PS sent on forced leave
MASERU — The acting principal secretary in the Cabinet Office has been sent on forced leave “until further notice”, the Lesotho Times can reveal.
Thato Masiloane, who has been acting since last year, was told not to report for duty by Government Secretary Motlatsi Ramafole on Monday.
Ramafole confirmed that Masiloane had indeed been told to stay at home.
“It is true that she has been told to stay at home pending transfer to another government ministry,” Ramafole said.
“I wrote her a letter clearly stating that her stay at home will continue pending transfer to another ministry.”
Masiloane confirmed that she had been sent on leave “pending transfer to another government ministry”.
“It is true that the GS wrote me a letter instructing me to go on leave pending transfer to another government ministry,” Masiloane said.
Asked why she thought Ramafole had put her on leave Masiloane said she had no idea.
“Why this is being done I have no clue. I also did not ask because there is a Public Service clause that says a civil servant can work in any government department or ministry,” Masiloane said.
At the time of going to press last night it was not possible to establish whether Masiloane’s forced leave was linked to any wrongdoing.
But people close to her told the Lesotho Times on Tuesday that she believes the “decision might be politically motivated”.
“She has told those close to her that the GS’s decision could be politically motivated but that she would wait to hear from him,” said Masiloane’s colleague who refused to be named.
Masiloane has been acting PS since the late former PS Kubutu Makhakhe was sacked after being found guilty of corruption related charges in May last year.
Makhakhe’s charges emanated from an audit investigation by Nexus Forensic Services, a company engaged by the then Finance Minister Timothy Thahane to probe corruption in former Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s office.
The disciplinary hearing panel recommended that instead of being fired, Makhakhe should be deployed to another post within government that did not require him to deal with procurement matters.
The government then refused to renew his contract, effectively kicking him out of the civil service.
Masiloane was charged together with Makhakhe but was acquitted of eight counts of corruption.
The disciplinary panel found no evidence connecting Masiloane to corruption in the awarding of tenders to service providers.
The charge sheet indicated that Masiloane in December 2009 unlawfully authorised payment of M12 997.50 to Clean Firm, a company owned by her alleged friend.
The charge sheet said she had awarded the cleaning contract to Clean Firm “for no valid reason other than the consideration of friendship, thus failing to serve the people of Lesotho with respect and promote their welfare and lawful interests”.
Masiloane was alleged to have authorised payment of a further M27 284.15 to Clean Firm.
It was alleged that Masiloane failed to recuse herself in the transaction, thus failing to excel in her endeavours “by being an example to others”.
She was also charged with failing to perform her duties and exercise her powers diligently and impartially and to the best of her ability.
In so doing, the charge sheet said, Masiloane brought the public service into disrepute.
Forensic auditor, Cornelia Engelbretch, had written that Masiloane “is a friend of the owner of the cleaning company”. The tribunal however found that there was no evidence that the two were friends.
Makhakhe, who died earlier this year, was suspended for corruption after he was alleged to have approved payments to companies linked to his wife.
Comment by semenekane on 6 September 2012:
Enoa ea nkhang lefotha litabeng tsa bobolu, e ne e ka a ka nts’oa bosebelletsing ba ‘muso a mpe a bone a mang mabaka.
Haho mosi o ka qobang hose mollo, o mpile a ba lehlohonolo la phonyoha ka lesoba la nale feela. Hey! Motho o tseba ho pata bopaki enoa. Ke ipotsa feela hore na hase e mong oa Bahlabani ba Mahaletere?.
Khiliki! Hey! Ba re otlanya batho.
Comment by semenekane on 6 September 2012:
Mahaletere & Ntate Mokose on Moafrika FM
M1.5 ho tsoa ho sebapali sa mehleng sa Englang, M150,000 ho tsoa ho sebapali sa Rubby RSA ea thekiso ea sekipa, M10.000 ea kobo. Chelete ea batho ba lekholo, hare nke hore ho ne ho kenoa ka M120 motho a le mong x 100 = M12000.00
Total M1,6720,000
Joale Mohlomphehi Mahaletere difference ea M2.8 e tsoa ho kae eona?. Mahae a mang a 3 ntle le leo la hau a fumane bokae hona ke mahae a feng?. Ha u bolele mabitso a ona ke eng?.
