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Queen launches Pilot Solar Electrification Project By ’Mantšali Phakoana THABA-TSEKA- Her Majesty Queen ’Masenate Mohato Seeiso in her capacity as the Patron of the Pilot Household Solar Project officially launched the Pilot Solar Electrification Project at Ha Sankong in the Thaba-Putsoa Constituency on Friday.

Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) through one of its initiatives of projects for livelihoods development sent six Basotho women to the Barefoot College in India for six months to study Solar Electrical Engineering.

Morale Rathoba, the Manager of Resettlement and Development at LHDA, said the project was established in 2014 to impact the lives of the people, especially for the development and empowerment of women.

Rathoba highlighted that the project was at a pilot stage where LHDA has yet to establish whether it can sustain it or not.

Rathoba stated that this project had been implemented by the LHDA in partnership with Barefoot College in India and that LHDA had been instrumental in providing the six learners approximately M100, 000.00 for transport to and from India.

Besides transport, he said LHDA bought electrical equipment for the six newly recruited engineers."The Indian government on the other hand, paid the tuition fees of these students though l cannot state the

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exact amount.”

“And so far at the testing stage, LHDA has used M3.2 million. This is for the four pilot sites of Ha 'Meta and Moeaneng in Polihali Dam, at Ha Sepinare, Sankong in Katse Dam as well as Mohale," explained Rathoba.

In an interview with Informative, one of the new engineers, 'Makeiti Laka revealed that they left Lesotho for India in September 2014 to enrol for a six-month course and that it was a great experience to study abroad at her level since she only had primary level qualifications.

"The course I studied was not very tough for me since we were studying in Sesotho, a language we understood, as all of us have not even reached high school level.

Above all I find myself the luckiest person to be part of this training.

However, I believe I became part of this because of my patience and respect for the community I live with,” explained Laka.

She added that apart from studying solar energy, they were also able to come up with new ideas when they came back home from India.

"I am very proud because on top of what we had studied, we also came up with additional developments and we could foresee change in the communities living in our areas.

This is the beginning of a new life because electricity is now at places we never thought it would ever be.”

Meanwhile, Her Majesty said she first felt impressed when she was requested to be the Patron of this project because her interest was in the benefits the project would bring to the people of Lesotho. "In 2015, I was part of the event to celebrate the return of these women from India.”

As the Patron of this project, the Queen said she was pleased that “we are all here to witness and acknowledge their success as well as that of the Indian and LHDA's initiative.

I should tell you how impressed I was, when I was requested to be the Patron of this project.”

She stated that this project was a very crucial effort for development of women especially when the nations are fighting for the development and empowerment of women.

"This project is unique; normally, these sort of courses and duties are executed by men, but today we see a different era where women take part in the production of cheaper and accessible electricity.”

“I am even aware that the same women are already training their village counterparts who have interest in the field of electrical engineering. This is impressive indeed, and I call upon all the women to be part of the training, since 'thuto ke lefa'. I also plead with you to protect the environment that you live in so that your children can live longer.

“Currently I am aware that 38 families from Ha 'Meta have been connected since the beginning of this year. I must acknowledge LHDA and the Government of India for their partnership in changing Basotho women’s lives and the entire Basotho nation,” explained the Queen.

At the same time, Member of Parliament for Thaba-Putsoa Constituency, Tsukutlane Au who is

Her Majesty Queen ’Masenate Mohato Seeiso

also the Minister of Public Service said the initiative would contribute to the development of communities of Ha Sankong, Ha Motoko and Ha Mokhethi.

“However, we would be pleased if all the villages of Mohale Dam and Senqunyane River could have the same benefits. “It's a fact that

Thaba-Tseka is the main source of water in this country, therefore one would expect to see each household in this area with access to water, roads as well as electricity especially because these places are also tourist attractions,” explained the Minister.

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for the prevention of corrupt practices.

Matsoso further noted that the assessment of the C and D permits that they had done earlier had shown them some of the critical areas that would need immediate attention by the Ministry, ranging from the legislative framework itself to the compliance with the procedures and processes governing the transport board.

“Those findings are going to form the general idea of this training so that it will become the very first assignment of the Systems Integrity Committee to facilitate implementation of the recommendations made here.

“With corruption, service delivery suffers brutally, institutions lose public confidence, and disorder impinges into government as a whole. Immediate manifestations of corruption in society are unequal treatment of citizens where fairness was supposed to prevail, open monopoly of service by specially connected companies and general lack of transparency and accountability in policy making and implementation,” he stated.

