VERY rarely, across the world, does one hear an apology from a law enforcement agency like the police for infractions in the discharge of their duties. Oftentimes, we hear justifications and obfuscation by the...
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Sunday Express
Africa’s cities face unique risks
CITIES in sub-Saharan Africa are growing fast. Nigeria alone is projected to add 212 million urban dwellers by 2050, equivalent to the current population of Germany, France and the UK. But focusing on population...
Nip Corruption In The Bud
PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane’s directive to ministers to stay as far away as possible from the awarding of tenders could not have come at a better time. And if the country needed any reminder that the premier...
‘Soft’ skills can power up Africa’s youth
Kim Kerr WHEN university students took to the streets in 2016 as part of the #FeesMustFall protest movement, the “decolonisation of the curriculum” was among the movement’s chief concerns. It was a pivotal moment...
Yes, breakfast is important
By Mojabeng Dorcas Senekal JUST like any other machine, your body needs refuelling in order for it to produce the energy you need. So your breakfast most definitely has to be the right fuel for your body after...
Time to head world’s call
ELSEWHERE in this edition, the international community has urged politicians in Lesotho to “seize the opportunity” of the return of the formerly exiled opposition leaders by working towards bringing peace and stability...
Cancer needs our attention
LIKE all other sub-Saharan countries, Lesotho has stepped up its fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic which has left a trail of devastation through the loss of lives which has affected production and left...
What SADC can learn from Ecowas
HAS the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) just taught the Southern African Development Community (SADC) a lesson? The West African states effectively took a dictator to task after he refused to...
Cooperation the best way forward
JUDGING from his comments ahead of his imminent return from exile, it would appear that almost two years in the cold has not dulled All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane’s appetite to be a big player...
CUTTING THE FAT
By Robert Likhang FCIS, ACMA, CGMA, CA(L), Principal Consultant at RL Consulting, a firm of virtual financial directors and company secretaries, and business advisors INTRODUCTION The current economic challenges...
