Our indefatigable and hard-working Chief Justice, Ntate Sakoane Sakoane, is doing a great job in trying to put sanity in Lesotho’s long comatose judiciary. He certainly does not always get everything right (he is human after all) but he has been trying hard. He is doing a lot to transform the judiciary for the […]
—we should never hear from you again Scrutator is immensely gratified by the news that one Tšepo Lipholo has gone into hiding. I pray that this “good” reverend, who moonlights as a politician, remains in hiding forever so we never have to hear from him again. For those among us who live under huge rocks, […]
To my dearest sister, Motena Lishea Scrutator is overjoyed and happy for you my sister. I cannot help but give you some unsolicited advice. After all, we fought this battle together. Even though I might have appeared to be on the side of makhooa, all I wanted in the end was to save Platinum Credit as […]
Something very unusual has just happened in Lesotho’s politics. It’s not something that I think should go unnoticed because it is an issue of monumental significance. Ntate Maimane Maphathe, the legislator for Matelile, has just defected from the Democratic Congress (DC) to that other party that promised us the as yet to materialize revolution for prosperity. It […]
Something very unusual has just happened in Lesotho’s politics. It’s not something that I think should go unnoticed because it is an issue of monumental significance. Ntate Maimane Maphathe, the legislator for Matelile, has just defected from the Democratic Congress (DC) to that other party that promised us the as yet to materialize revolution for prosperity. It […]
Dear Ntate Bothata A VERY warm welcome to the realm of forming political parties, Lesotho’s ever flourishing “industry”. It has been a while since I heard that a new political party had been formed in Lesotho (three weeks to be precise). That is an inordinately long-time to go without a new political party being formed […]
Soon or later, you are going to have to make an important decision; i.e whether you want to become relevant to Lesotho’s politics as an effective opposition leader or continue with your current slow but very painful slide towards oblivion. The recent events in your party should worry you and awaken you from your […]
Dear Ntate Bothata A VERY warm welcome to the realm of forming political parties, Lesotho’s ever flourishing “industry”. It has been a while since I heard that a new political party had been formed in Lesotho (three weeks to be precise). That is an inordinately long-time to go without a new political party being […]
It is often said competition is good for the consumer. The more the competition in any business sector, the better the service or product and the more competitive the pricing. The consumer becomes the ultimate winner. That may be so. But I will make an exception for Lesotho’s telecoms sector. Granted, our telcos, Econet […]
So there you have it. Our own version of Machesetsa is now in the White House. The Donald is now president elect of the world’s “greatest” nation – the United States. Yes, we get some goodies here in Lesotho from Uncle Sam to help us pay for the poverty created by the misgovernance and […]
When state institutions fail the nation, it is the responsibility of the media to probe why and hold them accountable. It is what every responsible media institution must do. That is why the media is branded the fourth estate after the judiciary, executive and legislative arms of state? Unless your official domicile is beneath a […]
–a thief is a thief and must be treated as a thief …. Dear Ntate Lintle Tuke Technically speaking, you are right that Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane should have adjudicated your civil claim against your crooked, shameless and scumbag member, Thejane Thejane, for stealing M262 000 from his poor client, ‘M’e ‘Matšepang Setala. Armed with a civil […]
One of the reasons Basotho flocked to vote the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) into power was because they believed the message of the party’s main sponsors that they were already far too rich. The only thing they now wanted was to devote the rest of their lives to serving Basotho. We hate to say it. […]
Can you believe it? Grown men and women – whom we have the pleasure of calling members of parliament – spent a whole afternoon last week debating about Tlali Kamoli’s release from jail? This was after the seemingly dis-honourable MP (by virtue of a back door PR seat) of something called the Basotho Covenant Movement […]
Many Basotho, with an aversion to reading and who live under huge rocks, would most probably never have heard of the name Archivaldo Guzman Loera or simply El Chapo. For their benefit, allow me to provide a bit of background. El Chapo is a Mexican drug lord and a former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, […]
