As Lesotho steps up its efforts to curb rates of teen pregnancy, young mothers warn against dumping the responsibility for a complex social and health issue on girls alone.
A 13-year-old Semonkong girl is tricked into a marriage with a young man aged 21. Her mother weeps and longs to be reunited with her daughter. In comes the police, and she is filled with hope that the perpetrators would be arrested, and she would get her daughter back in accordance with the law. But […]
THE Ministry of Public Works and Transport is under investigation for allegedly paying M8.4 million to a company that was awarded a lucrative tender under dubious circumstances. Public Works principal secretary, Tšepang Koele, told a press conference yesterday that the investigators are from the police, Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO), and the Finance […]
PUBLIC Works and Transport Minister Matjato Moteane yesterday said the government had failed to pay companies that issue number plates triggering a crisis for motorists around the country. “It is not fair that people form companies that issue number plates but never get paid for their services,” Moteane said. “The people are struggling to have […]
THE government is staring at a M3.2 billion bill should it lose lawsuits lodged by four private companies. The stunning disclosure was made by Deputy Prime Minister Nthomeng Majara during a national address on Lesotho Television last week. Justice Majara said the bulk of the cases came after the previous government got into disagreements with […]