Ache! Litaba tsa hau ha li kopane ntate.
Ntate Mokose
Re batla M83 ea sechaba, tlohella ho bua ka soka ea M51,000. Re ea e hloka chelete eo ea sechaba hle bo ntate
Comment by Lefefooane on 6 September 2012:
@semenekane HA U BA LATE KENG U TLOHELE HO ITLATLARIETSA INTERNETENG?????????????
Comment by silky on 6 September 2012:
Ae @ lefefooane! u bitter, re ea bua mona, ha u sa tsoha hantle, go offline!u nahana batho ba lokela ho bua ha ho rata uena? who do u think u r? son of a seeker.
Comment by Mokoko oa Lihlaba on 6 September 2012:
Semenekane ,Khaitseli ea ka ,ke se ke itse masholu ana a hlahisoe ,baba bee phontseng ,re khathetse ke bona ,bo Thato ha one o fihla mono li officing tsa bona ,e na eka motho o tlo etsetsoa favour ,batho ba itebetse hore le tla chaba,ha ba tsoaroe ,O utluile ka Lesotho Freight ka mono joale teng ke mathata.Hee basotho ,chee chee ke a hana.Che ha ele musong ona oa litlotsebe ona o tsamaile hantle.Joale Lineo Molise ha tahoe le khale ke frustration o se a ts’ohile hore o tlo tsoaroa.Joooooooo
Comment by Mojela on 6 September 2012:
Ache daba tsa ntate ‘mokose lia qabola,ke utloa a e melletse batho ba haeso ha mollelle,batho ba bo ha molipa, makhaketsa, bo makhalong le babang ba amohetseng chelete ea block ha bue ka bona! kere babang ba bona ba ahile matlo ka eona chelete eno ha eisa masimong.. nna ke a batseba..ha asareletho. empa oemeletse bahaeso h mollelle hobane ba sa mokhetha lemong sena. Ooeee, ntate bua nnete hle, kea kopa.
Comment by NTATAI on 6 September 2012:
HELANG BANA BA NTATE NNA KE RE BONTATE BANO BA AKHANG LETAOA LENO LE LINEO BA NTSHE TJHELETE EA BASOTHO PELE BA SHOA KE STRESS.HA EBA LE HLOLOA HO BA STRESSA RE BITSENG RONA KA SA KA MONA RE TLA BA FASA TYRE BA TLA EA LIBANKENG TSOHLE MO BA PATILENG.
Comment by NONO on 6 September 2012:
batho bana ba late lichelete le linyatsing mane moo ba neng ba isitse bana ba tsona likolo te turu bo new mell
Comment by Mafonyoko on 6 September 2012:
Mahaltere o lokeloa ke teronko ke sure otherwise Lesotho le tla be le sa abe toka. Li PS tsa DC lia tsebahala ha ke tsebe na ha li lokolloe ke’ng
Comment by Oa Leribe on 6 September 2012:
@ Mokoko oa Lihlaba HANA CHELETE EA JOALA LINEO MOLISE O E KOPA HO UENA EBILE LE NOELLA BAKENG SE LE SENG THUS WHY YOU KNOW???/
Comment by NONO on 6 September 2012:
@ NONO are yo exposing your jealousy??????? ka kolo tse turu??
@Mafonyoko Since u na le mapaki ohle tell us hore na o mo theolela neng ka tjele le hore na u tlo moahlola lemo tse kae ekare le tla ka tse molemo.Li PS tsa ma DC ha u le emong ea etsang liqeto pusong ebile u litseba u sa emetseng se ka re tena!! oa bora!!
