State House workers lose jobs
MASERU — At least 16 State House employees were on Monday relieved of their duties in a move they say was politically motivated.
The employees alleged they were unfairly dismissed for being members of the opposition Democratic Congress (DC) party.
One of the workers’ representatives, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal, said they were told on Monday afternoon that their services were no longer required.
Most of those released were working in the laundry room, kitchen and the garden. The majority were cleaners, according to the representative.
The representative said a female senior supervisor in Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s home administration told them on Monday afternoon that she had been ordered to let them go.
She said the senior supervisor told them that Thabane’s personal secretary, Pelele Nkhasi, had sent her to tell them “not to come back to work the following day”.
“We were about to finish work for the day when she (senior supervisor) said Nkhasi had ordered her to tell us that we have been expelled from work. She said we were no longer expected to come to work. There was no explanation why we were expelled,” she said.
“We demanded that we meet Nkhasi but she told us that he said he was afraid to look us in the eye.”
They did not report to work the following day.
Yesterday some of the employees went to the State House to demand letters of dismissal and further explanation for their dismissal.
“When we got to the State House we discovered that our positions had already been filled. There were workers everywhere doing the work we used to do. We demanded the dismissal letters but we were sent to the Cabinet human resources office.”
Officials at the human resources office allegedly told them that they could not get dismissal letters because they were not formally employed.
“We were told that we were not even on the payroll and that it was a mere favour that we are still receiving our monthly salaries because we did not have contracts,” she said.
“The officer who spoke to us said he was not even sure if we were going to get our salaries for this month.”
The group had been employed during the tenure of former Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili.
They had been told that their contracts would be terminated once Mosisili leaves State House.
She said after Mosisili left State House they were re-employed and continued to work after Thabane moved in.
“We were given forms to fill in our details. We were never given contracts to sign.”
“When we asked when we would be given the contracts we were told that the person who was supposed to give us the contracts also had to renew theirs before we could sign ours,” she said.
Yesterday some of the workers regrouped and took their case to the labour department at the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
They are alleging that they were unfairly dismissed.
“The labour officers called the Cabinet human resources office and Nkhasi but their phones were not answered. They wrote a letter to the human resources to report to the labour offices for a meeting on Thursday (today).”
“One of us delivered the letter the same day it was written.
“We just want them to explain to us why we were expelled from our jobs. We want written letters of dismissal so that we can use them as proof should we need them to fight our cases. They might not recall us but they should also pay us for the three months notice.”
She however said she believes that their dismissal was politically motivated.
She claimed that prior to the decision they had been told that they were going to be fired because they were members of the Democratic Congress (DC) party.
This paper could however not verify this allegation.
Nkhasi told the Lesotho Times that he could not discuss State House affairs.
“Although the State House is a government property, it is currently being used by The Right Honourable The Prime Minister, Dr Motsoahae Thomas Thabane as his private residence,” said Nkhasi’s in response to emailed questions.
“As the Private Secretary to The Prime Minister, I do not think I have the mandate to discuss issues relating to the private residence of The Prime Minister.
“However, if you need information regarding recruitment and contracts of State House staff, you may consult the HR Director at Cabinet Office as this is clearly gazetted under the benefits due to The Prime Minister. The same applies to the domestic employees of Cabinet ministers.”
Attempts to contact the Cabinet human resources director were not successful.
This paper tried to get a comment from the prime minister’s spokesperson Thabo Thakalekoala but he said the issue was beyond his jurisdiction.
Comment by Moshoeshoe on 25 October 2012:
That is good,they would end up giving Mashoto poison
Comment by Phoka-li-maotong on 25 October 2012:
The State House is a high security area that does not require taking chances about. Wise move, they actually over-stayed.
Comment by semenekane on 25 October 2012:
Ba tsamaile hantle, ba ne ba tla petlela masholu mohatla oa nku. Ka ‘mila Mapantsola a Potoana
Comment by 3rd Eye on 25 October 2012:
As a human being, you’ll always want to surround yourself with people you can trust. Period.
Comment by sekila on 25 October 2012:
good move! Thumps up my gov ha re ba tsepe!
Comment by Lilala on 25 October 2012:
Ba ne ba hiriloe ke ralipolotiki joale nako ea hae e felile le bona ha ba e hlabe ka monkhoane.Good move PM!
