Love him or hate him. You just cannot take away his now entrenched attribute as the ultimate survivor. He is indeed Mr Survivor. For the foreseeable future, we will have…
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There you have it Basotho. You have, with the narrowest of margins, buried the Looney Tunes coalition and given birth to a new one. Since it hasn’t started work,…
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District: Butha-Buthe Constituency: Butha-Buthe No.5 460 HLOMELA Motebang Francis RCL 22 0.3% 458 KATA Temoho Joseph IND 30 0.4% 459 KOEBU Khang BBDP 16 0.2% 461 LEKHELA Malerato Dinah LCD…
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THE events in this country since last Friday are indeed tragic. Yet another innocent person has lost a life to Commander Tlali Kamoli’s prosaic mindlessness. This time, it is Sub…
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HAVE our political leaders gone nuts? Specifically, has our Marshmallow Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing, gone completely bonkers? For those among us who are uninitiated in current affairs, Metsing has…
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THE proverbial aphorism that every man is innocent until proven guilty (by a legitimate court of law) should apply to Retselisitsoe Khetsi as to any other suspected crook. Even though…
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Scrutator had hoped that last week would provide a definitive roadmap of where this country is now headed under our fractious political leadership. But again this was not to be.…
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FOLLOWING all the political developments around our Tom and Jerry coalition government over the last two weeks has left Scrutator with a very sour mouth. The circus in the…
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THE head of our army, Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli, is truly a fine humourist. If he were to change careers, Scrutator would surely recommend him to join the film industry.…
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Lesotho is never short of overzealous party fanatics, so Scrutator has taken it upon herself to keep them in check, otherwise no one else would. Last week it was All…
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So All Basotho Convention (ABC) party youths decided to “go public” about their indignation with the media for daring to wash party leader Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s dirty linen in…
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That there are no permanent friends in politics sounds like a cliché now. But this week, in an around parliament, it was clear there are no permanent enemies in the…
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Acting chief justice Tšeliso Monaphathi hit the proverbial nail on the head when he remonstrated against “pseudo legal practitioners” that have swamped the ranks of the legal profession. Some of…
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THE year 2014 promises to be more and more eventful as days roll by. Addressing All Basotho Convention (ABC) supporters in Thaba- Phechela over the weekend, party leader Prime Minister…
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W elcome to 2014, optimists are calling it “20-for-me”. Scrutator hopes 2014 will bring good tidings her way. In anticipation of the good things of life, Scrutator made a…
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A s the curtain comes down on an eventful 2013, I have been debating with myself about who the best candidate for the coveted Mampara of the year award…
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S outh Africans are at it again! Surely the late great Madiba deserves better than we saw at his memorial at the FNB stadium on Tuesday. Even though Nelson Mandela…
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W hat exactly is happening with Lehlohonolo Scott? For those still stuck in medieval times and don’t follow Facebook or Twitter, Scott is that scumbag who hacked to death…
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THEY say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the trouble is ugliness lies there for all to see. It’s kind of “in your face” for anyone who…
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T his is a fact not acknowledged by many Basotho, but Scrutator is a very good Samaritan. Ever since the launch of this column, I have been dolling out…
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Scrutator believes a society must be able to introspect and even laugh at itself for it to correct its vices and move forward. It is not surprising therefore that Scrutator…
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It cannot be easy when a man’s world crumbles around him like what has happened to the former Energy, Metorology and Water Affairs Minister this week. Being fired from the…
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It was quite refreshing for Scrutator to sit through such a stimulating event and hear Lesotho’s honest business people ring some home truths about our entrepreneurial failures. In their no-holds-barred…
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SCRUTATOR thinks the list of traffic offences needs a makeover or an addendum. Whether you are walking or driving along Kinsgway, either way, you won’t miss the irritating honking of…
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SCRUTATOR thinks present humanity in our epoch qualifies in that television series as one of the world’s dumbest bunch of the earth’s inhabitants. It’s all very well for everyone, including…
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Scrutator yearns for the days during her childhood when drivers were still looked up to as professionals. Back then, in back-of-beyond Qacha, it was that time when drivers inspired wonder…
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Scrutator thinks we are a nation of extremes. We have distinguished ourselves as the nation that brought people like Ska Moteane into this world. We are the same Mother Lesotho that bred distinguished chefs…
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S omeone should be sleeping on the job at Lesotho Television. I am not talking about news bulletins which have improved, somewhat, with the advent of the chakalaka government.…
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Don’t rush to be thankful until the cattle herded by a fool are safely back in the kraal. That’s a pregnant, witty and precise adage from a country north of us.…
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S crutator has had it to the back teeth with the childishness of politicians in this country. When it comes to pettiness our politicians just can’t help themselves. It’s as…