…BY FLORA TECKIE As we celebrate September 21 as the International Day of Peace, let us reflect on where we stand, and contemplate how we may achieve peace. There is a passionate desire for peace everywhere, and an increasing drive towards unity in world affairs, despite the many challenges facing humanity. The fulfilment of the [...]

BY NCHAFATSO SELLO President Barack Obama’s mind is currently preoccupied with the Palestine question. Similarities have been drawn between Basotho and Israeli cultures: male rituals of circumcision and tending of sheep taking prominence. It is appropriate and timely that I share my long-held thesis of parallels between Lesotho and Palestine. We have been fed propaganda [...]

…BY JANKIE RANKUATSANA There are barriers to efficient communication, some of which can simply be surmounted while others are unattainable. Living in a society that is not of your own, practicing tradition, customs and a culture different from your own can be harder than climbing a sandy hill. There are instances whereby being unfamiliar with [...]

…Nchafatso Sello In 1986, two unfortunate things happened in this country, which I regret as part of our history – a military coup and diagnosis of the first case of HIV. The coup was justified but has since made way for constitutional rule. HIV had no justification, its prevalence has since risen sharply from two [...]

Nchafatso Sello Many an African country would sacrifice “mothers” to be South Africa’s neighbours, a continental economic giant. Estimated 28, 000 people cross borders between us daily. We ought to be optimistic about economic spinoffs from President Zuma’s visit. It might be early, but allow my pessimism. It was more of diplomatic PR out of [...]

BY MAKHABANE MALUKE It is a constitution that establishes governance institutions and the form and relations they should take. A change elsewhere in the world is a challenge to other countries, to introspect. Kenyans have just voted “Yes” for a new constitution. Its draft has an overhauled outlook about the Parliament of Kenya. After decades [...]

BY NCHAFATSO SELLO In 2009 Finance Minister Timothy Thahane disclosed: “In this day and age, it is not pleasant to be Finance Minister”. He could have added “especially in Lesotho”. Legislators were being made aware that the Finance Ministry was a kitchen heating up. I agreed with him then. I agree with him even more [...]