Comment by Academic on 25 October 2012:
Good move but they should atleast be paid coz they have families to feed, as a prime minister Thabane should have thought of that
Comment by Pule on 25 October 2012:
as a human being akasere motho antsa sebetsa ebe o fihla o moleleka,their must be letters tseo balifumaneng hoseng haba fihla tse balelekang,Keep on ka liphethoho Makipikipi.But ke basotho haba lelekoa hothoe bae kae?
Comment by Morena on 25 October 2012:
Pulao Mona o buisoa ka bo DC 4 security sake if yOu GV chef a month notice wat dO u expect tO hppn
Comment by MHS on 25 October 2012:
i thought that PM said that this government is not of parties but for basotho, i think he should practice what he preaches. il give u all an example of why i think he should let them stay, firstly lets use abc as a resturant, when people are satisfied they come back again, but when they are dissatisfied they dont come back and they tell people why they are not happy and why those new people shouldnt go the new resturant. so 16 people each of them tells at the least 4 people that they were dismissed due to being a member of DC thats at least 64 people who will change their point of view on abc as a party. Politics is a number game you cant afford that
Comment by I hate PM e makopo on 25 October 2012:
That’s why I hate PM e makopo. Sis!! Ea khopo motho
Comment by october on 25 October 2012:
Ha hona ntho e ncha mona, ho thoe re etseng ka batho ba ba mapotoana, state house ha se mantloaneng..ha ba lo hlokomela likamele Qacha koana.
Comment by Oa Makhoakhoeng on 25 October 2012:
No one keeps his enermy in his kitchen period.
Comment by Lepolesa Shoabahla on 25 October 2012:
Ba tsamaile hantle bane batlo kenya metsi ka moeli
Comment by Oa Mpharane on 25 October 2012:
Feela ba ne ba re ho etsuoe joang? even if the government is for Basotho, such places need the basotho from the right party, Nna ke le DC haeso koana re e khethile 100% ho ne ho sena le ha e se e le setsi sa khethelo moo e sa hlolang; i would not feel ok if any other party member works in a state house occupied by my party leader….
not at all, Le joale Nkemele o liehile…
Comment by LEKHOARA on 25 October 2012:
“We were told that our work will end by the time Mosisili leaves state house” joale tsebetso eo le entseng ka mora moo ene ese ele mohau feela, ka hoo ha lea tlameha ho lla le tlameha ho leboha mohau oo…
Comment by general on 25 October 2012:
morena sheba na o ba sunya kae hle, ka kopo. entse ele bana ba bo rona hle. leha ba kaea mcc ho hloekisa li terata tsa maseru. basotho ha rebeng le mohau nakong tse kang tsena. lachaba le tsatsi
Comment by Pompong on 25 October 2012:
They should be thankful that they continued working after MCCD a tsamae. They should have vacated that place with him. However I feel they should be paid their salaries.
Comment by moseme on 25 October 2012:
its a good move. ha e ne e le uena u ne u tla sebetsa le motho eo le sa eeng mmoho ka maikutlo haholo lebaleng le la lipolotiki. le ea tseba lipolotiking mona ho shoa ha motho ke ntho e nyane. e nahaniseng hleeng e seng ka lipelo
Comment by bots'o on 25 October 2012:
Tsamaeang mapotoana a khenathetseng bo bolu, balo. Ba balotsana hampa…
Comment by Senonnori on 25 October 2012:
THATS good move for ABC fans but a funny one for Lesotho citizens
who care especially for PM who claims he wanna fight
unemployment thats good start or may be he meant create employment
ABC fans… what a hypocrite…getting rid of gardeners on account they are DC fans thats pathetic..
Comment by Matlopotlopo on 25 October 2012:
Akere batho baa ba ka ea sebetsa koa ‘shadow cabinet’ le monga bona. Ha ba eo sebeletsa matona a ne a bona a shadow cabinet!! Hantle beng ba bona ba ne ba tlameha hore ebe ba tsamaile le bona ho tloha mohla molele a qetang ho fana ka lesokoana ka stadium.
motho e mong le e mong o sebeletsa monga hae!!
