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Reforms must be inclusive
THE arrival of the first batch of SADC troops in Lesotho last weekend should herald the beginning of an inclusive process regarding the much awaited reforms. As we have argued
Beef up security for judicial officers
THE break-in at the house of the acting Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Hlalefang Motinyane, is yet another vivid reminder of the need to beef up security for our judicial
Mugabe: goodbye, thank you!
ZIMBABWE’S President Robert Mugabe was last night still under “house arrest” after the army dramatically moved to strip him of his power on Tuesday night. Mugabe’s bloodless ouster, after 37
MPs: lead by example
WE wish to strongly condemn the rowdy scenes that we saw in Parliament last Friday. Emotions ran high with MPs from both sides of the House pushing and shoving each
Reforms must now take off
A 1 200-strong SADC standby force is expected in Lesotho this week to oversee key reforms. This is in line with a SADC resolution to send a force to help
Embrace reconciliation
EUROPEAN Union (EU) ambassador to Lesotho, Christian Manahl, spoke passionately last week about the need for forgiveness and true reconciliation for Basotho. The two qualities of forgiveness and reconciliation could
Two sides must find each other
AS reported elsewhere in this newspaper, SADC has implored the government of Lesotho to urgently convene an all-stakeholders conference to discuss the pressing issue of reforms. Since August 2014, SADC
Stop the mess
LESOTHO’S judiciary has over the years hogged the limelight for the wrong reasons with devastating consequences for the delivery of justice. The Court of Appeal is virtually in limbo after
Take Amnesty criticism on the chin
WE are not surprised that the government has reacted angrily to a damning statement by Amnesty International on the human rights situation in Lesotho. The human rights watchdog said Prime
Stop being petulant
ELSEWHERE in this issue, we carry a story about opposition parties lashing out at SADC over its decision to deploy troops in Lesotho. In intemperate language that betrayed their lack