He continued that the MOPWT was also charged with the important mandate of developing crucial infrastructure in the form of road networks and buildings and equally significant, of regulating transport as well.

“This is very critical for the development of the country as a whole. If indeed there is anywhere corruption is to be prevented, it is in the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. It is for this very reason that DCEO is working together with the Ministry to help the Ministry carry out corruption risk analysis with the view of indentifying areas that may render the Ministry vulnerable to corruption and put in place effective controls,” he concluded.

The System Integrity Committee’s structure consists of officers of the Ministry drawn from different departments and key sections depending on the nature of work done.

DCEO holds workshop for SIC MASERU-The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) held a training and induction workshop for the System Integrity Committee (SIC) of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPWT) whose mandate is to address corruption as a hindrance to service delivery and economic growth.

The key objective of the SIC is to serve as an internal self-monitoring mechanism against practices that could create vulnerability of the Ministry to corruption.

Addressing the Committee, the Minister of Public Works and Transport Tšoeu Mokeretla stated that it is a practical fact that his Ministry is characterized by corruption especially in the Department of Transport.

“I have heard that there is somewhere where licenses are sold at M5000 to M6000. We should have a distinct paper for the production of licenses so that we can smoke out the people who are doing corruption,” he said, adding that the public should also stop bribing public servants for services.

The Minister concluded by encouraging SIC to be committed to its work.

Meanwhile, Advocate Borotho Matsoso, Director General of the DCEO said they were providing services to the MOPWT following their examination of the issuance of C and D public transport permits. He said corruption was corrosive as it destroys the moral fabric of society and harms the economy of nations.

He asserted that corruption is both anti-democracy and anti-developmental.

He pointed out that as DCEO they are charged with the responsibility of educating the public against the evils of corruption thereby fostering and enlisting public support in the fight against corruption, of examining practices and methods of work of institutions with the view to discovering weaknesses in their operational systems and of undertaking any other measures suitable

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Cancer still terrifies

By Katleho Mohanoe

MASERU – “Cancer continues to be one of the leading killer diseases in the world today despite wonders and remarkable works of surgery and new discoveries in medicine worldwide,” asserted Sejojo Phaaroe during an interview with Informative.

Phaaroe who is Cancer Advocate and Non Communicable Diseases Officer from the Ministry of Health pointed out that cancer is a neoplastic proliferation of abnormal cells invading surrounding tissue and giving distance metastases.

He asserted that abnormal proliferation starts with the genetic aberration in a single cell genetic material which grows and give a clone of abnormal cells.

Phaaroe explained that in other words cancer is an excessive and uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells which invade and destroy other tissues. He informed that cancer develops in almost any organ or tissue of the body and certain types of cancer are more lethal than others.

The Officer indicated that although people of all ages - the youth included - develop cancer most types are more common in people over the age of 50. He said cancer usually develops gradually over many years as a result of a complex mix of environmental, nutritional, behavioural, and hereditary factors.

“Scientists do not completely understand the causes of cancer but they know that certain lifestyle choices can dramatically reduce the risk of developing most types of cancer like not smoking, eating a healthy diet and exercising moderately for at least 30 minutes each day,” he disclosed.

He further revealed that skin cancers can grow in any part of the skin but approximately 90 percent develop in areas exposed to the sun especially the face, neck, backs of the hands and the scalps of bald men.

He said exposure to direct sunlight especially during childhood is the chief risk factor for skin cancer.

“The greater the number of blistering sunburns a person has had the greater the risk of developing skin cancer later in life. People with pale skin are at greatest risk for skin cancer particularly if their skin burns or freckles easily,” Phaaroe mentioned.

He continued to indicate that the diet may also play a role as a recent study found that patients on a diet of 20 percent fat had fewer precancerous growths and non-melanoma skin cancers than those who ate a normal diet of about 38 percent fat.

Sejojo Phaaroe, Cancer Advocate and Non Communicable Diseases Officer

“Early detection and treatment are the keys to survival especially for melanoma. Any of several skin changes may signal skin cancer and should be reported to a physician, that include any change in the size, shape, colour or texture of a mole or other darkly pigmented area, any mole that begins to itch or becomes tender, the development of a new mole particularly if it feels hard, any mole or other growth that persistently bleeds, a skin ulcer that does not heal and a black spot under a toenail or fingernail that extends beneath the cuticle,” he informed.

