Fired-up Metsing takes battle to Qacha’s Nek
QACHA’S NEK — Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader, Mothetjoa Metsing, has accused Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili of misleading voters by claiming credit for development brought by the LCD
government.
Addressing about a thousand supporters in Qacha’s Nek, Metsing lashed out at Mosisili’s splinter Democratic Congress (DC) party saying the new party should not claim credit for the successes initiated by the LCD government because it had never allocated a single annual budget.
“Where does the DC get it telling people that it developed Lesotho when it is in actual fact a new political party?” Metsing said.
“Yes, Ntate Mosisili did well as prime minister and we’ll always respect him for that. But the truth of the matter is that all this development you see was brought by the LCD government.”
Qacha’s Nek is Mosisili’s home district. It is also home to DC stalwarts, Public Works Minister Semano Sekatle and his wife, Ponts’o Sekatle, who is the Local Government Minister.
The Sekatles are regarded as fierce Mosisili loyalists.
Observers this week said the DC MPs will however face a stiff fight if they are to retain their seats in Qacha’s Nek if the numbers that attended the LCD rally are anything to go by.
Mosiouoa Nthakong, a former Qacha’s Nek district administrator, will go head-to-head with Ponts’o Sekatle in Qacha’s Nek constituency, while Phatela Sejanamane will wrestle for victory against Semano Sekatle in Lebakeng constituency.
Morolo Phooko has a herculean task of trying to unseat Mosisili in his Tsoelike constituency in the May 26 general election.
This is not the first time that Nthakong will square off against Ponts’o Sekatla.
In November 2011, Nthakong challenged Sekatle during the LCD primary elections. He lost amid allegations of chicanery on the part of the local government minister.
Speaking at the rally, LCD chairman, Thabang Pheko, said the rally was not “very big” because they had advised their supporters not to accompany Metsing to Qacha’s Nek for the party to be able to draw a clear picture of the support it commands here.
When Metsing finally grabbed the microphone, he was in a fiery mood.
He said Mosisili was resistant to change because when it became clear that it was time for him to bow out gracefully he instead created confusion by forming a new party.
“You would think that when change beckons, a leader would deal with it instead of causing confusion by forming a new political party,” Metsing said.
Unlike Mosisili, the late LCD founder Ntsu Mokhehle was a noble man who when the time came resigned willingly and refused to hang on to power even when supporters urged him to, Metsing added.
“In Ntate Mokhehle’s place came Ntate Mosisili, whose election to the leadership was marred by controversy,” Metsing said.
“I know all the good things that Ntate Mosisili did in his time. But now change has come and people need a leader who will be able to tackle challenges facing them today.”
When leaders avoid changes they risk the possibility of changes “walking all over you”.
Metsing cited the violent revolutions that took place in Arab countries since last year.
He said some of the leaders were ousted through violent revolts because they had overstayed their welcome.
“Look at what became of leaders like Libya’s Muammar Gadaffi. He refused to cede power and said he’d rather die a martyr. Indeed he died still a leader, under gruesome circumstances,” Metsing said, to further cheers and ululation.
“When changes come, deal with them instead of avoiding them because eventually they will trample on you.”
Metsing said Mosisili was a leader who had isolated himself and was now calling out to people to vote for him from a distance.
“How can you be calling out to people, promising to bring development when the whole country is up in arms against you, throwing stones at you?” Metsing quipped.
A clearly fired up Metsing said it was a blatant lie that free primary education, pensions for the elderly and infrastructure would be done away with if there was a change of government.
“No leader can lie to the public and mislead them by claiming that he has done everything using funds from his own pocket. The development you see was made possible by the LCD government,” Metsing said.
Metsing also appealed to the people of Qacha’s Nek not to indulge in politics based on loyalty to individuals.
“People of Qacha’s Nek, please do not feel like you owe anything to someone from Qacha’s Nek because you originate from the same place,” Metsing said to wild applause and cheers.
“Today people have spoken and they say they know the type of leader they need. They want someone who can relate to their needs and is fearful of God,” he added.
People nationwide were in agreement as to who would be prime minister after the May 26 election.
“If that was not the case, you wouldn’t be here in such great numbers. Please go and vote for the LCD. You came here not by any man’s influence but by God’s intervention,” Metsing said.
LCD secretary general Keketso Rants’o said the LCD had come to Qacha’s Nek to take back the fortunes that Mosisili had voluntarily thrown away.
“I’m talking about the fortunes this person had inherited from Ntate Ntsu Mokhehle but decided to throw away,” Rants’o said.
The former ruling party supporters, who were mostly clad in LCD regalia, sang songs denouncing the DC.
Metsing was flanked by LCD deputy leader Motloheloa Phooko, secretary general Rants’o, treasurer Lebohang Nts’inyi, chairman Thabang Pheko, youth league president Ts’oanelo Ramakeoane and the elders’ committee chairman Mpho Malie.
The rally was held within the Qacha’s Nek constituency currently represented by Ponts’o Sekatle.
