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Lehata must face trial
WE know our judicial system is broken but even that rotten legacy could not have prepared us for an injustice that happened two weeks ago. Mootsi Lehata, the former law
Heads must roll
WE have always known that Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s government is under pressure from many corners. Its coffers are dry and it’s unable to pay suppliers. Factional fights within all
Factional fights have no real winners
AT some point, the warring factions in the All Basotho Convention (ABC) will realise that the politics of factions has no real winner. Whoever will control the ABC after this
Start preparing divorce papers
THE decision by the Professor Nqosa Mahao-led faction to “suspend” party leader, Thomas Thabane, for six years represents yet another escalation in the battle for the control of the All
Thabane’s Waterloo
THE extraordinary decision by the Professor Nqosa Mahao camp to “suspend” party leader, Thomas Thabane, has taken the battle for the control of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) to totally
Why a GNU is bad for Lesotho
Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader, Mothetjoa Metsing, has over the last couple of months been at the forefront in pushing for a Government of National Unity (GNU) in Lesotho.
Kicking the can down the road
Parliament is set to adjourn until September 13 this year in a move analysts say is meant to block a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Thomas Thabane. With Thabane’s back
A very uncouth public spat
THE public fallout between Defence Minister Tefo Mapesela and senior members of security agencies has yet again raised serious questions about the political direction Lesotho is taking. At a time
Shake up education sector
ELSEWHERE in this edition, we carry a story explaining why Lesotho’s education sector is in a mess despite the government pumping billions of maloti on training teachers and building new
Writing on the wall for Thabane
The writing is now certainly on the wall for Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and his coalition partners after they narrowly lost a vote in Parliament this week. On the surface,