have been handled much better at...

The unfolding disturbing political events in Lesotho snowballing from the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Sam Matekane should prompt Basotho into some serious soul searching...

ALLEGATIONS that Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s government is misusing the army to fight political battles should not be taken lightly and dismissed as mere rhetoric....

This week two ruling Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) legislators, Mahali Phamotse and Thuso Makhalanyane, approached the courts of law, seeking that their six-year suspension from...

THE country’s much awaited reforms process, which has been moving at a snail’s pace, is now saddled with new hurdles. It could be delayed further...

We cannot afford more delays LESOTHO’s reforms process that has been moving at a snail’s pace could be delayed by yet another blow, if the...

  IT is a no-brainer that Section 6 of the Constitution guarantees every person a right to liberty. Furthermore, in terms of section 12(2)(a) of the...

  LESOTHO this week joins the rest of the world in commemorating International Women’s Day. The day serves as a focal point in the women’s rights...

  THE continued  high incidences of murder and other violent crimes in Lesotho have ensured that the country maintains its dubious moniker as the “murder...