Comment by semenekane on 3 May 2012:
“The developments u see made it possible by LCD government not from any leader’s own pocket”
Well said DJ Waters, size 2 o ntse a thetsa batho joalo kaha e ka lintlafatso li etsoe ka chelete e tsoang pokothong ea hae.
Mosisili and Sekatles ba etse puso joalo kaha e ka ke thepa ea lelapa la bona. Ho joang kajeno?, letsatsi le bachabetse, toala!! Holima lihloho tsa bona.
Size 2, oa ja kapa oa futsoela?. DC ena e tlo iphella feela tjena joaka motoho oa Bohoeng.
Ha li palangoe banna, DJ Waters, Bro Thom, ea senang sekatja, ‘mae a tele, a telle ruri
Comment by taueathaba_fake on 3 May 2012:
@semenekane. Nna ke tsohile cz in al de rallys @y DC, ppl attend in larger numbers, ke ipotsa a e ea kae baneng
Comment by taueathaba_fake on 3 May 2012:
@semenekane. Nna ke tsohile cz in al de rallys by DC, ppl attend in larger numbers, ke ipotsa na e ea kae baneng
Comment by Molapo on 3 May 2012:
Ha ho tao re eang ho setse feela matsatsi a se makae rea lebokoseng.. In DC l trust mang a reng ke ilo khetha DC 4 that matter am nt the only one but we are going. Lithusang lipelaelo esita le masisa pelo. Malauoa. Tloelo e fetoha moetlo ke ka hona lintho li rehelloang kapa being assosiated wif your truly Dr Mosisili… Ha o etsa lintho tse ntle tlotla e tla o atela
Comment by Moitsokoli - 2 on 3 May 2012:
Tau ea thaba o hopole hore batho bana ba bonahalang in large numbers, ba nkoa from mabatooeng a habo bona ka libese ka polelo e reng ho tlo atlehisoa seboka seo ebang se ts’oeroe moo sebakeng seo.
Comment by Iron on 3 May 2012:
Tau o se ke oa ts’aba muru o so bone nkoe ea teng. Mabatuoa a 4 fela mono mme the terrain is not easily accessible joalo ka mabalane mona.
Those guys have limitless funds and they pay for transport from all constituencies each time they hold seboka. We had a very successful seboka in Quthing and our people were not invited from all over the country like they do each time.
Ea fofa nonyana.
Comment by Futuoang Mathaka on 3 May 2012:
Ea fofa Nonyana
Comment by Machofo on 3 May 2012:
nnete ke thebe,sechaba ke poho banna
Comment by Kirieatsoana on 3 May 2012:
@Iron. Ke u tlatsa ka lintlha tsohle tseo u nang le tsona, u se lemme ka likhomo tsa ka ngwaneso.
Ea fofa nonyana!!!!!!!!
Comment by 'mannyafutsa on 3 May 2012:
Metsing theola moea!!!!!!!!!
Comment by 'mannyafutsa on 3 May 2012:
DC ke mmuso kamor’a li 26, le ea batla hampe le ke ke la fumana!!!
Comment by mandoza on 3 May 2012:
‘NETE KE THEBE, SECHABA KE POHO HLE. @Moitsokoli uena u tlohele hore joetsa ka taba tsa bo ba-re mona, ha hona moo batho ba latuoeng ka libese hoea lirallyng tsa DC from mabatooeng a mang, haeba u rata Lesotho u be teng nthong tsena u lishebe uena ska tla re thesa mona, ke eena Metsing a ntsa lata batho ba Hlotse ba feletse ba habo ke peho ea bakhetho, haba tloha ba feletsana hape hoea Hlotse,sis, batho bona haba hulana ka bokhopo le ho thetsana ha hona letho letla loka.
Comment by Mokolobetsi on 3 May 2012:
ha ke so tlohe haeso ke lo atlehisa seboka sa DC, litho tsa DC li tsamaea liboka tse ka hara litereke tsa habo bona ntle le ha Foso moo rte eang kaofela.
Comment by Mokolobetsi on 3 May 2012:
ha e shoa ea raha e bala makhulo DJ waters u be u hopole ha u tla rehoa the name na ho no etsahalang, ha re makale. I DC I TRUST
Comment by Lethula on 3 May 2012:
@Mandoza, ke ne ke ipotsa hore na Mahobong manonyana a mangata ha ka a kang.Metsing o re o tlilo hapa likhetho ka la 26 May.A boithetso bo bokaalo! DC ea ka.
Comment by LINEO on 3 May 2012:
if the developments belong to LCD, then corruption belongs to LCD too.
Comment by chehe on 3 May 2012:
Re tla ea libokeng tsa party tsa rona joang ho sena transport ea muso? Libokeng teng re tla ea ha fela re tsepisoa lijo tsa mahala le koloi tsa mahala tsa khafa tsa lona, rea boreha hae mona. Haele monoana oa rona setsoeng ke ha molapo!