@NONO ba khanne ba eo lata lichele linyatsing its simple u tseba nyatsi tsa bona le hore ke bo mang li lula kae se ka re senyetsa nako.ebile le tlameha le ne le chuchuta mmoho kapa baile ba u hlolisa???
@silky A NICE NEW NAME FOR YOU INDEED SON OF A SEEKER!! AND I WONDER who do u think u r?
@ NTATAI OA PHOQA! U EMETSOE U BO BITSOE EMPA U IPITSA SEBOULELI SA NAHA?? SIS!! HA U NA MAITSEHO!!!
Comment by semenekane on 6 September 2012:
@Semenekane SENYAMO! KE EA U SHOELA, U BOHLALE EBILE U KHELEKE HO FETA BATHO BOHLE BA HLAHANG FORUMONG ENA. HAPE YOU KNOW SO MUCH!! I WILL CROWN YOU………NANA!!! bogus atchaartaria!!!!
Comment by Silky on 6 September 2012:
Uena u ipitsang NONO, forum tse kang tsena ha se tsa balisana ba kang uena! tsamaea u eo itlama ka scaff thekeng libokeng koana. Uena u bana ba etselitsoeng ho haila feela, U have no place in discussion tsa boemo bona, tsa mo commenta TOPIX koana.You are a disgusting Bitch, that’s how I can best define you. U sitoa ho bua litaba sa hau, u emela batho ba bue u tsebe ho ba roaka! damn. I wish ………..
Comment by Qacha on 6 September 2012:
At last something has happened, my wish is to see all PSs known to be staunch supporters of the former regime gone. As supporters of coalition have to feel that they are in control of the gov. We do not need to behave like part of opposition. More drastic changes are needed, I would like to see PS for loc gov. gone as soon as possible, the lady is still driving DC agenda, always she is seen in all DC rallies. Semenekane/Lefefooane- how true is it that the Minister(loc gov) has told LCD members that he will not EVER fire Mapanyane?
Comment by lehoki on 6 September 2012:
che he basotho lea makatsa, le bonahala hantle hore ha lea kena sekolo lipolotiki li cheap lesotho mona ,all people are now ABC,LCD,BNP ,maoba rene re le LCD,CD kaofela ha ho mohlolo, ha pele re ne re le BNP kaofela ke hore lea bapala it cost just one rand to be a party member, le sang batho bane ba lokela ho sebeletsa DCjoalo ka ha ba tlameha ho sebelEtsa ABC
Comment by lehoki on 6 September 2012:
haele mokola eena, win o tsoana le ntate Tom, kea ba rata bao batho ke batho
e ka sebono moea ha chelete e sa kene moafrika o tla moutloa win, maloma mafolisa, e kare Thebekhale ka ho ja basotho, ena eena o ja bana ba masione,o tla ba qeta , sundowana eena ke sono o tla moja hore a lebale, ke liea thoteng le old gudala ka ho ja batho
seponono eena kea molebohela to be DPM of lesotho o ntja ngoana ka win i love u also
Comment by Lefefooane on 6 September 2012:
Good people that clown is back again. There is a fake Lefefooane on this forum. She uses red font. Normally she multiplies her submissions under different names. For instance she would call herself semenekane yet stupidly pretend to be responding to semenekane. How stupid. My advice to you fake is that ” Pele molimo a otla motho, molimo o qala pele ka ho mo tima bohlale”. Just look how you embarass yourself by responding t o yourself yet pretending to be Semenekane. Poor Potoana. Small brains.
Comment by Lefefooane on 6 September 2012:
@Semenekane, I did try to listen to Mokose but I switched to another station as he never seemed to be adding any value. He was tirelessly trying to make sense but he failed hence there is not even a single need to respond to a failed former minister of agriculture under his watch Lesotho could not afford to feed its people. That Mokose never really impressed me as a minister of agriculture and trees. Ao, poor Ralechate Lincoln Mokose. Exactly what was he trying to prove or disprove. He failed and he must go hang. A thole a shebelle bo ntatae Litsoane ha ba lema masimo.
