…As we bid farewell to Mama Winnie In the wake of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s death, the discourse has been about how women have been vilified and struck off the history books of the years, in the words of her daughter Zenani Mandela-Dlamini, “it has become clear that South Africa and indeed
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Lawyer demands M5m from LCD
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane Prominent attorney, Khotso Nthontho, has demanded a whopping M5 million from the opposition Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) jointly with its spokesperson, Teboho Sekata, for alleged defamation. Nthontho claims during a press conference organised by the LCD on March 7, 2018, Sekata insinuated the lawyer had drafted “a bogus summons”
Illicit abortions a lucrative business in Lesotho
By Thakane Shale For a 27-year-old *Rethabile Mokoaleli, the possibility of dying during an abortion is a gruesome thought but one she is prepared to face in order to terminate her unplanned pregnancy in a country where the practice remains both illegal and taboo. In a recent interview with the MNN Centre
WASCO water quality under threat
By Mamello Mokaeane A recent alert of high levels of manganese in the Metolong Dam by the Water and Sewage Company (WASCO) has left consumers doubting safety of the water supply services from the same company. Metolong serves as a catchment for the supply of clean water in Maseru, Roma, Teyateyaneng and
Water woes cripple childbirth services in Qacha
‘Majirata Latela and Sechaba Mokhethi QACHA’S NEK – Rife water shortages in Qacha’s Nek have posed a major setback to childbearing services in the district, affecting mostly communities covered by Sacred Heart Christ the King and Sekake health centres. Both health centres have since shutdown waiting mothers’ shelters and limited new-born delivery
Ticking Time Bomb in Kolo
. . . as villagers’ houses on verge of collapse due to mining activities MNNCIJ Reporters Mafeteng – FOR 52-year-old ’Mamokuena Bulane, it is only a matter of time before one of her two cracked houses collapses because of operations at the nearby Reskol diamond mine in Kolo, Ha-Petlane. Ms Bulane says the two
Tebellong Hospital suffers neglect scare
Relebohile Khutlang and ‘Majirata Latela QACHA’S NEK – Situated across 2,092 km Senqu River and opposite Ha Sekake in Qacha’s Nek, Tebellong Hospital is facing harsh service delivery challenges with women delivering babies by the side of the river, referrals done on rowboats at night and doctors performing caesarean section under
Storm over expo
As TEN dismisses two of its directors amid embezzlement allegations By ’Mamphana ’Molotsi In the wake of an intensified feud stemming from allegations of funds misuse among organisers of the much-sponsored Lesotho Entrepreneurship Expo 2017 edition, The Entrepreneurs Network (TEN) has issued two of its executive directors with dismissal letters. Attorney Nonnie Da
Yan Xie Must Go: Analyst
By Prof Mafa Sejanamane Professor Mafa Sejanamane You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.― James Madison, The Federalist Papers Overview The relationship between the government and the people can be as simple as Madison’s, one of the founders of the United
Solar project in limbo over compensation
. . . affected Mafeteng villagers uncertain of terms for M400m venture Sechaba Mokhethi UNCERTAINTY over the compensation that villagers are to receive for the loss of their farmland has cast a shadow over preparations for Lesotho’s first solar power plant in Mafeteng district. Twenty-three residents from three villages in the Mafeteng area