Comment by Mokoko oa Lihlaba on 3 May 2012:
Taueathaba_fake, Ha ho na leletho mono,o ntse o tsosoa ke LTV hae entse e etsa lifake tsa li video tsa khale moo malikotoana eileng atleha,bantse ba phetha li video tseno, Ere ke o sebele hore Roma mona o ile a baleha a siea mahaltere batho ba sa ea.Le Kolo mane LTV ha ea sehlahisa mane moneng ho ile mahaltere hoba batho ba molatotse.Joale khoba matsoafo.
Feela ke re ho Basotho hae ba ba batla hoisa naha ena liheleng ba khethe lequloana lena la bobolu.Ba tla e ikutloa.’Na ke re ho Basotho ,hao bone o bone Mabekebeke.Khetha hantle ,le khethe batho ba lakaletsang naha ea habo rona katleho eseng bana ba katiba tse turu tse khubelu ba ntse ba bonyetsana ka sechaba.
Comment by thotouana on 3 May 2012:
These guys are going to be embarrassed come the 26th. People are resisting to cross because of the people around him. Beside’s he never made it top secret that DC is formed to be handed over to Mahaletere. Guilty by association. Let us all stand up and vote guys. Hae fofe.
Comment by windowdressor on 3 May 2012:
@Moitsokoli, you are telling the truth. For instance the DC rally held in Katlehong (My home town) Tuesday, I can confirm only 6 of us were present in the rally (needless to say non of us are going to vote for DC). Most people we interacted with were from other places like thamae, khubetsoana and the likes. Yet the rally was declared a success in Katlehong. The fools are trying to fool us and they end up fooling them selves.
Comment by pit on 3 May 2012:
@thotouana its funny how quite mahaletere and the Skatles are,i really wonder what they are plotting….
Comment by pit on 3 May 2012:
” Ausi Lineo LCD never denied there were mistakes in the past but truth be told the most corrupt people who were in the LCD mover with the ‘PM’
Mahaletere
The Sekatles
Mokose
Litjobo
Mphu
……….
The List Can go on,give me a List of the present LCD and sins they commited,Malie eena leave out of the list lol………………..
Comment by limpho on 3 May 2012:
Ha e foooooooooooooooofe!
Comment by Khatibe on 3 May 2012:
@ Pit even Malie they should mention his sin’s and they should also tell us if they have enough evidence to convict him and why have they not already, given he is not shy to expose their sins (block farming as an example).
All those who are guilty should pay for their wrongs, so when we become power we cleaning up.
Mahaltere, i know about those offshore accounts, we are going to freeze everything.
Comment by Mokoko oa Lihlaba on 3 May 2012:
Khatibe,,,,Ngoaneso , pelo ena eaka e rotha mali hake nahana hore libolu tsena li ja chelete ea sechaba joang ,ke utloa li 26 May li lieha ho fihla ,ke o joatsa leholimo ,ke tatile hoo ke tsoeroeng ke stress feela sa ho sheba batho bana hore na ba utloela basotho bohloko kapa ba shebile malapa a bona,
Litsebeletso li putlame ,lipapali li putlame,oatseba ke ne shebelletse komiti ena ea LNOC (Liolimiki) bare ba keke ba romella sehlopha se felletseng London ka jun because ha bana enough funds ,eitse ha ke sheba hore boo Mahaltere le bo pontso ba inyakalalitse ka chelete tsa rona ,pelo ea ka ea thella.Kere ka kakaretso Basotho ke kopa re lo khethang ke ka Livoutu tsa rona re tla pholoha ,batho bana bo tlo patala chelete tsena tseo ba lijang ba sa tsoha letho.
Comment by semenekane on 3 May 2012:
@ Machofo
Hantle-ntle sechaba ke poho hahole joang Potoaneng moo?. Ke rialo hobane Ponts’o o utloahala a lla seboko sa phohomela ke komiti ea phethahatso ea Potoana e sa khethoang ke balateli ba Potoana.
Eka Mokola ona eo bareng ke Mahaletere o ithoenyelitse batho ba hae feela tjena.Batho ba lebatooa la Qalo No 4 ba lla ka mokhothalletsuoa a petlentsoeng feela ntle le khetho ea bona
Ka litaba tsena, ho hlakile hore lepetjo la lona ke :- Bobolu ke thebe, poho ke Mahaletere
Chehe! Mantloane a etsoang CD moo, hake so bone mahlabisa litlong a joalo
Ache!
Comment by semenekane on 3 May 2012:
@ Pit
Hm! U siile Nkhono ‘Malepono ka phoso. O kae nkhono ha a se a thotse ha kana?. Ke hopola ha a ne a rolisa Bro Thom Barete e tala nakong eane haho ntse ho lothoa a vote of no confidence. Khiliki! Nkhono o ne a jele masoko hore!
Re batla mechini eane ea liphallelo tsa Machaena e saleng u ikhapela eona.
Mapotoana le itlhotse hle ka corruption.
Size 2 o bokanetsoe ke likitiri feela tse corrupt
Khiliki!
Comment by Jomalet on 3 May 2012:
Who is this metsing?it is very painful to séè people who never fight 4 freedom talking too much like he does,we risked our life lebo ntate ntsu,max ,liekhe,photo,Taso,victor,selometsi etc batho bana bo metsing ke liopportunist he was not there in SA $ botsoana When we were in exile.