Comment by canada on 25 October 2012:
che basotho ha ba na ‘nete,ke joang ntate Tom aka sebeletsoang ke mapotoana kapa ba batlang batho baa haba pake thoto ba tsamaee balo kata mangope koana Roma! ha ba tlohe mona!!!
Comment by thabo on 25 October 2012:
Ke le DC and I don’t think PM did anything wrong. It was not safe to work with those people. He shlould work with people that he trusts. Le batho bano ha se bohlale hore ba sebetse mono. Oa bona monna-moholo o tsofetsoe and anything could happen anytime, they would be prime suspects le bona e molemong oa bona.
Comment by 'Mathabo on 25 October 2012:
I believe we should have clear cut policies on staff deployed to our leaders households. For example, in other countries when a political leader loses elections and vacates the state premises, they go out with all their staff immediately. In the case in question, it may sound unfair that staff is dismissed with immediate effect, especially because they have families to support, but then again wisdom is such that unhappy household staff are a dangerous lot, so you can’t keep them around you. The least that ntate Nkhasi could have done would have been to meet them to explain and probably answer a few questions to clarify things for them.
But don’t forget,the engagement of those people at the state house has been politically motivated in the first place and was not transparent as those people hadn’t even competed with other potoana candidates. A little little empathy for them will not hurt, but sorry to say, they cannot stay
Comment by ABC/LCD/BNP on 25 October 2012:
@semenekane@@@@@@@@semenekane@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@semenekane@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ semenekane@@@ ONE DAY!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by Senganga on 25 October 2012:
Helang hleng. Akere motho e mong le e mong o sebeletsa monga hae. Nna i think they overstayed. They shud be happy ba fuwe nako e telele hore be re fihle decembeng. Bona ba tla tlameha ba fuwe chelete tsa bona feela tona kholo e tlameha ho lula le batho be a ba tsepang. Lipolao tse polotiking mona lia tshabeha. I think its a good move.
Comment by Rangoan'abona on 25 October 2012:
HMK! Nothing to do bana babo rona potoana e wele and lene le beiloe moo ke yona jwale u should follow it away rele utloela bohloko but sielang bana babo party bake ba imone monoana le bona pusong ya bona. Tlanne le khutle hape mohla potoana e busang haeba e satla busa le teng. Hao lona le batla ho sebeletsa tona-kholo ya matoala leya potoana ae kannete tloha le mobolaya ntata lona MCCD o thupelo e mpe hampe. Retla le etsetsa CLBK! GUDLUCK
Comment by lihloa lekhoara on 25 October 2012:
Hobaneng nako ee kaofela linthong tsohle ebe hoi ntso ho thoe ke mapotoana?u entse ha ntle haebe u tebetse bana bano ba bang hobaneng basotho le thabela lintho tse epe hakaale?Le eena le tla mochabela
Comment by lihloa lekhoara on 25 October 2012:
Hobaneng nako ee kaofela linthong tsohle ebe hoi ntso ho thoe ke mapotoana?u entse ha ntle haebe u tebetse bana bano ba bang hobaneng basotho le thabela lintho tse epe hakaale?Le eena le tla mochabela,ha le qeta potoana e busitse neng hantle nako ee kaofela le lula le pota ka eona,kapa eona three months eo ke eona ele buoang ka eona?Ake le re tlohelleng rona.NeeeeeeeeeeeeeTeeeeeeeeeeeee
Comment by Oa bochabela on 25 October 2012:
Tona-kholo ea Matoala, oh ea sechaba, eo tlo fana ka mesebetsi without nepotism
Comment by OA BEREA on 25 October 2012:
Ache Basotho hona joale ke bokoala le bokhopo bo feletseng,batho ba sebetsang jareteng ba kaba kotsi joang ho Ntate Thabane? Ha re ke re buoeng hantle hleng! Re re ba ilo sebetsa hokae batho baa hobane le mangolo a thuto e ka nna eaba ha a eo haele moo ba ne ba sebetsa jareteng? Ke ne ke tla utloisisa haele batho ba phehelang ntate Thabane.Hobane teng o hloka batho bao a ba tsepang haholo.
Kannete hona ke BOKHOPO!
Comment by Jomaleta on 25 October 2012:
It was gonne be better if they were transfered to other departments ,How can you overcome poverty while creating unemployment .