Phaaroe expressed that to confirm a diagnosis, a physician may perform a biopsy, removing a small piece of the skin to examine under a microscope for the presence of cancerous cells. He emphasized that cancer is mostly curable especially when detected early. He said learning to identify early signs of skin cancer and periodic self-examination of the skin is crucial.

He disclosed that “Sunlight that reaches the earth’s surface contains two kinds of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. UV-A and UV-B both contribute to sunburn and skin cancer, as well as to conditions such as premature wrinkling of the skin.”

Phaaroe stated that the Skin Cancer Foundation recommends that people avoid the sun at its peak which is from 10 am to 4 pm, seek shade, and cover up with clothing

and a brimmed hat. He added that the Foundation also recommends the regular use of sunscreen, which has been shown to prevent the development of precancerous keratoses and decrease the risk of skin cancer.

“Because skin cancer develops slowly over many years it is important that protection from too much sun begin in childhood. Indoor tanning parlors should also be avoided since they expose people to the same kinds of ultraviolet radiation as sunlight,” he cautioned.

He continued to inform that cigarette smoking is the single greatest cause of lung cancer. He said up to 90 percent of lung cancer patients are smokers and most of the remainder have been exposed to second-hand smoke. He advised that the great majority of lung cancer cases could be prevented and thousands of lives could be saved each year if people quit smoking.

He indicated that other environmental factors linked to a higher incidence of lung cancer include prolonged exposure to certain workplace substances such as arsenic, asbestos, and high doses of ionizing radiation such as that emitted by uranium. He said long-term exposure to air pollution which is largely composed of the remains of burned petroleum and coal may also increase the risk of lung cancer.

“Not all heavy smokers develop

lung cancer which suggests that heredity may also play a role in lung cancer development. Some people seem to inherit an inability to break down certain types of cancer-causing chemicals, making them more susceptible to disease. Exposure to tobacco smoke, for example, may cause key cancer prevention genes to malfunction in these people,” he asserted.

He disclosed that some studies indicate that women are twice as likely as men to develop lung cancer. He said researchers have found a gene called GRPR that causes abnormal cell growth in people exposed to cigarette smoke which is more active in women than in men, adding that that may explain why females are more susceptible to lung cancer.

“The symptoms of lung cancer are not usually apparent during early stages of the disease. The first symptoms to appear are often similar to those of other, non-malignant respiratory ailments. The patient may develop a persistent cough, or find that a chronic smoker’s cough is worsening,” he continued.

He added that other symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath, hoarseness, bloody sputum and frequent bouts of bronchitis or pneumonia. He asserted that sometimes the first symptoms of lung cancer are bone pain, headaches, dizziness, or other signs that the disease has metastasized.

He continued to inform that lung cancer often spreads or metastasizes through the bloodstream or lymphatic system to other tissues.

He said more than 50 percent of people newly diagnosed for lung cancer already show signs of cancer elsewhere in the body.

“Conversely, some cancers detected in the lung are actually cancers that have metastasized from other parts of the body to the lungs.

These are not considered lung cancers. For example if breast cancer spreads to the lung it is still considered breast cancer. It does not look or behave like a cancer that starts in the lung,” he explained.

In conclusion, he asserted that gene therapy which is the use of genes to replace defective genes or supersede their actions is an emerging treatment for lung cancer and other diseases with genetic components. He said preliminary results from experiments using gene therapy for lung cancer first reported in 1996 have found that replacing defective p53 tumour suppressor genes with normal p53 genes shrank or stopped the growth of some lung tumours.

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Quthing farmers ready to protect pastures By ‘Mantšali Phakoana QUTHING- Despite the long-term drought crisis faced by the country, farmers from Mphaki and Telle Community Councils have committed to prevent over-grazing in their respective areas in order to protect pastures.

The farmers, comprising both men and women from the areas, have prepared their land by removing unwanted plants from one of the areas in Mphaki, in preparation for planting rangeland grass (Tšaane).

Development for Peace Education (DPE) with funding from the Global Environment Fund (GEF), has offered seeds for the planting of rangeland grass (Tšaane) to the farmers, to protect pastures.

The Village Chief of Mphaki Makhalong, Chief Sima Letsie said, “We need experts to lead us if we are still on the right path to protect pastures. This area belongs to us, therefore, if it is destroyed, it could become a problem for our children.”

“It is good to care for our area on our own so that it does not become a crisis. Protection of reserved areas could improve tourism in the country and is highly significant.

Therefore, as people living around this area, we should protect it,” explained the Chief.

