Muckraker

English has never been our mother. It abandons us in times of trouble, especially when cornered. The best time to judge a person’s eloquence in English is when they are in distress. Walim Ashraf, the man accused of stealing M7.4 million, lost his English bundles last week when he was caught in a blue lie.

uckraker has always known that Sister Nthati Moorosi, the RFP’s secretary general, has a wicked sense of humour. She is a jolly sister if you get to know her. That is why Muckraker was not surprised by the humour in the suspension letters she handed to Makhalanyane and Phamotse. She opens the suspension missives by …

It was only a matter of time before the RFP started purging ‘trouble makers’ in its ranks. Muckraker saw it coming as the leadership squirmed every time they heard Phamotse and Makhalanyane speak. While Phamotse tried to be discreet with her pinching, Makhalanyane was brazen and openly carried a phafa that he proudly unleashed on …

YOU can always count on journalists to mangle ideas and dish them out as stories and analyses. One newspaper recently sprayed readers with some moshed ideas under the guise of a story. The subject was Thabo Sekonyela’s appointment as government spokesperson. Predictably the story became his age, not his fitness for the job. Faceless sources …

Muckraker is always amused when the government and the opposition talk about the reforms. It’s either they are urging about something or pretending to be agreeing. One day they say they are ready to get on with the reforms. The next day they are shouting from rooftops over some minor issue.

Politicians either lie or talk nonsense. There is nothing in between. No either or. The best way to know if they are doing either is to see if their lips are moving. This week, Mamello Phooko, the Lesotho Congress of Delusion (LCD)’s PR MP said something utterly nonsensical during her committee’s meeting with the teachers’ …

Muckraker thought it would take her months to swallow the bitter reality that Zodwa ‘Pantyless’ Wabantu will not be displaying her wares in Lesotho any time soon. For days, it looked like no amount of wine would drown her sorrows.

The problem with our civil servants has never been laziness or incompetence. The issue is that they are extremely competent and hardworking at the wrong things. They know what needs to be done and can do it but just choose to expend their energy on other things. They also know there is no price to …

Muckraker spent weeks looking forward to Zodwa Wabantu’s show at Elibo Guest House. And it’s not because Zodwa has any thrilling talent. She is a lousy dancer. A one-trick pony. There is not much to her act apart from deliberately forgetting to wear underwear and teasing drooling perverts. Muckraker was itching to attend the show …

The RFP government will be turning one in a few months. Muckraker expects the anniversary to be celebrated with pomp and funfair. Purple and green will dazzle us. A party here and a speech there.