I respect the current government led by Mr Thabane in terms of service delivery especially in rural areas but their problem is expressing hatred towards dc members ,Ntate Thabane stop hatred towards dc members u normally like to use rsa as an example ..In Rsa people are not fired because they belong to certain opposition parties instead they are transfered .
I love the way collusion work but I hate their evil expression and acts towards DC members ,they treat dc members like illegal pple in mt kingdom thats soils everything.However ,Never forget that DC won the elections of 2012 ,It is the biggest party and one day u will need their support.My advise Ntate ke hore o wine lipelo tsa batho o seke oa li utloisa bohloko ,I thought u will treat us the way Mandela treated the white pple,unfortunately your leadership towards some of us is worse than the old SA Regime Government of Arpheid ,Your Hatred towards dc is greater than that of Robert Mogabe towards Morgan …Please forgive us so that God can also forgive u!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by Sets'oana on 25 October 2012:
Hoa makatsa hore ke hona ba tsamaeang. They have overstayed ha ba tsamaee hle..
Comment by thabatseka on 25 October 2012:
Ache buang nnete basotho. Le tiile le re batho ba ba tebetsoe hampe? Akere ba hiruoe moo hobane e le ma DC? Akere ba ne ba lebohuoa ka lona baka leo? Joale hothoe ba ABC bona ba lapileng ba hlokang mosebetsi bona ba etse joang? Oee hle, just be reasonable.
Comment by Mosotho on 25 October 2012:
What happened to keeping your enemies closer?
Comment by Maki on 25 October 2012:
AOO, banabeso le ne le lebeletse eng ka puso ea ma BNP, nna ha kea makala , ba etsa seo ba tummeng ka sona, ba neng ba se ba le baholo ba tla hopola liketsahalo tsa bo 1970……NNETEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Comment by Bobete on 25 October 2012:
Thats crystal clear thier tenure of office runs with that of PM so whats the squabble about.
Comment by Pula on 25 October 2012:
ha hobe le tlhahiso ea mesebetsi 4 basotho ba batlang hosebetsa.E le hore re bontse boiphihlelo re le naha e seng lipolotiki tse cheap tsena tseo re li practisang.Re moo re supanang ka menoana feela ha motho a sheba o fumana hore bohle re “LITSOENE”
Comment by sapos on 25 October 2012:
ppl must undrstnd tt if o thotse spane ka lipolotiki tsa mokha hao se osa buse otla ba luletseng moo kos otla ntsebeletsa ntho e sele! W knw ka bana ba basotho but otla sebetsa ka batho bao o lumellanang le bona ka maikutlo!
Comment by Makhohlo on 25 October 2012:
E bile o liehile ho ba leleka. O sebetsa joang le lira tsa hau. Li kanna tsa o tsella chefo. Nako ea lona e felile tsamaeang
Comment by Nnete on 25 October 2012:
Basotho!!! A ko se ka bang hloho li thata tjena hle.
Kannete le re Tona Kholo a sebeletsoe ke batho ba opposition ka tlung ka ha hae? A pheheloe ke le DC, a hlatsoetsoe ke le DC, a Fielloe kamore ke le DC? Kamore eo a lulang kapa eo a robalang ka ho eona?
Butleng hle!! Be realistic. Le Ntate Mosisili o na nepile ka ho sebeletsoa ke Ma DC ha hae e seng ma BNP kapa ma ABC….
Le ‘na ka 2017 ke tlo ba tebela bano ba PM ke tlo kenya baka ba mokha oaka. PERIOD!!!
Comment by Boni on 25 October 2012:
o liehile, kannete ntate Tom o na ntsa lula with his enemies kahara jarate?
Comment by Jomaleta on 25 October 2012:
Nete le oena tlohela ho tiisa Hlooho !!!!! rere ba fuoe mesebetsi somewhere else within the state hobane by firing them Mr Thabane will be creating unemployment and poverty ( this is against the mandate of his Party )..for security reasons it is not wise to use them but for Ubuntu He must transfer them.
Comment by nana on 25 October 2012:
ungreatful minister u lutse setulo joale u oa leleka? anyway o entse hanhle.