Comment by semenekane on 3 May 2012:
@ Khatibe
Mohlomphehi Thahane eena o eme ho kae hantle? Ke le LCD kapa Lepoto?
Leha ke rata LCD e hloekileng tjena, ntate Phooko le eena u ntse a re kolota tlhaloso ka M20 e kentsoeng acc ea Leburu
Ntate Malie le ena a ke a hlolose hantle hore Lekhooa le bolailoe joang kahara jarete ea hae moo ho katang Masole?
Size 2 eena re ba tlhaloso ea hore linomoro tsa fono e ileng ea letsetsa Maile ha a tla bolaoa hore na ea mang?. O amana joang le batho bao?
Khiliki! Re lokeloa ho hloekisa naha ea rona khahlanong le bobolu le lipolao tsa batho
Comment by Apole on 3 May 2012:
Masepa a masehla kea bona empa a mafubelu ona ka ‘nete a kula.
Comment by pit on 3 May 2012:
@semenekane
It is a pity and a great shame that Ntate Metsing has put his trust in most corrupt members of LCD, he has literally set himself up for failure whether he wins or not.If he does win and I pray he does he is going to find himself in the same situation as the SA president now facing defeat from within.things are not as kosher as they seem with Malie’s reign on Metsing.i wonder if Mahaletere is not blindsiding LCD by working with oa Taung????
Comment by taueathaba_fake on 4 May 2012:
@al, nna hoo ke ho hlokomelang kehore taueathaba o batla feela hore bohle re lumele ho eena re re “ntate uare buse, re ikokobetsa tlasa hau”, adawis otla re busa til re lumela hoeena
Comment by Cleva on 4 May 2012:
hae fofe
Comment by monna thaba on 4 May 2012:
ke bona nonyana e fofela ka pitseng ‘me le letsatsi ka ho tsoana le chabela ka pitseng hore nonyana e kene, ke bona mathata le mahlomola ka letsatsi le nonyana, joale pitsa ea pheha, DC EAKA, KHETHO EAKA, TSEPO EAKA BOKAMOSO BAKA. 26TH HERE WE(DC) COME.
Comment by Iron on 4 May 2012:
@ Pit and Semenkane
Guys i have to defend Malie on this one. Why do you say he is corrupt because a white lady died at his gate.
Can one explain to me where the rumours that Malie is corrupt come from. Somebody out there please, but try to factualise as much as possible.
Comment by Observer on 4 May 2012:
@Pit, which corrupt members of LCD has Metsing aligned himself with? The last time I checked, the people who have serious questions to answer about Block Farming are the likes Mokose who Mosisili has surrounded himself with. Mosisili’s son is a DPS, his daughter-in-law is a PS and his nephews and nieces are in all corners of the world being paid by our taxes. At what point will you recognise this nepotism? In my book, nepotism IS corruption.
Moleleki and Mosisili have been going on for over 5 years about how Malie wants LCD leadership even though Malie has consistently denied those claims and backed up his words through his actions. It is really unfortunate that people like Pit follow Mosisili so blindly that they even refuse to see the truth that is staring them in the face.
Comment by Khatibe on 4 May 2012:
@ Semenekane
The new LCD has to right the wrongs of the old LCD which was under the leadership of Ntate MCCD. If this means putting to book all those who are corrupt including LCD members, then it has to be done. Justice to all.
@ Pit, there is no way oa Taung is working with Mahaltere, ke metsi le oil those two, they have been involved in a political duel as long as i can remember. Some of the unjustified rumours about them were due to this hatred for each other.
Comment by Observer on 4 May 2012:
@Pit, just to add to my previous point, what I have observed is that Malie has worked for Lesotho even when outside government. He helped create a company that built the first mall in Lesotho and many Basotho are now shareholders in that company. He is the one that exposed Block Farming and Mosisili’s best response was that Malie is fighting him. Why couldn’t Mosisili take the evidence and initiate an investigation if he is committed to fighting corruption? When Mosisili and Moleleki left LCD, he is the one who stood in broad daylight said good riddance – these are not the actions of someone who is hiding something.
I think Moleleki and Mosisili fear Malie because he stands for the truth and is a strong leader. That is why they focus so much energy on trying to discredit him and convince people that he is controlling Metsing. Sesotho se re ‘nete e mokoka – the truth will eventually come out.
Comment by thotouana on 4 May 2012:
You cant even mention Ntate Malie le Mahaltere in the same sentence hleng. Mahaltere is corrupt to the bone. Tapole elengoe e bolisa mokotla.
Khutlang Ma-LCD a thetsueng. LCD ke hae.
Comment by sebaila on 4 May 2012:
@taueathaba-fake,taba kholo ke hore potoana e batla hore batho ba bone eka e batho ba bangata.Haeso Mapoteng ene e haharile batho ba mabatoa a mang ha ho emisoa bakhothaletsuoa.Nnete ke tutulu ha e patehe-countdown-24days.EA FOFA NONYANA
Comment by Khatibe on 4 May 2012:
@ Observer i agree with you.
