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A parliamentary portfolio committee has accused the government of turning a blind eye to big mining companies polluting water sources. The Natural Resources portfolio committee says while the government is brandishing a long stick to flog small companies violating environmental laws it has treated conglomerates with kid gloves. For instance, Letšeng Diamonds Mine appears to […]

ENERGY Minister Professor Nqosa Mahao was forced into a humiliating climb-down last week after the prime minister ordered him to cancel the launch of an electrification project in Mokema constituency. Professor Mahao, the Basotho Action Party (BAP) leader, was scheduled to officially launch the power project at around 10am last Thursday. Invitations had been sent […]

Professor Nqosa Mahao is struggling to keep the lid on the boiling discontent in his Basotho Action Party (BAP). As factionalism continues to rock his party, Professor Mahao’s central executive committee has now resorted to blocking meetings in constituencies. For instance, the central committee recently blocked a meeting organised by Tello Kibane, the former party […]

MPs are aggressively pushing to increase their salaries to a staggering M75 000 per month. That is a shocking 85 percent jump on the M40 500 they currently earn. That will take their annual salary from M486 216 to M900 000. The gross salary doesn’t include the M5 000 fuel allowance that MPs awarded themselves, […]