Comment by Jomaleta on 25 October 2012:
Basotho ke mofuta o sa batlaneng ,0 thabelang ho bona bana babo bona ba sokola,mofuta o khopo o senang mohau le bo-molimo,mofuta o ratang balimo ho feta molimo ,I am not surprised that majority of the pple who wrote comments here support what Ntate Thabane has done (firing dc members)lcd must challenge this decision or else they will partake in the curse or reproach that will come upon the current government..what about the pple who are supported by those state house employees.If lcd want to win in 2017 they must be proactive in some instances.
Comment by popa on 25 October 2012:
kannete ba tsamaee bona ha se bona feela le li gargden boy and kitchen gals tsa formmer ministers li felletsoe ke mosebetsi joale bona ba llelang ha ba sokele koana hle…..ha ba ne ba re nete ho no le monate so kenako ea ba reng lachaba eena. le bona ha e mong a busa ba tla sutha ..simple as that
Comment by Bahabile-Kae on 25 October 2012:
Ha ele nna ke re hona ke a very stupid move you cannot win ur enemy while u are at distance. Na Muso oo ke oa basotho kapa ke oa karoloa e itseng ea batho? Ebe ha ene e se ele Mao a lelekoang joalo u ne u tla Taba. U hlola ho etsa lireshaffle koana liministring u lelekisa batho ba cleanang? Khele!! ha eba u teng motho ea sa tla busa Lesotho hantle.
Comment by Sasa on 25 October 2012:
Motho ea phehelang Tona-Kholo o lokela ho tsamaea ha Tona-Kholo eno e tloha litulong. Ke Phetho ke tuu.
U fiella Tona-Kholo e ncha joang u se setho sa mokha oa hae?
Next, Honourable Mashoto o lokela a leleke Li-Ps tsena Ma-DC, hobane mosebetsi oa bo-PS o political le ‘ona. Li-Ps tsa Ma-DC li tla tlailisa Maswebe le moifo oa hae
Comment by Motlotsuoa on 25 October 2012:
Helang akere ho latela mapoyoana Mosisili entse e le PM, joale he batho bano ha ba ilo sebetsa state house se roma kapa Qacha banna…….
Comment by Motlotsuoa on 25 October 2012:
Helang akere ho latela mapotoana Mosisili entse e le PM, joale he batho bano ha ba ilo sebetsa state house se roma kapa Qacha banna… hape banna Mosisili le mapotoana a hae ba tseba ho kotela ba Basotho ba sa khemeng le bona hona hoo, na hona joale ke bile ka itsebetsa ke le very qualified ele hobane ba hana ho nhira, now next on the line ke li PS. Ha eeeeee…
Comment by nono on 25 October 2012:
Motlohelleng bo-nnake Mr Tom kapa ke Dr Tom ha ntse a letebela o leka ho bokeletsa litaba tseo tla li phatlalatsa convention centre ka 2 november tseo a li fihletseng ka 100 days.Kueeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Comment by Sello on 25 October 2012:
I echo the sentiments of people who say that these people should at least be placed somewhere where they be not be deeemed to be security risks to the PM. They are still some of us, Basotho unless if we can prove somehow.
Comment by sekila on 25 October 2012:
neeeeeteeeee ke hore u were fairly dissmissed
neeeeeteeeee ke hore le kotsi ho pm
neeeeeteeeee ke hore ha le tsepahale
neeeeeteeeee ke hore le tseba botho ha le se in power
neeeeeteeeee ke hore ha lea tsoanela ho sebeletsa motho eo le mohloileng
neeeeeteeeee ke hore u overstayed
my blood is yellow
Comment by Rotelletsa on 25 October 2012:
Joale Ntate Nkemele Mashoto o tla qala ho sebetsa. Rea tseba ba ne ba ntse ba tsipa mobu moo a hatileng!
Comment by Thoughts Provoking on 25 October 2012:
How unfortunate that we blame politics when our attention should be focused on the fundamental cause of such action. Isn’t it true that we Basotho never ever aspire TRUST in our fellow country mates? Don’t we even have a saying “Ha u ts’aba u ts’abe motho?” The PM might have never had any personal grudge against those people, but we cannot deny that he definitely did not trust them, just as he probably doesn’t trust everyone else that is around him. Instead of punishing behaviour, we should at the very least explain in the most sociological way possible. And I believe I have tried my best to defend politics in this issue.
I hope that one day we, Basotho, will live together as true friends and trustworthy coutrymates.
