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Justice delivery grinds to a halt in the districts Justice delivery grinds to a halt in the districts Mohalenyane Phakela JUSTICE delivery will grind to halt in the country’s districts as the paltry amounts allocated to the courts for the 2021/22 financial year will be used to service outstanding debts, a senior magistrate has said. In a weekend interview with the Sunday Express, Northern Region Chief Magistrate, ‘Makampong Mokgoro, said unless the government urgently increased their budget allocation, the 27 courts under her jurisdiction will not be able to render any services to ...

Councilors vow to protect rights of the disabled Councilors vow to protect rights of the disabled Limpho Sello MOHALE’S HOEK councilors have vowed to protect persons with disabilities who they say have been sidelined from Lesotho’s development and strategic plans. The councilors said this during their training on gender and disability mainstreaming in Mohale’s Hoek on Thursday. The Lesotho National Federation of Organisations of the Disabled (LNFOD) held training of councilors from five communities of Mafeteng and Mohale’s Hoek. The councilors were capacitated on gender and dis...

Govt paralyses judiciary with paltry allocation Govt paralyses judiciary with paltry allocation Mohalenyane Phakela IN a shocking development that is set to further cripple the already hamstrung judiciary, the government has only allocated a measly M937 366 to be shared by all the country’s courts including the High Court and Court of Appeal. This according to the High Court and Court of Appeal Registrar, Advocate ‘Mathato Sekoai. Adv Sekoai this week told journalists in Maseru that the meagre amount is for the first quarter of the 2021/22 financial year from April to June 2021. To ...

Econo Foods poised for growth: Soares Econo Foods poised for growth: Soares   BUSINESSMAN Kenny Soares, who runs Econo Foods Lesotho, epitomises the importance of hard work and perseverance. From selling sweets in his school days, he now runs the thriving multi-million maloti meat wholesale business. Econo Foods has become a giant in the meat industry, the just rewards for determination. Mr Soares recently sat down with the Lesotho Times (LT) to discuss the business, his life and outlook going forward. Below are excerpts of the interview. LT: Who is Kenny, give us a brief background...

WAMPP’s culling and exchange programme helping the red meat Industry WAMPP’s culling and exchange programme helping the red meat Industry Staff Reporter THE government is implementing the Wool and Mohair Promotion Project (WAMPP) with financial support from International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and the Lesotho National Wool and Mohair Growers Association (LNWMGA). The goal of the project is to boost economic and climate resilience of poor, smallholder wool and mohair producers to adverse effects of climate change in t...