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Pass the baton
FIREBRAND Basotho National Party (BNP) MP, Machesetsa Mofomobe, torched a political storm last week after he called for leadership renewal within Lesotho’s political parties. The essence of his message was
MKM: Sanity must now prevail
THE MKM saga could at last be heading towards finality after liquidators proposed a new deal that will see creditors being given shares in a new company. The MKM liquidators
Let’s look at Plan B
LAST week’s decision by three senior lawyers to challenge the appointment of Justice ’Maseshophe Hlajoane as acting president of the Court of Appeal comes as no surprise to us. Attorney
Pursue justice without favour
IN this edition we publish a story in which Lesotho People’s Congress (LPC) secretary-general Bokang Ramatšella calls on Police Commissioner Molibeli Holomo to investigate 17 murder cases he says have
‘Beautiful game’ is under threat
IT could probably rank as the biggest scandal to rock our football since independence in 1965. Giants, Bantu Football Club, were on Monday docked three points after they were found
Impeach the judge
ELSEWHERE in this issue, we carry a story of a man who is suing a High Court judge for M10 million after the judge sat on a judgement for six
We need an apolitical army
IT was of course with good reasons that political analysts had concluded that Lesotho’s army had over the years posed the greatest threat to the country’s stability. The general perception
Respect rights of citizens
THE killing of a villager at Kao Diamond mine in Butha-Buthe last Friday is yet another vivid illustration of what is wrong with Lesotho’s police. The tragic killing lays bare
Empower local construction firms
WE note with deep concern the howls of protest from local construction firms after the government awarded a M900 million contract to a Chinese company to build the Marakabei-Monontša Road.
Radio station must comply with ruling
Controversial private radio station, MoAfrika FM, was last Thursday fined M40 000 by the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) for breaching the country’s broadcasting regulations. The fine comes after MoAfrika FM