Just Saying!
Thoughts Provoking
Comment by malerato moloi on 26 October 2012:
U balaile mapotoana.
Comment by Khabela on 26 October 2012:
Ke utloa ho se phoso ea letho mono ha ba tsamaile e bile ba liehile. Ha ke utloe e ka ha ke le mosebeletsi oa ‘muso ke lula ntlong ea ‘muso, ha mosebetsi o fela ke tsoanela ho siea basebeletsi ba ka mono. Mona le koatela lekhoakhoa ka phoso. Ha ke u hira hore u leme serapeng sa ka, mohla ke tlohang mono ea kenang o tla batla ba tla lema ka moo eena a batlang ka teng e sere oa qetella u mo joetsa hore na a leme eng a se leme eng? Ua qetella u mo bolella hore lijana tseno ke tsa baeti.
Comment by Nthateng on 26 October 2012:
Ke kopa le ke le ntlhakisetse hore na mosebeletsi oa lapeng o hiroa ka lengolo kapa joang? Bo ‘m’e ba tseba hantle hore ba hiriloe ka polotiki joale bare ho etsoe joang ha mong’a bona a se a le hae? Ba sale baetsang bona tlung eo ho seng ho lula motho e mong? Le eena o tlameha ho ipatlela batho ba ts’etjoang ke eena. Empa he chelete ea notice eona ba e fuoe hleng baheso. LA CHABA.
Comment by Neee Teeee on 26 October 2012:
Neeeeteeee, tlosa pela hau batho ba kotsi bophelong ba hau.
Neeeeteeee, bophelo ba hau ha bo bohlokoa ho ba u hanyetsang.
Neeeeteeee, Mapoto a ntse a le bohloko bo sa tsoeng mali, ba hlotsoe
Neeeeteeee, ba laetsoe re mametse, hore ba nke mobu moo ba pusong ba hatileng
Neeeeteeee, ba liehile ho tloha pela Ntate Dr PM MP Makopo Tom Bobe.
Neeeeteeee, ba ile ofising ea Poto ba ilo lla, ke Mapoto
Neeeeteeee, Mapoto a ne a koalletse ba bang kantle, ba ka lla joang
Neeeeteeee, Ntate o liehile ho ba tlosa le joale, ke hore ba tlositsoe hantle haholo
Neeeeteeee, Ha ba ilo hama likamele koana ke mosebetsi nthoeno
Neeeeteeee,
Neeeeteeee, ke bana ba bo rona ha ba fuoe mosebetsi ka moo ka li busineseng tsa Mapoto a mang, ke utloa eka ke ntho eka sebetsang hantle, hobane ba ne ba ikabile ka mesebetsi e meholo ba bang ba omelelitse melomo. Neeeeteeeee! Ke Pooooooooooho! Sechaaaaaba! Ke theeeeeebe! Ke nepile hakere? Eeeea Ntaaaate. Alililililiiiii!
Comment by Makoalata on 26 October 2012:
Chee `m`uso wa letsema o tsamaisa ntho esele,w r all basotho and deserve the same treatment,ds is discrimination for dos poor people,bokriste bo kene molaong wa motheo ho le tje!
Comment by semenekane on 26 October 2012:
Hela! Neeeete ee ke fashion na?. Khiliki! Batho ba its’oarellelitse ka Potoana e shoeleng. E tlare batho ba hlolehile ho theha ‘muso feela ba ne ba sebelisa Li-resource tsa ‘muso e be motho o ntse a ithetsa ka hore Potoana e kaba ‘muso hape.
Even if it can grow trillion horns per second, puso motho a ke ke a e bona lekhale.
Ts’ehetsang ‘muso o busang kaha neeete ena eo lona e ke ke ea le thusa ka letho. Rona re bua le ‘muso o busang e seng Potoana e hobotsoeng ke Lintja
Comment by Monatala on 26 October 2012:
before we take any decision against other people we must first remember “botho/ubuntu” concept. we must also remember we are governed by the moral principles.
all I say ke hore, ha u tebela motho mosebetsing (e le hantle kapa hampe) without any notice,na u ne u beile kapele hore those might have been in debts of which they hoped to pay monthend or so?
