Editorial

In the past few days, many motorists have been up in arms condemning what they perceived to be the harshness of penalties meted out by the mobile traffic court. Officially launched in June this year, the mobile traffic court is a specialised judicial process for handling traffic ticket cases. People...

Two weeks ago, a video clip went viral of a male member of the Lower House of Parliament ‘groping’ a female member of the House. Since then, we have not heard any apology from the randy Member of Parliament, apart from the female MP spewing vitriol at state television for...

COVAX last week notified countries in Africa of the estimated dose allocation for the first phase of COVID-19 vaccine delivery. The global initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi the Vaccine Alliance and The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) aims to start shipping nearly 90 million...

Last week, Lesotho introduced rapid Covid-19 testing at the Maseru port of entry/exit for Basotho who wanted to cross into neighbouring South Africa. However, those who took the test and tested negative were barred entry into SA by immigration officers on the other side of the border. Prior to this,...

As Covid-19 tightens its grip on Lesotho as evidenced by the rapid rise of cases and deaths, it is now more imperative than ever for every member of society, regardless of country of origin, to take it upon themselves to take measures to protect themselves and others from the...