Comment by Oa Likoetseng on 6 September 2012:
SIKA LA THOLE KHAOHA..
Bo ‘M’e Mphu batla hloella neng ka taba tsa LPC?
E be ke mang eaka tsebang hore naa Ntate DCEO o felletse kae ka taba tsa LEFA haeka joale ese ele” Mahaltere, Mahaltere” nako ee kaofela?
Comment by semenekane on 6 September 2012:
Bare Ntate Mokose o ne a lemme Kharese ha habo koana. Joale motho o ka ipotsa hore na ha batho ba lapa hakaana e be bo ntate Mokose ba ntse ba lema Li-kharese. Hei! O mohlotse mosebetsi eo motho. Khiliki!
Comment by Mutla li ntjeng on 6 September 2012:
All of u idiots haeka le ruthana joalo ka mekoko tje ke eng ho thoe ps e behelletsoe ka thoko ho mosebetsi joale lona le hobula joalo ka litja HEHE! Mahaletere,linyatsi, majoala Hobu!Hobu likopana joang le ps ntho tseo ke utloa le ntena kaofela hake khethe
Comment by semenekane on 6 September 2012:
@ Oa Qacha
U bona e ka seboka sa LCD\ABC\BNP se tla atleha Tsoelike?
Comment by semenekane on 7 September 2012:
Operation E re ke bone Harvest FM
Investigative journalism, ho bona ntate Moyeye. Helele looooooooona!! Le ne le re le tla fella ho kae?. M7 ea sechaba, khiliki! Batho ba ne ba leqetsa hle. Chelete ena ke nale pelaello ea hore e ne e sebelisoa bakeng sa boiketo ba likhetho ke mokhoa o mong o nkhakang ka lebitso empa ke o tseba.
Molao ha o sebetse khahlanong le batho bana hle. Ha re lebelleng hore na batho ba amehang ke bo mang? Ba nang le kamano le mang?. Oa li etsa ebe ntsare Bro Tom o etsa joang-joang
Comment by NONO on 7 September 2012:
@Silky OH THANX NONO FOR YOUR BRILLIANT IDEA!!! EHLILE KE TLA HAILA BUT MY BROTHER U TLAMEHA U NTHUTE PELE ETSOE KE UENA EA NENG A TJEKA HAHOLO HO TSA MOHAILO LEHAELE MONA U SO KHETHILE HO PHOMOLA!! ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND BUD……
Comment by ALL on 7 September 2012:
@lehoki & Mutla li ntjeng ACHE LE LI BONA KABOHLALE BA HESO LE BUA NTHO TSE NKANG HANTLE HO FAPANA LE LETOTO LENA LE LENG.
Comment by Lefefooane on 7 September 2012:
@ Lefefooane KE LEBOHA THLOKOMELISO EA HAU NTATE LEFEFOOANE KE NE NKEKE TSEBA HORE KE STUPID NTLE LE TEMOSO EA HAU. FOR YOUR INFORMATION SIR I AM NOT A SHE BUT HE OK?? YOU ALSO CALL ME CLOWN, FAKE HMM AND YOU END UP U BUA KA MOLIMO UENA LEFEFOOANE U TSEBA MOLIMO UENA?? CHE HA KE MAKALE YOUR NAME TELLS IT ALL!! LEFEFOOANE!!! QQQ…
Comment by Oa batho on 7 September 2012:
@mutla li ntjeng you have said it well and right. we have a way of being totally off track i hope we be relevant for progress sake. Ke tlatsetsa feela ka hore re batla li PS tse ncha e seng tsena tsa mapotoana
Comment by kompi on 7 September 2012:
FACT: The Demise of the coalition government lies with failure to dismiss PS of the opposition DC party.