One of the farmers, who was in the area cultivating unwanted plants that hamper the growth of the grass highlighted that they will always remain alert to punish any shepherds or farmers who may be

taking their animal for grazing in areas with tšaane.

He assured that they will protect their area and ensure there are no animals that will graze in places where tšaane has been planted.

“We are not even expecting to fence the area because we will keep our eyes on this area for it to be safe.”

“This is our land and if we do not take responsibility, no one will.

Moreover, we plan to plant trees in the other part of this area because we really want to keep it for our children,” added the farmer.

DPE Officer, Mosala Mokutlulu, said their objective as a non-governmental organization is to improve public unity.

He asserted that one of the projects supported by the DPE is to assist the government with Letša-LaLetsie, one of the man- made dams in the country.

Mokutlulu outlined that they held meetings with the community living around the Letša-La-Letsie area. “Our mission was to rekindle the commitment of the community in the protection of the Lets'a-laLetsie reserved area at Seforong, Quthing district.”

He further stated that they are aware that the government has identified the area as an important and reserved area for development as well as to protect pastures.

Mokutlulu indicated that at the time, farmers living near the area have agreed with the government to protect wetlands, though there had been misunderstanding between

Farmers cultivating unwanted grass at Mphaki

the then government and the community.

“I am very impressed that there are a lot of women in this group who show effort at developments and prevent pastures damage,” he explained.

Communities living near the area, such as Ha Peete told Informative that it is now years that they have been expecting to see the huge improvement in Letša-La-Letsie.

“We have been sacrificing for our animals not to graze in the area because we believed in the end, that we should benefit from the place as the previous governments claimed.

Any animals that would be seen in the area could be impounded and most of them might not be returned and we are aware that they have been taken to South Africa,” they noted.

They asserted that the late Chief

Leabua Jonothan launched the project in 1970, but to date, there is still no improvement made by governments that came after him.

They continued to state that the area has taken a huge part of their area. “The person who was guarding the area used to charge us M1000, 00 of which we do not know where it ends up.”

“We are witnesses of the natural resources found at Letšeng-La-Letsie and we were hoping to see the government of Lesotho taking responsibility for that area, so that it benefits the country as well as the people living around this area,” added the community members.

Efforts to obtain comments from the Ministry of Tourism and Culture were fruitless, since the Director of Environment has been reported to be out of the office.

UNICEF condemns violence against children By ‘Mantšali Phakoana MASERU- The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the growing trend of reported cases of violence against children in Lesotho.

Violence against children is explained as not only an individual problem but also a societal problem, driven by societal economic and societal inequities. It is fueled by certain socio-cultural norms that condone violence as an acceptable way of life.

The statement by UNICEF reads: “Children in Lesotho continue to suffer violence, abuse, and exploitation everyday. Just in the month of January 2016, UNICEF Lesotho has learnt, with great concern, of the harrowing incidents of violent child abuse cases that took place in various communities in Lesotho.

“It outlined that such reported cases include a case where a child was burned dead by the father who claimed that the child was not his.

A 13-year old girl fell pregnant by a 29-year old man who claimed they were lovers. A 3-year old child was severely injured in Rothe during a robbery at a village shop.

“UNICEF states that these acts of violence constitute blatant violence against boys and girls, which blights the country’s reputation as a land of peace. “As a result, UNICEF strongly condemns these and all other forms of violence against children in the strongest terms.”

“We wish to further emphasise the fact that combating all forms of violence against children remains one of the key priorities for the government and partners.”

The statement continues, “In recognition of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC; 1989), the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Children’s Protection (ACRWC; 1990) and the Children’s Protection and Welfare Act (2011), all of which condemn child abuse, we call for the cessation of these acts.

“As the country prepares to celebrate its 50th independence anniversary and rolls out the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2016, UNICEF adds their voices to call all to intensify efforts to eliminate all forms of violence and bring the perpetrators to justice.”

Therefore, UNICEF calls for parliamentarians and policymakers to become champions of child protection in various ways such as by; raising awareness on the scourge and implications of violence against women and children, mobilising the political will required to put an end to such violence, allocating sufficient resources to effectively address violence against women and children as well as challenging attitudes and beliefs that treat violence against children as inevitable or justifiable.

It has also recommended law enforcement authorities to enhance their competencies (knowledge,

skills and attitude) in effective management of violence cases.

“There is urgent need to strengthen the Child and Gender Protection Unit (CGPU), Child Helpline, Probation Unit, Children’s Court and other departments entrusted with the administration of justice, endeavor to collect, analyse and disseminate information and data on violence against children,” reads the statement.

