THUSO MOSABALA One long-standing and highly recommended strategy for improved results at any organisation is specialisation; something that should define the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) in its core mandate to fight corruption in Lesotho. However, while specialisation has become a common policy to strengthening the ability of governments to detect, investigate, prosecute and monitor corruption
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Government, Blue Cross tussle over control
KEISO MOHLOBOLI Lesotho government and Blue Cross Thaba-Bosiu Centre are in a tug of war over draft performance based contract ‘imposed’ by the Ministry of Health. The proposed contract gives Ministry of Health all the powers to absorb Blue Cross Thaba-Bosiu Centre as one of government entities if it finds it fitting. The national governing board of
Blue Cross rehabilitation centre re-opens
…as government releases M3 million subvention Keiso Mohloboli Blue Cross Thaba-Bosiu Centre, which shut down operations following an impasse with government, recently re-opened after the Ministry of Health released M3 million subvention. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, Blue Cross Thaba-Bosiu Centre Director Thabo Mokhutšoane said after discussions with Ministry of Health, the centre’s governing body
Police ‘torture’ their own
THUSO MOSABALA Newly graduated police officers defied orders and marched to offices of their commissioner, Holomo Molibeli contesting alleged torture suffered at Police Training College (PTC) yesterday. MNN Centre for Investigative Journalism has learned the officers who have been inaugurated on November 22, 2018 are undergoing a recourse training for a shooting range
Deal to rope in doctors in diaspora stalls
THUSO MOSABALA Lesotho failure to speedily procure medical equipment necessary for engagement of specialised Basotho doctors working in diaspora has delayed an attempt to lessen foreign referrals’ traffic and related hefty costs. According to Health Minister Nkaku Kabi, the ministry had brokered a deal with Basotho doctors working in South Africa to assist Lesotho with their
Financial crisis rocks Blue Cross
Fails to account for M6 million annual budget Assets exposed to misappropriationBeset with irregular accounting practices KEISO MOHLOBOLI Lesotho’s only national rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol addicts, Blue Cross, has shut its doors amid indications that the institution is in financial crisis owing to a stand-off with its parent, the Ministry of Health. The Blue Cross Thaba-Bosiu Centre was
Sjamboked: pregnant woman narrates Kao ordeal
THUSO MOSABALA A six-month pregnant ’Mathabo Khau has narrated how she was allegedly assaulted by rogue police elements during a much-condemned operation in Kao on December 27. The 32-year old Khau says she was sjamboked and labelled a slut by the Botha-Bothe police during a brutal operation that has since claimed a life in
Cannabis: Lesotho’s new diamond, but…
THUSO MOSABALA Lesotho has traditionally been known for illicit production of relatively large quantities of cannabis grown in some corners of the mountainous Kingdom to basically supply black market in the neighbouring South Africa. But it was not until the country became first in Africa to legalise production of medical marijuana that Lesotho - a high-altitude, land-locked
Brutal festive at Kao
THUSO MOSABALA Antagonistic relations between villagers and police in Kao continue to deepen with at least one resident feared dead following a reportedly brutal operation by the Botha-Bothe police during the festive holiday. The MNN Centre for Investigative Journalism has heard from the residents how they were allegedly hauled and physically assaulted by the men in blue
MNNCIJ condemns military threats on journalist
The MNN Centre for Investigative Journalism (MNNCIJ) wishes to strongly condemn acts of threats that the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) posed to the Lesotho Times and Sunday Express journalist, Pascalinah Kabi. Ms Kabi is also a board member for MNNCIJ. MNNCIJ is a non-profit and independent entity registered under the laws of