Comment by Silky on 7 September 2012:
Do Ministers ever check blogging pages like these? may Lesotho Times direct them to this site pls. For some of us this is where we exercise our right to be heard. We demand attention!! Release the DC Principal Secretaries from office in the best interest of governance pls. That should drill down to Directors who occupy strategic positions like Human Resources and Finance. Any govt need to be in charge and control – now, decisions are still being made by DC members in office!!! Ache kannete bathong. Re mmuso joang re etsetsoa liqeto ke ma potoana? ba inne lihloho fatse le bona, ba tla re sebeletsa ka likobong joaloka koriana.
Comment by Silky on 7 September 2012:
By the way, what happened to the Öffice of the First Lady”? employees in that office should be transferred to other Govt departments. I will not be surprised if they are still in that office. We seem to have adopted the ‘snail pace” approach to development.I mean easy tasks like these should have been dealt with within 36 hours in office!!
We are supposed to be seeing efficiency within Govt, but believe me, since Adv. Lethobane passed on, there is only one person giving judgements at the Labour Court! what a mess. Litaba tsa bosebetsi are taken for granted.
PM’s office must lead by example, but mofoka o ntse o le teng hona ka hara office eo Mohlomphehi! there is one Acting DC PS, I dont understand why a ntse a le teng moo especially ‘cos she is acting! imagine, the highest office in Gvt with DC Principal Secretaries! ache baheso.Uele eletsang ba boholong! hoja Qacha ha se hole nkabe ke ea sebokeng.
Comment by Thoughts Provoking on 7 September 2012:
@ Kompi : Don’t misuse the word FACT, it has a deeper sense than your intellect can ever convince you! PS might me with the opposition but still the coalition doesn’t have to fire him. Remember that every person is good by default, no matter how bad someone might appear, there is still hope that she/he will once again be a better person!
Comment by Nnete on 7 September 2012:
Che kannete batho bona ha ba nkile seo e seng sa bona ba ts’oanela ho khulisa; Ba tle ba tsebe ho ts’oareloa joaloka Ntate Thahane.
Hona joale o lutse ka khotso a tseba hore o khutlisitse seo a na ikalimme sona ntle le tokelo. And Tom hase motho ea mobe ho hang le eena o na utsoe mercedes ka 4,000 eaba oa e khutlisa. He will understand mos…
Ha li khutle.
Ke utloela Thato bohloko. Ha ke lumele hore ho na le ho hobe hoo a ho entseng empa ha ho le joalo li tla hlahella…
Comment by LEKOMONISI on 7 September 2012:
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for a good man to do nothing
Comment by Qacha on 8 September 2012:
SEMENEKANE Seboka sa LCD Qacha se bekeng e tlang.Expect 500 to 1000 attendance. People are fast losing hope, loc. Gov. ene e bolile empa ntate Metsing o thotse tu! Hao banna ebe Mapanyane o mo jeletse eng?
Comment by 'Molomane on 8 September 2012:
BA aka ikutloa monate ma-coalition.
Comment by toala on 8 September 2012:
ntho e ntenang ke ha batho batsoa lekoteng ba bua ka Monyane, Mahaletere enoa eo lintjanyana tse moea o mosehla li batlang ho moja, ha lina bopaki ho hoholo ke ho nyoefela mona, bring evidenbce3 on the table le tlohele hore ho patoa bopaki, ha le bona hore ho patoa bopaki bo ntsheng letlohele hore tena.
Comment by toala on 8 September 2012:
the current govnmnt looked profound and objective, in which all those who wish Lesotho a better future aplauded for its volatole victoory,the manner in which they administrate is claudy and lack Godliness since their main task seems to be seeking a political revenge instead of starting to put their policies into action. ke phetha hape kere ruri ena puso haho tao e eang, watch and see, no matter le rorisa Tom le baetsana ba hae joang, they are cursed from the beginning.
