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Tread carefully
THE return home last weekend of three exiled opposition leaders could set in motion a successful process in the search for a lasting political solution for Lesotho if handled carefully.
Fight poverty
THE Lesotho Situation Report done by UNICEF which was released in December last year says 679 437 people in Lesotho’s rural areas are in dire need of urgent humanitarian assistance.
Go for the reforms!
THE government of Lesotho is plodding ahead with plans to hold an all-stakeholders’ conference to push for constitutional and security sector reforms later this month. Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing
Gambia: important lessons for SADC
FORMER Gambian president Yahya Jammeh left his country at the weekend for exile in Equatorial Guinea ending what was likely to be a bloody confrontation with soldiers from ECOWAS. It
Repeal criminal defamation laws
WE note with concern last Sunday’s arrest, detention and alleged harassment of firebrand Alliance of Democrats (AD) youth league leader Thuso Litjobo by unidentified men. The arrest came after he
Too many parties for Lesotho
The proliferation of political parties in Lesotho is a real cause for worry for us as a newspaper. Hardly a year passes without a new political party being formed. At
Let us deal with the unfinished business
WITH the holiday season almost over and as we seek to chart a new beginning, Basotho find themselves coming face-to-face with the same critical issues that were left unattended last
Comply with donors’ demands
IN March this year the European Union (EU) refused to release 26.85 million euros (M391 million) it had allocated to Lesotho for budgetary support. At that time the EU said
Keep eyes on the ball
PRIME Minister Pakalitha Mosisili last weekend suggested Lesotho could go for a general election next year to unlock the country’s current political logjam. Mosisili spoke at the Democratic Congress (DC)
Push national interests
Lesotho’s opposition parties are adamant that they will push a vote-of-no-confidence in the government led by Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili when Parliament re-opens tomorrow. This could set in motion a