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NUL women break barriers

LAST month Lesotho joined the rest of the world in celebrating the African woman and her achievements. We look back and rejoice that we had an opportunity to get together to honour women who have made a mark in economic, political, social, cultural, technological and other fields of endevour. We were happy to retrace their [...]

1 Sep 2010 | 2 comments

Union should seek dialogue

THE noises emanating from the Lesotho Teachers Trade Union threatening to stage nation-wide protests suggest all is not well within the civil service. The union has made a raft of allegations against the government. Among some of these are that the government is planning to retrench civil servants. The federation claims the government will specifically [...]

1 Sep 2010 | 4 comments

Police must spring clean

ELSEWHERE in this paper we carry a harrowing story of a 65-year-old former police officer who alleges that he was beaten by police officers in Mokhotlong. Maputi Ramoholi claims he was stripped before being savagely beaten with a spade on August 4. He also claims he was handcuffed and had his legs chained during the [...]

25 Aug 2010 | 1 comment

NUL rebirth overdue

THE world over, universities are supposed to be a melting pot of ideas. They are incubators for ground-breaking research and innovation. It is at universities that great ideas for business, politics, technology and societal development are given shape. The National University of Lesotho (NUL) is, sadly, not known for any of that. Instead, Lesotho’s biggest [...]

18 Aug 2010 | 4 comments

Anti-Trafficking Bill welcome

IN this edition we carry a story about the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Bill (2010) that the government of Lesotho has proposed. The law is meant to protect people against human trafficking. The Bill defines human trafficking as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring, sale, supply or receipt of persons within and across the borders of Lesotho. [...]

4 Aug 2010 | 0 comments

Lesotho opposition in turmoil

THE dramatic collapse of the alliance between the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party and the Lesotho Workers Party (LWP) is the most vivid illustration that the opposition in Lesotho is in turmoil. The alliance which was formed ahead of the 2007 general elections had promised so much and yet delivered so little for opposition supporters. [...]

28 Jul 2010 | 4 comments

Unions must unite on wages

LESOTHO’S splintered labour movement is in turmoil once again — this time over how much factory workers should earn per month. But the dispute is not just about money. It is about power and influence within the labour movement. What is clear however is that the discord within the labour movement will not advance the [...]

21 Jul 2010 | 0 comments

Consider MKM bail-out

THE proposal by a High Court judge for the government to push for a political solution to the MKM scandal could mark a significant turning point in the search for a solution to the long-running saga. The respected judge says the MKM case required “a political solution involving the executive and legislature and not the [...]

15 Jul 2010 | 5 comments

MKM case needs decisive action

THE MKM saga has rumbled on for a long time with no solution in sight for the 400 000 plus mostly impoverished citizens who were fleeced of their hard earned cash in this Ponzi style scheme. Five judges of the High Court have so far refused to hear the MKM liquidation case offering all manner [...]

7 Jul 2010 | 0 comments

Lekhanya must start preparing for his exit

BASOTHO National Party (BNP) leader Metsing Lekhanya outmuscled his political opponents last weekend to retain control of his beleaguered political party. We wish to extend our congratulations to him on his victory. Being the old political fox that he is, Lekhanya carefully manoeuvred matters at the conference to ensure that he retained his position at [...]

23 Jun 2010 | 1 comment
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