Most people who spread rumours that Malie is corrupt and hungry for power are the same people who have proven to be very corrupt e.g Mahaltere and very power addicted e.g Ntate MCCD.
Observer you forgot to mention that he was the 1st minister of their generation to voluntarily resign from cabinet and that is not the work of a power addicted individual. Furthermore they thought within the new structures of the LCD he would have assumed a position like Mahaltere, but he continues to prove them and all those who believe their lies wrong. Hae fofe hle banna le basali baheso. The only person within the LCD i am worried about is Ntate Finance. And we will sort him out as soon as we have government.
Comment by Lets'ekha on 4 May 2012:
Ke ipotsa ka thata na batho ba batlang hore Mosisili le his team of mob ba khethoe hape pusong sa ba nka hantle ka likelelong. Le rata ha naha ee ea rona e ntse khasa ka hara bobolu bo etsoang ka boomo? Inahaneng hantle….
Comment by Dabula Makenze on 4 May 2012:
@ Jomalet, does this mean that anyone who was aroud during your so-called fight for freedom is not entitled to rule this country? C’mon dont be myopia. We wanna get rid of this old men who has clung to power for how-long-I-dont know. Some of them has done evil deeds and they are afraid that if they hand power to somebody else o tla ba tshwara ka letjhoba. Imagine u tlwaetse ho leqetsa eba jwale u se u i’lo tena tse maroon & khaki u lema moroho kapa hona ho betla lejwe!
Comment by Khatibe on 4 May 2012:
@Jomalet your line of thought is very disappointing, the fact that you are a freedom fighter does not make you a good governor. We as the nation we do not owe any body anything. If you have not realised, it is the year 2012, and the nature of our struggle has changed, we appreciate your sacrifice and the freedom you provided. But the enemy has changed and we are now fighting for economic freedom, freedom from poverty and things like employment and justice.
Now the reason your mind set is disappointing is thinking the struggle is finished and its time for reward for those who were involved in the fight for freedom prior 1993. No the struggle continues and we need a new wave of change to drive the straggle. God knows we gave the older generation a chance. We need change. We do not owe anybody a chance.
Comment by Mokoko oa Lihlaba on 4 May 2012:
Khatibe……..Haele Ntate Malie ke mofa credit wholeheartly,ntate eno atleast o entse seemahale ka Mall ono eo Batseteli ba bangata ,they follow his steps,base ba ba bile ba haha li mall le bona ka hara naha ,he has been a good example.
Eseng bo Mahaltere le mosisili le bo pontso ,lineo le linyatsi tsa bona le boo litjobo ba mathang ka li envelop tse tsetseng chelete.
And please ka nnete haele Ntate Thahane eena le Khethisa bona ke bona ba lieleng moruo ona oa naha ena.Hantle le Likhetlane mane o ne asa tlameha le ho emela lebatooa ho latela ka mo khoo a leng arrogant ka teng,ke kopa LCD e tse sure hore please ba tloha moo lekaleng la finance before naha e tlotloloha ka mokhoa oo re se re tlotlolohile ka teng ,Ntate Metsing Please rea kopa ,Mosito Khethisa le Timothy Thahane re sa utluile ke bona.Thahane le eena ke sebolu bolu se na ng le li shares hohle mona ,le liboardeng mona ha hona moo aleng sieo,o le li 5% moo ramatsete ba batla ho tsetela lichelete tsa bona.hee re tenehile ,Basotho kere ho lona libolu tsena ha re li phanyaoleng re tsebeng ho ntsetsa naha ena pele.Re khathetse ke bo Moleleki oa sebolu le Mosisili ,Ha re lo khethang bana beso ka 26 May 2012.
Comment by HHH on 4 May 2012:
A population of just less than 2 million, around 20 political parties all with similar ideologies, worse still even the bigger parties sing the same song…..really what’s the point.
Its high time that political parties not only be distinguished by different colours or the charisma of their leaders…..its pathetic.
We need political debates on national issues, let the politicians present strategies and propose sound policies for national development and economic growth…..then let the masses decide with a vote which party best represents their interests.
Hau! Re sa utloile ke liboka tsena tsa lona
Comment by Baba on 4 May 2012:
Kea tseba hoba molopolli oa ka oa phela. Tsena tsa la 26 May 2012 lihloka Jehova a fane ka moetapele oa `nete moreneng, monna ea mo t`sabang, ea tsebang ho arolelana hlooho ea tsie le basotho ba bang.
Comment by Tebatso Lempe on 4 May 2012:
Ea fofa nonyana
Comment by 'Nete Feela on 4 May 2012:
Baheso!
Sena ke seo ke se bolelang ka ngoana mosotho ea hlonephang. Despite the two being fierce opponents ntate Metsing never makes a mistake and consistently keeps on calling the Prime Minister – ntate Mosisili everytime he talks about him…Le hloloa ke’ng ho nka mohlala oo Basotho! It is shameful to call our leaders size 9 or 3 whatsoever…As youth, if we beleive that we understand politics better than our elders – let us proof to them that politics is indeed not about insulting or calling each other by name.
