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ABC Saga: Battle lines drawn
THUSO MOSABALA Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s daughter, ’Mabatšoeneng Hlaele, has attributed failure of talks in the All Basotho Convention to non-compliance by a faction led by her father to facilitate the negotiations as directed by the High Court earlier this month. Acting Chief Justice ’Maseforo Mahase, on March 6, ordered amicable deliberations between the two
Botha-Bothe women unite against HIV
THUSO MOSABALA BOTHA-BOTHE – For a 22-year old Palesa Mololi*, who tested HIV positive from birth, the social clubs organised by women in her area have played a pivotal role towards her treatment and being able to fearlessly talk to anyone about her status. Palesa, of Lerallaneng, told the MNN Centre for Investigative Journalism
Lack of political will frustrates Majoronomics
THUSO MOSABALA Finance Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro has once again delivered a set of desired policy actions in the form of austerity measures that will never see the light of day without political will to ensure enforcement. This proposal to return to basics and gulp the medicine of austerity measures remains a mere rhetoric if
Of brutal marriage and the deadly virus
A heart-breaking tale of a police sergeant who survived abusive hubby and HIV comma MAJIRATA LATELA BOTHA-BOTHE - At the height of an agonising abuse by her husband in 2013, ’Maseabi Makoa was diagnosed with severe depression that had eroded her blood cells to a lowest CD4 count of 20. The normal CD4 count for healthy
A ray of hope in split threatened ABC
As High Court orders talks among warrying factions THUSO MOSABALA A High Court order directing negotiations between the two warring factions in the All Basotho Convention today, signals hope in the major ruling party that neared a split. Acting Chief Justice ‘Maseforo Mahase has further limited powers of the ABC's old national executive committee to "bare
Prisons boss poisoned in ‘murder attempt’
KEISO MOHLOBOLI Lesotho Correctional Service Commissioner Thabang Mothepu was poisoned with a nerve agent and hospitalised at Makoanyane Military Hospital on Monday in what he suspects was an attempted murder, the MNN Centre for Investigative Journalism can reveal. Mothepu was, however, released later yesterday (Tuesday March 5) after spending the entire night on close treatment. The commissioner
EU pumps M621m for protection of Lesotho’s water sources
BILLY NTAOTE & THUSO MOSABALA European Union (EU) has expressed its confidence over the ambitious implementation of a project funded to the tune of M621 million for protection of water sources and wetlands that ensure continued supply of water to Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) dams. Protection and survival of the wetlands in the highlands of Lesotho
Water woes hit hard on Maputsoe
’MAJIRATA LATELA MAPUTSOE - Hundreds of villagers in Maputsoe have been grappling in water shortage crisis for almost a year now, the MNN Centre for Investigative Journalism has learnt. Not even after the desperate residents wrote a grievance letter to the Water and Sewage Company (WASCO) last November has the situation changed. In fact, the Centre discovered
Justice minister, magistrates square off
NKOALE TŠOANA Judicial Officers Association of Lesotho has schooled Justice Minister Mokhele Moletsane about the essence of their job for allegedly taking their grievances lightly against those of prison wardens. Moletsane, whose portfolio also includes correctional service, is accused of focusing all his attention on correctional services more than demands of key judicial officers dealing
