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Nurses give Majoro seven-day ultimatum
MASERU-NURSES at government hospitals this week gave Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro a seven-day ultimatum to address their grievances or they will “take drastic measures” against the government.
They did not specify what measures they will take if their concerns are not heeded.
The Lesotho Nurses Association (LNA) handed the letter to the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Kemiso Mosenene, in Maseru on Tuesday.
They also demanded that striking nurses and nursing assistants at Queen ’Mamohato Memorial Hospital who are now facing disciplinary action should also not be victimised.
“Because of the urgency of the grievances aforementioned, Lesotho Nurses Association recommends government of Lesotho to address these issues as a matter of urgency (within seven days),” their letter reads in part.
Minister to intervene in nurses’ grievances
MASERU-LABOUR Minister Moshe Leoma yesterday pledged to instruct the Labour Commissioner to investigate the striking nurses’ grievances against Queen ’Mamohato Memorial Hospital.
The pledge was made as part of a deal the minister signed with the Coalition of Health Professionals (CHP) and the Lesotho Workers Association (Lewa).
The HPA and Lewa had written to Leoma suggesting that he should follow the Labour Code Order which gives him powers to intervene when providers of essential services are in dispute with their employers.
The Code says if a minister sees that “a trade dispute threatens the continuance of any essential service he or she may call upon the Commissioner of Labour to investigate” the dispute within 10 days.
(MENAFN - The Post) MASERU -THERE is chaos in the government after Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro abruptly fired two ministers and reshuffled several others.
Labour Minister Keketso Rantšo and Defence Minister Prince Maliehe received their marching orders yesterday afternoon.
Their dismissal is with immediate effect, which means that they left their offices soon after receiving the letters.
The decision has sent shockwaves among cabinet ministers, with most said to have been caught unawares. It could also have grave implications on the coalition government s numbers in parliament.
Rantso could not be reached for a comment but her personal assistant, Nthakho Monare, confirmed that she was no longer a minister.