Please break up this humungous and unmanageable ministry Dear Ntate Sam Congratulations Prime Minister. Your baby – the Revolution for Prosperity (aka RFP) has just turned two. I was honoured to turn up uninvited at your baby’s second anniversary celebrations at the Racecourse. Judging by the poor attendance, it could be that the event […]
It is always refreshing to have an adult in the room. Trade, Industry and Business Development Minister, Ntate Mokhethi Shelile, is indeed a voice of reason. He is the proverbial adult in the room. I this week came across his recent interview in the Lesotho Times in which he warned against the wholesale implementation of the so-called Business […]
….no to a party of zombies The Revolution for Prosperity needs to begin some serious soul searching if it is to avoid being swept off by the headwinds that have paralysed many a political formation in Lesotho before. There’s always a fine line between the need to impose party discipline and stifling legitimate dissent. It’s […]
THE problem with Lesotho is that it has too many busy bodies. Or perhaps too many idle bodies wanting to get busy. I have been watching with a deep sense of chagrin, trepidation and a little foreboding as the reforms process has limped from one disaster to another, courtesy of the usual suspects; the politicians and […]
ALLOW me Your Majesty to wish you a very happy belated 60th. I had written this column for the edition of the 13th of July 2023, four days before your actual event. However, it could not be published. Whenever space runs out in this newspaper, my column is the first to be sacrificed. Only the […]
Happy New Year to you all fellow Basotho. I hope you had a good Christmas and New Year break. Let’s hope that Moruo brings us its promised prosperity in 2023 or at least begins showing us signs that we are headed in that direction. The year has started on quite a hilarious note. I […]
Ntate Sam did the right thing to want to speak to as wide a cross section of society as possible upon assuming office. As per his inauguration speech, he has already held extensive meetings with the private sector, civic society, the media, among others, to try and get a feel of the direction Basotho want […]
Once again, kudos to Ntate Sam for keeping his word and appointing a lean cabinet of 15 ministers and for merging all those other superfluous portfolios. Once again, this is what I call leadership. We are now being led by a real businessman who knows the value of money. Imagine if the usual suspects […]
Unless you have the brain of a mouse, you should be on cloud nine right now. You should feel proud to be a Mosotho. At least we now have a leader who will have us assume our pride of place among nations. Ntate Sam could just be the leader who shall take us to […]
Anyone who has associated with Ntate Mathibeli Mokhothu in one way or another will attest that he is a very good man. Immensely handsome, suave, erudite to an extent with a disarming tinge of humility. He is the archetypal good politician who tries to listen to all and sundry. There is no doubt that […]
You really have to be an eternal optimist to believe that the All Basotho Convention (ABC) – the party of Motsoahae Thomas Thabane – shall ever rise from the ashes again. Or that we shall in our generation ever have a Right Honourable Prime Minister Nkaku Kabi. Perhaps it is in light of this reality […]
Dear Right Honourable Prime Minister, Ntate Sam Let me be very honest with you. Up until the morning of 6 October 2007, my resolve was to cast my ballot for Mathibeli Mokhothu and his Democratic Congress. Then I got hold of the Lesotho Times edition of that morning which was resplendent with your wrap around […]
T he day we have been clamouring for is finally upon us. Tomorrow we all throng polling stations to make a decision that binds us until 2027. That is assuming that the new regime to emerge after tomorrow lasts thus far. After all, haven’t we made it a habit to change governments as much […]
So Moeketsi Majoro has decided to harvest his final lucrative travel per diems by attending just about every funeral happening around the world. There wouldn’t have been anything wrong with that if we were living in normal times. After all, per diems are an old age cherished source of moolah for our political elites. […]
Dear Ntate Nkaku Kabi Even a human being with the heart of a corgi – or even one who has no heart at all – cannot fail to be moved by the tragic events at Mdlalose tavern in Soweto on the night of 10 July 2022. Just picture the tragic scenario again Ntate Kabi. […]
