ABC threats reckless
A LOCAL weekly two weeks ago carried a story quoting the leader of the main opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC) party, Thomas Thabane, threatening local...
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Feeding scheme flawed
THE lead story we carried two weeks ago exposed serious problems in the government’s school feeding programme. The scheme, started with noble intentions of feeding...
Clean up mess
We would accept it if the failure to comply with government regulations was to due to genuine ignorance of what needed to be done. We...
Defection gives ABC chance for introspection
TUESDAY’S dramatic events in parliament have deeper implications for democracy in Lesotho. As reported in our lead story All Basotho Convention (ABC) legislator, Nkhets’e Monyalotsa,...
Corpse dumped in river
MOKHOTLONG – The body of a three-year-old boy was found dumped in Mokhotlong River last week. The police in Mokhotlong say they are investigating a...
Rapist gets 10 years
MASERU – A 24-year-old Maseru man was this week sentenced to 10 years in jail after he was convicted of rape. Serope Mabusetsa Lekaka was...
Daughter assaults mum
QUTHING – A 63-year-old woman, ‘Matholang Khiba, appeared in court last week to answer charges of violating the Sexual Offences Act of 2003. Khiba, from...
Ex-LRA boss eyes Swaziland post
MASERU – Charles Jenkins, the outgoing commissioner-general of the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA), could assume the same title in Swaziland where he attended a job...
I thrived on teamwork, says Jenkins
MASERU – He is a taxman. A bad golfer. A saxophone player. An avid reader. A rock climber. A crossword fanatic. A fisher. He loves...
Time to legalise prostitution
THEY are routinely pilloried as Likuena or crocodiles. They endure daily lives of insults and abuse. They are blamed for every vice in society. The...
STEAMING IT OFF: The enigma of red roses
Jo! Bathong! This past weekend was something else! Something different…ok not really but then… After work Friday, I literally started seeing red! What! For a...