Lesotho Water Commission delegate faces axe
Pascalinah Kabi
LESOTHO’s chief delegate to the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC), Mzamo Lephoma, has been asked to “show cause” why he should not be fired over a host of issues revolving around his competency levels.
These include allegations that he has failed to compile and submit monthly performance reports of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) to the government, has caused the late payment of salaries for employees, failed to attend a key budget meeting and has misled his line minister on a number of issues. Mr Lephoma is essentially accused of making a fool out of Water Minister Nkaku Kabi by making him officiate at a dysfunctional water project, among other things. He is also accused of misleading both Mr Kabi and his Public Works colleague, Lebohang Monaheng, over the construction of a gravel road in Ha-Rapokolana, Maseru. The road has not been built despite allegations Mr Lephoma had promised the ministe
Flood damage at Polihali dam in Lesotho expected to delay water delivery to SA The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority said that no employees were injured at the Polihali dam site in Mokhotlong but it had been evacuated and work had been temporarily suspended. FILE: An aerial view of a dam from phase 1 of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Picture: http://www.lhda.org.ls/
53 days ago
JOHANNESBURG - Temporary shelters and construction equipment for the Lesotho Highlands Water Project have been washed away by floods at the Polihali dam site in Mokhotlong.
Heavy rainfall has filled up rivers and dams, causing flooding that has left a trail of destruction.
MASERU-“THERE are bullets flying.”
These are the words of Liketso Mochochoko, a doctor on the forefront in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
With beds full at some hospitals, no breathing machines and lack of expertise to deal with the virus amid a surge in numbers of infections, medical experts are treating this as a war.
Bodies are piling up at mortuaries, and the country is in panic mode.
Health personnel such as Dr Mochochoko are putting their lives on the line to try and save the nation from a pandemic that has brought the entire world to its knees.