Comment by 'Nete Feela on 4 May 2012:
Comment by HHH,
HHH! That’s the spirit and thanks for a good thought. It is high time we recognise and consider ourselves ägents of change”. No foreigner can come here and do it for us…we need to stand up and do it for ourselves.
At one point in time Ireland was a poor country just like ours; Botswana a poor country just like ours; Singapore a poor country just like ours but look at those countries today…and the question is, who did it for them? a foreigner?
If it is by vote that we can be heard then let us go and vote on the 26th May 2012 and bring about the change we all dream of.
Comment by pit on 4 May 2012:
@ntate Observer le Ntate Khatibe
i am a card carrying member of LCD always have ever since i could and always will ,i want nothing else but for the LCD to win this coming elections and i have a strong believe that we are going to win ,anything else would spell doom and gloom for our beloved country.I however maintain that that Ntate Metsing has allowed himself to be surrounded by people who have little believe in carrying out the good intentions that Ntate Mokhehle set out.The most recent leadership elections of the LCD is a case in Point Ntate Malie was strong supporting and campaigning for Ntate Metsing to the point of attending radio interviews with him and correct his every statement with Ntate Metsing in agreement.During campaign for Ntate Metsing’s electction my constituancy was told anyone else going up for elections doesnt have good intentions for LCD,the 2 people Up for election with Ntate Metsing were said to be old and not good for the party as they did not resign from government when ntate Metsing and Ntate phooko were sacked.
It is claimed that the New LCD is a young forward looking party and yet we see one of the weakest link in the leadership as deputy to the leader,Ntate Metsing attends Radio interview with the Candidate for Taung……..
I agree with you that Ntate Thahane is a very strong contender for most corrupt,following The Leader and deputy leader of DC,but i maintain the present control to the LCD leadership does not have a clean history when it comes to corruption all i can say is do be wary of the shenanigans within leadership and do encourage NNETE,TOKA, le KHOTSO, HAeeeeeeeeeeeee FOFEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, e fofele holimo limo NTSU kobo kobo…………….
Comment by Jomalet on 4 May 2012:
The down fall of congress parties was to reject the frèèdom fighters and work hand in glove with people such as bo metsing who were not taught molao oa motheo wa mahathata moho ,bo metsing ha ba tsebe letho ka freedom struggle fight tsotleho ea ho loanela batho he is not a freedom fighter :he can ñot take us to where he had never bèen,metsing is a cheese boy .ba fosa ka hofa manasi liposition bona bo ntate tom le bo metsing:hona le bana ba mahata moho ba rutehileng ka economy ,leadership le culture ea congress ,batho bana ba manasi bo metsing they brought a mixture into our congress parties,I BLAME NTATE NTSU KA HO tlisa manasi ana ka hara ho muso oa rona they have neutralized and compromized our principles,ea lla koto ea khutla naha tsa khaoha liketane,ntate mccd your task ha o qeta ho win ke ho kopanya all congress parties to be one,bo ntate thabane le bo metsing they entered with a wrong door and today our image is damaged,
Comment by Jomalet on 4 May 2012:
Khatibe o opportunist oa mo buella ha kale malie ke eena ao entseng moemeli oa lebatoha ,o le nasi oena khatibe o tlile lcd as an opportunist,thats why o tellang mccd,the enermy never changed ,do u think economic frèèdom unemployment and justice are new challenges,all the best khatibe we hope o tla hlola lebatoheng la hao because pple dont know your nasi background
Comment by Molapo on 4 May 2012:
Ke eme thabeng ke shebile ha le betsa chitja. Maliba-mats’o #6 le Motete #3, Mphosong *7. Re tsoile letsholo re bua le ho ruta sechaba ho khetha DC and mark my word mona ke moo ke reng ke entse mosebetsi o tsoileng matsoho.
Metsing eena ke sesebeliswa sa Malie empa lehlohonolo ke hore haa tlo hlola ke ka hona Malie a mo entseng lere. Maliba-mats’o ha e jele litlhokwa hae lekoe ka lere e tla o hohola ‘me o tla bitso ka hara letamo la Katse. Ho jwalo feela leka Senqu.. Empa nako eona ea tsamaea ‘me ea senang sekaja mae a tele.
DC yona re e tsheheditse ka matla…
Comment by semenekane on 4 May 2012:
Besong
‘Na ke lakatsa e ka re kaba le ‘muso o kopanetsoeng.
Baetapele ba mekha e fapaneng ba iketele hoba Tona-kholo.
Hoja Molokots’oali o ne o butsoa ho latela takatso ea Ts’oene, setulo seo ke se ratela Ntate Maope, ntate Metsing kapa ntate Tom Thabane.
Matona ka mokhoa o ts’oanang a khethoe mekheng e fapaneng le Li Ps.
Lona le li bona joang banna le basali ba heso?
