
Caswell Tlali
MASERU — The Education Bill (2009) recently tabled before parliament has the potential to create chaos instead of solving the problems in the education sector, analysts and teachers’ unions have said.
They say the Bill gives the minister of education an “open cheque” to interfere in the running of schools but does not put in [...]
October 31, 2009 | Posted in
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MASERU — The president of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) has been suspended.
Caston Thahanyane was booted out two weeks ago by his SRC colleagues for allegedly making arbitrary decisions and breaching the constitution.
The council voted unanimously to push him out.
SRC secretary general Refiloe Phakoe confirmed yesterday that Thahanyane [...]

MASERU — Thirteen sub-Saharan countries last week appealed to the United States to make urgent policy changes that would help protect and sustain their economies.
The call was made at a two-day Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum held in Nairobi, Kenya.
AGOA is a preferential trade agreement signed between the US and 13 eligible African [...]