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No to fascist tactics
LAST Friday’s ugly skirmishes between the police and hordes of unemployed youths is a clear signpost that we are headed for trouble as a country. What the protests have done
Litmus test for Lesotho
THE launch of Mon Foods Farm and Abattoir last week could be a game-changer for Lesotho.The launch comes at a time when the government of Lesotho is aggressively pushing to
A call for transparency
WE note with disappointment how a motion to force MPs to disclose the source of funds and goods they donate to the poor was shot down in Parliament last week.
An ill-thought out policy
AFTER two long years of painful prevarication, the government this week finally moved against Maseru Dawning, a controversial wool broking company, by suspending its licence. The suspension comes after bitter
A vicious assault on basic freedoms
THE decision by the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) to introduce a new set of regulations to control social media content could mark the beginning of a calculated assault on our
Don’t wield hammer against Vodacom
THE Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) this week slapped a M134 million fine on Vodacom Lesotho for allegedly violating its licence regulations. The staggering fine, which is unprecedented in the history
The more leaks, the merrier
WE note with a sense of trepidation the government’s plans to classify all its documents and correspondences in an attempt to stop the leaking of confidential information. Prime Minister Moeketsi
All is not well in Covid-19 fight
Defence Minister Prince Maliehe this week told the media that the government plans to deploy soldiers and the police to help enforce Covid-19 regulations.The decision to deploy soldiers and the
Bloodbath on jobs market
IT is now six months after Lesotho first went into lockdown following the outbreak of the Covid-19 outbreak.The disease, which has triggered global panic, has so far left 31 Basotho
Justice Mahase’s toxic legacy
EMBATTLED Acting Chief Justice ‘Maseforo Mahase is finally out after two tumultuous years marked by acrimony.The government has now appointed 60-year-old Justice Sakoane Sakoane as the substantive Chief Justice. Justice