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Investigate Palace project
OUR last week’s special report on the Royal Palace project in Maseru was a source of real shame and embarrassment for us. A project that should have been finished in
A strategic retreat
IN what could have been a humbling experience, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane this week apologised “for not handling some issues correctly”. The apology comes after a dramatic week that saw
Rescue our university
THE decision by the Senate to suspend academic activities at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) should come as an embarrassment to the government. It must serve as a wake-up
Writing on the wall for judge
THE government last week cranked up the pressure on Chief Justice Nthomeng Majara after it sent her a letter notifying her of its intention to set up a tribunal to
Reforms must succeed
AT last, there finally seems to be some movement on the urgent issue of political, security sector and civil service reforms as mandated by SADC. Since last week, the government
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
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
Police must explain Mojakhomo’s whereabouts
The family of Makarabo Mojakhomo this week filed an urgent application in the High Court asking the police to present their daughter dead or alive. Mojakhomo is said to have