Comment by molatsoana on 4 May 2012:
@ntate MOLAPO ore le Senqu DC e feta ka lebatooa, banna you guys are working hard good job……by my count DC now has +_35 constituencies viva DC viva
Comment by Augustina on 5 May 2012:
Bongiwe Sihlangu, are you sure you have presented Hon. Metsing s issues as they were? Because this is so UNLIKE the Metsing oa MOIKOKOBETSI that we are always told about in this papere; so he could not fake his humbleness anymore when he was in Qachas Nek? Eitse ha a fihla Qacha a senoleha hore haesale a ntsa sebetsa le tonakholo eo a e hloileng, eo ho ea ka eea e neng e lokela ho mo suthela litulo le pele nako ea boetapele ba e fihla? Ha eba ne ntse ke sa kholoe hore bo Mr Metsing le NEC ba ne sebeletsa ho liea moetapele oa LCD ea kajeno ke khotsoe haeba ke enoa o tsoa khethetsa makoeba hakaalo ho bollella batho ba Qacha hore ba se kethe batho feela hobane ba re ke batho ba moo, heng ha a fihla mahobong teng o re ba khethe eena hoba ke ngoana moo ea tseba litlhoko tsa teng?
Comment by Augustina on 5 May 2012:
Nna ke ee ke bone bahlomphehi bana bohle bare motho enoa Pakalitha ba sa utloile ka eena, feela nthoe engoe le engoe eo a e etsang ba tla ka morao ba e phethe, e.g, ha etsa house to house, they follow suit, ha a ea lifemng they go ba be nnne ba rome batho ba bona ho bakela PBM likhathatso, ha a ea mmarakeng ba tlo ea. To me that is HERO WORSHIPING, only jelous that he is liked by many. U tatetse puso morena ka; mohlomong ha o ne o ka be o behile pelo sekotlolong, o no tla ithuta malebela a mangata ho bo Pakalitha mme o ne o tla hola secongresseng ebe o oa atleh. as for now you are risking a very short lived political career, or if by some miracle you wer to lead this country you are leading it to doom.
Comment by Lethula on 5 May 2012:
@ Jomalet, na u ka tsebisa moifo lebatooa leo Khatibe a le emetseng? Ke ts’aba sehloho sa lipolotiki tsa matla. DJ o nkile ‘puppet’ ea hae eo eneng e le ‘president’ ea Lutaru le setho sa ‘coalition’ o mo petlentse lebatooeng la Matelile. Hona ho bonts’a hantle hore meleko e etsahalang ka NUL ke malepa a DJ le baetsana ba hae.Monna e mong o memetse DJ hore a eo bua radiong ea sekolo e bitsoang DOPE empa mekha e sa lumelloe ho etsa likopano ka moo.Morao tjena manazi,matoala le manonyana ana a lutaru a ngolla Vice-Chancellor mangolo a se nang beng (anonymous letters) a re ke sesebelisoa sa DC ea bosatane ebile ke le-CIA kaha a sebeletsa ho putlamisa university ea bona ele ho phahamisa ea Mosisili e leng LUCT.
Comment by Lobengula on 5 May 2012:
I’m not surprised. It is a known fact that Mosisili is the most corrupt leader Lesotho ever had; turning the public service into his personal tuck shop, appointing his relatives into senior positions and overseeing the most corrupt administration ever in the history of our fatherland. But instead of Metsing and his LCD exposing this man and those who looted this country with him; he goes on singing Mosisili’s praises, telling us how good a leader he was. Actually Metsing goes to Qachasnek in Mosisilis stronghold and indirectly campaigns for a rival. In this campaign, I have personally not heard anything of substance from these politicians. There are no clear cut policies to counter the rampant poverty and joblessness coupled with hunger currently making a permanent home in the lives of the Basotho. Our politicians are busy discrediting each other with no relevance to the real issues affecting us. Basotho need a government that is going to deliver; that is going to fight corruption and bring those who have stolen to book. A government that is going to revive agriculture, education and uplifting of our live. Therefore; don’t be surprised, whoever or whatever party is elected, there won’t be any changes to our lives as we failed as the electorate to engage this clowns in real policy issues.
Comment by Maleqele on 5 May 2012:
You know what its high time this country goes back to its origin that is ,it should be ruled by the KING and no one else because greet that lies in hungry stomachs is living astray.Haele hantle ke hona re tla tseba hore diabolosi o sebetsa joang.Re ipitsa bakreste empa we don’nt practice Christianity.Ha ho motho ea ka thulisang morena eaba o nahana hore leholimo le tla thaba.Ba-Efese e re ha u le mosebetsing o ts’epahale joalo kaha eka o sebelletsa Jehova Molimo. Joale re ikhants’elitse eena. Ho holkeha ‘nete e seng ena e bitsoang empa ea Molimo ka sebele. Molimo o atisa ho hauhela bao a itseng o tla ba otla.
