BILLY NTAOTE Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended a review of the Lesotho Flour Mills management agreement within 90 days after hearing concerns of the company’s failure to declare dividends to government. PAC made the firm recommendation in its report tabled in the National Assembly of Lesotho following the completion of its report on the consolidated

MANTŠALI PHAKOANA The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused Commissioner of Mines, Pheello Tjatja for negligence of duty in the safekeeping of diamonds. Presenting report before the National Assembly on today, PAC has urged Ministry of Mining Principal Secretary, Ntahli Matete to report measures taken against Tjatja, for his behaviour before the same House within 21 days. After

MANTṦALI PHAKOANA Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has urged police to speed up investigations on death of Khahliso Soro (39) who died mysteriously in September 2018, few weeks after promising the committee that he would name and shame high-ranking officers in the Home Affairs ministry who had misused public funds. The alleged misuse is said to

…communities’ fears over compensation mount as project kicks-off Billy Ntaote Mokhotlong communities facing compulsory relocation last week petitioned the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) in a last-ditch effort to demand lifetime compensation as construction of the multi-billion Maloti Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Polihali Dam takes-off. The disgruntled residents, represented by Survivors of Lesotho Dams (SOLD)-- a

RELEBOHILE KHOALE and MANTŠALI PHAKOANA Lesotho’s Court of Appeal this week finally held its first session of the year, exactly a month after its opening was controversially suspended allegedly due to lack of funds. The apex court’s opening followed incessant pressure on the government by the Law Society, which warned that the state had a

RELEBOHILE KHOALE European Union Ambassador Christian Manahl says on-going multi-stakeholder reforms offer Lesotho a once-in-a-generation opportunity to solve its lingering political instability problem. In a sombre speech delivered on Wednesday during Europe Day celebrations, Ambassador Manahl also said the reforms dialogue has made very good progress in a country whose politics had regressed

’MAJIRATA LATELA On Wednesday March 20, 2019, a 15-year old schoolboy drowned and lost dear life while swimming with friends at a village dam in Ha-Matsoake, Mazenod. Together with his peers, Bahlakoana Paul Ntaote was supposed to be attending his classes at Bishop de Mazenod High School instead of “loitering”, but a crippling nationwide teachers’ strike that

BILLY NTAOTE Dissatisfied bidder for conflict-ridden fleet management tender has approached the High Court to nullify a contract alleged to have been awarded unlawfully to Fleet Africa/Silverstone—a joined venture said to have skipped tendering processes. Fleeters Holdings (Pty) LTD has filed an urgent application seeking the High Court to interdict and ultimately nullify the alleged

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

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