Do unto others wt u 1nt em do un2 u
Comment by Mokoko oa Lihlaba on 26 October 2012:
Ebile o liehile ho baleleka ,the first day re fihle musong ona o o ke o ratang ,e ka be ba khale ba tsamaile ,ba tebetsoe hantle ,lintja tsa mapoto,bane ba ba tla ho tsella monna moholo eo oa rona chefo ,ntla ,ha ba tsamaee licastoroli tsena .Le li PS tse ntse li le tseng mona ha li e hlabe ka monkhoane le tsona ,le tlo liha muso ona oa rona ,ebe ba etsa ekare muso ha o re etsetse letho,ha ba tsamaee ,le enoa oa labour ,ngoetsi ea mosisili ke sennere.
Comment by chehe on 26 October 2012:
Ho bona Dr, ba ne ba hpotse hore puso ea DC ke lefa? Dr a ka pheheloa ke ba lireng joang? Ba tsebile hakere hore DC ha e oa BU!!! BAA TSAMAEA, joale?
Comment by LINEO on 26 October 2012:
LLang le itlhakole basotho ba batle, nteeeeee ke hore le lihetse Mofokeng joale le bona libe tsa lona li phunya masoba sieaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Comment by Nikiwe on 26 October 2012:
ke ea utloa ke ea tsaba Na pelo ea ka e bohloko ruri ntate mosisili ke ea morata. ache he bophelo.
Comment by S'thng on 26 October 2012:
No 1 kips li enemy tsa hae pela hae, good move matoala,,ma potoana ana halo sheba nqengoe,MCCD o ntsa ba emetse koana, joale ba batlana le ho lula le Thom,,impossible, kore mono ho ne ho kopantsoe metsi le parafin, nxA HA BA TSAMAE!
Comment by litobolonya on 26 October 2012:
helelelelelelele luuuuuuuuuuune, e joalo mesebetsi ea lipolotiki ereng a lefe oa ho lisa likamele Qacha koana. hee lea tena le lona lene le ahlametseng moo?
Comment by Thabelo on 26 October 2012:
Thank you so much Nnete. Basotho bona he ba rata ho iketsa hloho li thata. State house needs maximum security. The PM is vulnerable to the worker at the State House. And because his appointment is political there is no reason why he should keep the opposition in his home- figuratively and literally. He should maybe have allocated them elsewhere . Ka nnete nna kea mo supporta. Le ntate Mosisili u na ke se a pheheloe a be a phele le maABC ka tlung ea hae and I understand why!!
Comment by Lefefooane on 27 October 2012:
Lesotho times should stop behaving like a tabloid. This is not news. Those people were personal aids of their former master hence it is only proper for them to leave when the former master left. Before they got employed, there were also other people who worked in the state house under Leabua Jonathan and Metsing Lekhanya. Those had to leave when Mokhehle got in. So it is very absurd to waste time on those people. Even those who stayed at Mahamba Ndlovu under president De klerk had to leave when Mandela came. Even those who served under Mbheki had to leave when Zuma came in. Those who worked in the white house had to leave when Bara Hussein Obama came in. Afterall some of them used to take care of goats and cattle of Mr. Mosisili and now those animals have long gone to Qachasnek hence there is nothing left for them to do. Besides, ba batla ho tsoela pele ho tsipa mobu oa Thabane, no ways. Thabane needs to have his own chefs who will cook the meals he likes. This has nothing to do with politics. It is only a procedure and a right one.
Comment by signature on 28 October 2012:
d gov has 2 employ trustworthy ppl.dc ke toilet.
Comment by diamondsorstones on 29 October 2012:
These people are crazy, it’s a well known fact that every cabinet minister, including the Prime Minister, comes with their own staff because the issues they work wit are politically orientated. They can’t just employ every Tom, Dick and Harry. Ba etsoa ke hore ebe ba lutse mono for more than 15 years joale ba se ba nahana hore it’s home for them
Comment by Petso ka Thialala on 29 October 2012:
emotions aside, i would have released them while State House was renovated, they should actually be charged for overstaying in the State House!
Comment by Rangoan'abona on 29 October 2012:
@ Nikiwe ya u morata hantle ntatao mosisili eno ha dule hole u dula Roma mane tsamaea le bona bano ba lelekiloeng State house lelo kata mangope State House Roma koana cz le praiser hore le hlotse likhetho. Linokoane ting tsa mapotoana lene le ahlame le bolela ka mokho ngoana motho e mong atla roaka tsatsi leo a tswetsweng ka lona hake tsebe le ne le bolela eng le roakeng le lona hee.
