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IT would appear the government of Lesotho is set to tweak a controversial law that was meant to reserve certain sections of the economy to indigenous Basotho. This is not surprising given the hostile reception from foreign businesses operating in Lesotho following the enactment of the law about a year ago. In a statement last …

THE Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) announced that its raid in Liphakoeng last Thursday had yielded illegal guns and ammunition. The army said the raid was part of its Puff adder operation targeting illegal firearms. The raid came days after the murder of five people in Fobane in a gruesome attack suspected to be linked to …

THE people of Fobane are mourning five people brutally murdered last Saturday. The suspects are still at large but the gory incident bears the hallmarks of a famo gang-related attack. Precisely, the police suspect the killings are linked to famo gangs involved in illegal gold mining in South Africa. That these murders could be linked …

PARLIAMENTARY portfolio committees have a way of extracting honest answers from public officials and ministers. Thanks to a session of the Law and Public Safety committee on Tuesday, we now know why Basotho are not getting passports and Identity Documents (IDs). Home Affairs Minister, Lebona Lephema, blamed it on the lack of funds.

THE former ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) party is back in the news, for the wrong reasons once again. This time, the party’s National Executive Committee has conspired to block four candidates from contesting for the highly coveted position of deputy leader at an elective conference set for this weekend. Over the last two weeks, …

A surge in food prices will likely make life miserable for Basotho in the coming year. Their situation had already been precarious in the previous year as the effects of Covid-19 continued to linger. Over the last two weeks, Basotho had to bear the bad news with a spate of increases in the prices of …

ELSEWHERE in this issue we write about a fierce power struggle within the BNP pitting current party leader Machesetsa Mofomobe and former leader Thesele Maseribane. Mofomobe has accused Maseribane of orchestrating a rebellion against his leadership.

ELSEWHERE in this issue we write about a fierce power struggle within the BNP pitting current party leader Machesetsa Mofomobe and former leader Thesele Maseribane. Mofomobe has accused Maseribane of orchestrating a rebellion against his leadership.

Elsewhere in this issue we carry a story of how Lesotho’s MPs are now in a stampede to pass a raft of laws in an attempt to unlock millions of dollars in funding for development projects. The United States government last year said it would not release the funds unless Lesotho passes into law the …

THERE have been mixed reactions to the coalition government’s bid to oust the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Advocate Hlalefang Motinyane, from her position as we reported last week. The plan is to move her to a junior post in the Attorney General’s office.