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Elsewhere in this issue we carry a story of a “go slow” by health workers in the northern districts who are demanding a bump on their hardship allowance. The workers say they want the allowance increased from the current M275 to M5 000 a month. They claim that the allowance, which was first introduced under …

THE Basotho Action Party (BAP) is facing its first biggest test after rebel members defied the party leader’s orders to close WhatsApp groups he says are destabilising the party. Professor Nqosa Mahao has now set in motion an internal legal process that could lead to the expulsion of the rebels.

THE recent withdrawal of top advocates, Shaun Abrahams and Motene Rafoneke, from handling high profile cases has only served to confirm that all is not well within our justice system. At the centre of the row between the top advocates and the government of Lesotho is the issue of their remuneration.

HAWKS within the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) are not happy with the recent deployment of two officials, Ntšiuoa Sekete and Nena Matete, to foreign embassies. They have accused the party leadership of nepotism by appointing the two who they claim are not qualified for the job.

South Africa’s Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe torched a diplomatic storm last week when he accused Lesotho of sponsoring illegal miners in his country. Mantashe’s unprecedented attack came in the wake of an unfortunate incident at Harmony Gold Mine shaft in Virginia, Free State, which saw 31 Basotho illegal miners lose their lives.

A taxi war is brewing in Lesotho and it might turn bloody if cool heads don’t prevail. The battle is between the traditional taxis and Catch-a-Ride, a group of drivers who use social media to pick up commuters. Traditional taxi operators claim Catch-a-Ride is an illegal business “stealing” passengers and “killing” their business. They have …

THE disclosure by Police Minister Lebona Lephema that 213 people were murdered in the last five months alone is yet another vivid reminder that the government is losing its battle against crime.

OUR story headlined ‘Study lays bare police’s’ brutal tactics, which we published last week, was yet another reminder of how urgent it is for the government to reform the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). The story speaks of a “delinquent culture within the LMPS fraternity created by poor supervision and outright lack of accountability”. The …