Comment by MCULU on 29 October 2012:
Ntate Thabane haana toka ho BASOTHO a kabe a trans
ferile batho bano eseng dismissal that is unfair to them hobane hase hore ho tla sebetsa ma toala feela ka hara naha ka mona ebile ba2 ba ne keke ba khetha toala kaofela ke utloa a sena toka ka nnete.
Comment by WALKER on 30 October 2012:
NNA KERE ntate Thabane u entse taba ea bohlokoa,le se lere mosisili ena una sa tlo etsa joalo?monna unale khopo eeo hleng,ha a tsamaee ma potoana a bolileng,ne ba nahanang bona??ke lumellana le batho ba reng they actually overstayed.
Comment by Neee Teeee on 30 October 2012:
Ba tsamaile hantle bona kannete ea molimo, sfapano. Ke neeete.
Comment by Likhapha tsa basotho on 30 October 2012:
Lefefooane you have said it all. Hobaneng baneng ba sebetsa malapeng a Matona le majareteng a bona bona hosa etsoe issue ka bona? Ke ntho e etsoang hoohle mona, esita le bangoli ba Matona liofising baa tseba hore ba hiretsoe batho ba party eno mme ha party eno ese ese mmuso, ba tsamaea le bona mme mmuso o litulong is not under any obligation to find alternative jobs for them
Comment by Oa Likoetseng on 30 October 2012:
Lumela ngoana morali oa lehe la mpsheeee!! Hela Seetetelane, naa o ntse o ikutloa hore o ntse o reng?…. Ke re.. Lumela ngoana morali oa lehe la mpsheeee!!
Comment by Itihe pele ke u liha on 30 October 2012:
Ha ke sa utloa hore na athe coalition e sebetsa joang. ‘Na honestly ke le DC – all the way from Constituency No.71., feela to be fair, ba tsamaile hantle haeba PM eno oa Leqheku a se free ke boteng ba bona ka hara jarete eno ea ha hae, empa ke makatsoa ke hore na hobaneng ba sa fuoa transfer? Hona joale ke tseba motho e mong eeo ke tsebang hantle hore e ne e le mongoli oa letona la mehleng la bophelo, but hona joale ke mongoli oa motlatsi oa letona la bophelo ‘musong ona oa malaselapi. Joale abuti eno oa state house e se ka mpa eaba o hopotse matoala fela, a ‘ne a hopole le ma Lcd le Bnp, feela ba tsebe hore after 5 years ba tlo vaya le bona ha DC e nka puso,ke polotiki e joalo.
Comment by Kakaripa ea Kariki on 31 October 2012:
Batho bao hase basebeletsi ba ‘muso ke libolu tsa bapolotiki ba potoana. Haba hloke transfer, ba hloka ho lelekoa molemong oa security. Haeba ba hiriloe hantle hobaneng ba llela mokheng. Bahlanka ba sechaba ba hiriloeng hantle ba tseba moo ba llelang teng haba sebetsoa hampe. KA ‘MMMMIIILA MAPANTSOLA.
Comment by Rotelletsa on 1 November 2012:
Ha ba ee Tsoelike koana ba eo sebetsa teng. Ha kere mpara ela e ba hirileng e se e sebetsa le ho lula Tsoelike.
Comment by Lerumo on 8 November 2012:
CHE LONA LE AMBITOIUS HORE COME TO THINK OF MA DC LIVING WITH NTATE TOM LOL LE PHOQA LEKHOAKHOA KANNETE I’M SURE THEY WERE ALREADY GOSSIPING HIM AND PLANNING ON HOW TO DESTROY HIM .EVEN IF ITS A PAINFUL THING BUT ATLEAST OTHERS WILL TASTE THE GOODNESS OF WORKING FOR THEIR PRIME MINISTER.SUTHELANG BA BANG THATS LIFE U DID NOT COMPLAIN WHEN YOUR OWN WERE AT THE STATE HOUSE SO DONT U DARE EVEN COMPLAIN .
Comment by shoes on 28 December 2012:
ha re beng le chabelo pele.