Comment by Seila tsatsi on 8 September 2012:
Metsing ke poho oa bona hore muso ona oa thekesela
Comment by kat on 10 September 2012:
lets sleeping dogs lie tlohellang Bro TOM o ntsa sebetsa hantle
Comment by LEKAOTA on 11 September 2012:
“”CHAKELE RETURNS HOME IN STYLE”"
“”"We are not going to be having any famo wars anymore”"”
HA KE KHAHLOE!!!!!!!!
Comment by mohlalefi on 12 September 2012:
Lumelang Hleeng,
Bana ba Ntate, Kea le Lumelisa,Ka rato le le Holo la ‘Nete.
Comment by semenekane on 12 September 2012:
@ Kat
U nepile sepekere hlohong monna-heso. Bro Tom o ts’oere hantle haholo. O nqatsa ha are eena o se a sebeletsa Leholimo feela. Khiliki! Aho’ Bro Tom uena mar!. Sebelletsa Leholimo ntate feela masaoana ana a bo Litjobo ba ferekaneng u se ke oa a lumella Bro Tom.
Motho ha ntse a luka khotso, a ts’oaroe. Period!!. Re ba qaea khotso, lehona re tla e kenya ka sepanere sa size 14.
Molao o sebetse ka Ma-Pitsa a Maparamente a corrupt. Mathibeli is an exemplary, next victim is His Excellency Lord Sir Hon. Leqe Mahaletere
Comment by semenekane on 12 September 2012:
@ Toala
Akere uena ha u Lepolesa? Joale tlohela Mapolesa a etse mosebetsi oa ona. It is too early ho bonts’a hore haho bopaki khahlanong le Dr. Leqe Mahaletere. Hare shebelle ha Ngoale e khiba monnaheso
Comment by if-you-like on 12 September 2012:
FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE TERM-A demagogue or rabble-rouser is a political leader who appeals to the emotions, prejudices, and ignorance of the poorer and less-educated classes in order to gain power. Demagogues usually oppose deliberation and advocate immediate, violent action to address a national crisis; they accuse moderate and thoughtful opponents of weakness.They exploit a fundamental weakness in democracy: because ultimate power is held by the people, nothing stops the people from giving that power to someone who appeals to the lowest common denominator of a large segment of the population.che lehaholejoalo ke se ke sebeletsa leholimo
Comment by rise above hate on 12 September 2012:
@Semenekane since o rutehile otseba lipalo haholo bana ba Basotho ba hloka litichere tsa lipalo mme o bonahala ole motle thutong eo ako bontshe tsebo ya hao ya lipalo hee oko tlohele Mahaltere. hao hlaha ka ena coner ke Mahaltere tjena, Mahaltere tjena na wa kgotsofala, ae, hele!
@Silky”who do u think u are” thats your words, nna kea lebisa ho wena who do u think you are calling someone “son of seeker” Mmmm i wish… ho hoholo ke ho its’unya litabeng tsa batho hoba hee le rata litaba hleng ha hona mohlang Semenekane a fetwang hee motho ore tenne enwa ekare o tseba ho bua ho feta batho ba bang!!!
Comment by rise above hate on 12 September 2012:
@semenekane yah Mr.Tom o nepile a sebeletse leholimo since ase a holile.”Ma-Pitsa a maparamente a corrupt” bohle kaofela ba corrupt why do u have to specify??”motho haa luka kgotso a tshwarwe” ese eka le ho bohle baneng ba luka kgotso mmusong o fitileng hoka ba jwalo ba tshwarwa!!
Comment by rise above hate on 12 September 2012:
Mmmm @ Ntatai kea bona botawa ba Lineo bo o tshere ha bohloko hoba jwale ona le chelete wena hao na eona jwale o jelouse oile a tsoha Lineo a itshebeletsa li……lisa robetse jwale ntja e ja matla a eona leave her alone hwa hao ke gore o thehe meriti o moshebelle.
@Nono wena bohloko ba hao ke gore fela bao hlolisitse ka bonyatsi hoba lene le matha mmoho hase hampe le wena o tla tshwasa hle beha pelo sekotlolong ba tlatla ho wena hard luck ke lla le wena.