Comment by Jomalet on 5 May 2012:
Hallow lethula i chose to be silent in this matter and i wll remain a neutral congress member ,ke mpa ke tenoa ke li member tsena tsa metsing tse tsoang nul le agric tsa manasi tse sa rutoang molao oa motheo tse ipitsang malcd
Comment by Jomalet on 5 May 2012:
Hallow lethula i chose to be silent in this matter and i wll remain a neutral congress member ,ke mpa ke tenoa ke li member tsena tsa metsing tse tsoang nul le agric tsa manasi tse sa rutoang molao oa motheo tse ipitsang malcd.le a rata kapa ha le rate mccd wl win,dj waters and lehohla must explain why he chased pastor lekhoaba out of the country
Comment by Lekhoakhoa on 5 May 2012:
Mechachane no #1 and 2 dc e feta e tutubetse,plan ea sekontiri frm HA marakabei to libono boarder gate is already in place.in 2007 we told u hore electricity e eatla joale dc etlisa tsela ea sekontiri dont chose toala le nonyana,DC KE KHETHO EA HAU
Comment by Linyebe on 5 May 2012:
Time wl tel.i 4 see political revolution in parlament it wl b Cöngres against congres down ABC.NEC segt by Metsing took huge cash to Polokoane to chek on wat SA das to oustd leadas,gv 3 boys M150 to mv up n down badmouthn PM.al mvs enginerd by Taung
Comment by wu wantz 2 knw on 6 May 2012:
wena maleqele u ntso nya!
Comment by voicetruth on 6 May 2012:
Good and wise words from Ntate Metsing. It would be worthwhile to give him all the benefit of doubt. I mean, LCD clearly messed up particularly during the dying hours of its reign (remember its no longer ruling, its DC now). The big consolation is the fact that, the current LCD leader (Metsing) wasn’t the ship captain, and was just one of the many assistants & Ntate Mosisili was the captain. Thus, I think the guy is demonstrating a hell-lot of wisdom, in his speeches if course, and it wouldnt be a problem to take him seriously for once.
Comment by motete on 7 May 2012:
mccd le mahaletere ha ba lokise tsela e eang kao and liqhobong mines hobane basa batle ha batho baka bona hore na litaemane li leqetsoa joang. Kea le kopa hleng, buseletsang sechaba sa motete ka tsela ea lets’oana le motlakase haele mona le hohola manoni a sona hleng mahaletere. Re tla o tlohela o leqetse.
Comment by Koaelo sa 'malikotoana on 7 May 2012:
Lona mahana puso ting ha le qete ho lla. Le llile khale koana ha nt. Mosisili a qala ho nka puso, o e qetile 10yrs and le ntse le tlo lla hape hoba o tlo e nka puso ena.Ke utloela ma-LDC ana bohloko hoba ke bona ba tla lla ho feta bohle ha ba hopola monate oa ho lumela ho busoa. ‘Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeete ke thebe.HO BONA DC EAKA, TS’EPO EAKA, BOKAMOSO BAKA.
Comment by Galili on 7 May 2012:
Ba joetse buti Metsing. Motho ke hona a tsebang `nete hona tje. Batho ba bang ba sele bale baholo. Xso!!!!! Ha eeeeeee fooooooooooooooofeeeeee!!!!!!!!
Comment by puleng harried on 7 May 2012:
shapa dc shapaaaaaaaa!ma lcd ha ona ntho ele tla e tsosa mona kele joetse!viva dc vivaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”neteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Comment by Khatibe on 7 May 2012:
Hea fofe hle banna. Halala potoana.
Comment by Monamoli on 7 May 2012:
nete ke thaba, leshano ke lerumo, batho ke lipoho, ha ho be joala.
Comment by TEBEO on 8 May 2012:
Ea fofa nonyana!
Comment by MCULU on 8 May 2012:
NKEKE KA HOLISA NGOANA AKHUTLA EA TLABA MONG’A LELAPA LEKHAAAALE KE SHOELE METSING AKA RE BUSANG!! DC KE POHOOOOO! BANNA EEEEEEE!HAA BUSE PAKALITHA HAA BUSE RE TLA LE SHAPA HO FIHLELA LE TLOAELA.
Comment by semenekane on 9 May 2012:
@ Augustina
Pitsa ena ea lona, re tlo e chomola maoto ka Lifoutu. Re nt’o e faselletsa Sefateng. Masutsa a eona, le ke ke la alatsoa le khale Ausy.
Come 26 May, khang ea banna e tla khaoloa ke Letlaka, ea senang sekatja, ‘mae a telle, a telle ruri
La chaba!
Comment by MOANANONG on 9 May 2012:
Che! E fofela holimo nonyana…
Comment by Koaelo sa 'malikotoana on 9 May 2012:
tlohang mona manonyana. Mosisili ke poho. Ke hona re tlo nts’a koepere ka moraheng ka la 26. Re tlo le tlhotlhora mapheonyana ana.
Comment by KALASHNIKOV on 9 May 2012:
if evr dis impending elections wr 2b fair in accordance wit a diametric democratic dispensation (consolidate democracy) truf be tld…we all foresee de party dt was going 2b de government, fair & square!! fela he hare itjelleng ha hona taba bt a ho e tsa bobolu a mangata la ho tswarwa leleng to ka monwana, letla mpotsa.