UNICEF urges faith leaders to create awareness and knowledge on child rights and protection issues and respond to violations of the rights of children and women, actively and effectively engage in formal advocacy around legal reform and facilitate dialogue, reflection, and action regarding rights violations and promote inter-religious

cooperation by capitalising synergies among religious communities.

UNICEF promotes the rights and wellbeing of every child. It works in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.

Meanwhile, Police Spokesperson, Senior Inspector Clifford Molefe was not in a position to provide the paper with statistics on reports concerning violation against children, between January 2016 and February 2016.

“It is not possible to reveal, but I will try to see if I may find such information,” senior Inspector Clifford Molefe was quoted as saying.

Four men in Police custody over robbery

By Majirata Latela MAFETENG- Four men aged between 22- 25 years of Matšoseng are in Police custody following their attack to a local business person and robbing him of M800.00 and air time vouchers using toy guns.

Police spokesperson, Senior Inspector Clifford Molefe, indicated that the victim called for help from a nearby community and the suspects fled the scene and was suspected was arrested by the community members.

He further pointed out that the

other three suspects were later caught by the police, who were able to find from them, two toy guns that they used to rob people, airtime vouchers worth M225, 00 a table knife, M86.00 and a Toyota Hilux that they were driving on the day of the incident.

“The four men have been identified as residents of different places around Mafeteng, but they are originally from Matholeng, Ribaneng, Mpharane- Mohale’s Hoek and Thabana Morena,” explained Senior Inspector Molefe.

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SUCCESS IS AN ATTITUDE

Life needs a strategy Sun Tzu, in his all time bestseller, ‘The art of war’ once submitted that, “The art of war is a matter of life and death.” Life is not different from war, every day you face mountains, which you ought to scale, just the same way you face bullets, which aim to take you out of the war zone perfectly and permanently.

Due to the nature of life, man has over the years been engaging in a rat race of survival. The bitter reality of city life, particularly is that you struggle for everything .You struggle for a piece of bread, you struggle even for fresh air because even the air we breathe has been contaminated. We struggle to pay school fees in high school, in typical fashion we struggle to make it to university.

Even when we make it to varsity, we struggle to pass with meaningful grades and ultimately find employment. The transcripts we carry may as well be used to decorate our walls, since they have failed to yield

any employment for us.

As alluded to earlier on, life is war and war demands strategy, lest you become history. War is best done when you use counter offensive techniques. Life is not any different. You do not win a war by sitting on your laurels and waiting for the enemy to attack you then you retaliate. That may work briefly but what I know about war is that the most offensive armies usually bring home the victory. All warfare is based on strategic deception. In the words of Sun Tzu, “feign disorder and crush the enemy”. It may be useful to play your cards close to your chest, because you never know when Judas Iscariot will show up. Literary genius William Shakespeare sums it up well when he says, be the flower but beneath it be the serpent. It all boils down to which strategy will optimise your options.

The truth of the matter is that

you are the commander of your life.

If somebody has to make a plan on what has to happen in that life, it is you. Nobody owes you anything.

Life does not owe you anything, nor does any institution owe you anything. Victory in war is guaranteed by the tenacity of the commander and his knowledge of the battle terrain. Similar dynamics apply to your life. The reality of life is that you have to fight. Fight for your family, fight for your marriage, fight for your promotion, fight for your land. Life is one big fighter, which respects fighting strategists.

Strategists know when to attack, they attack to win, and they do not waste blows doing shadow boxing.

They understand that life will give you what you fight for, not what you deserve. As you fight, keep focused on the big picture. Distractions will always come, but keep moving anyway.

The race of life is not won by the

MONEY TALK

What is your personality towards money?

As promised, this week we continue from last week’s article. If you missed last week’s paper please make sure that you find it. It has two more money personalities. Today we go through the final two.

3. Custodian of money personality: These are those people that just enjoy having money with them.

They can gain weight just by having money around. Whether they are going to spend it or it belongs to someone else doesn’t matter to them. They love keeping money.

Call them savers if you wish, for they never struggle with saving money. My younger sister, Qenase Maphephe, belongs to this group.

Her wallet is forever loaded with

maybe her money but surely every “Tom and Sam’s money.”

Obviously, custodians of money are our treasuries in all societies.

They can take good care of money.

Properly guided, being wealthy can be easy for them since they have mastered the principle of “It’s not how much you make, but how much you keep that matters.”

Note: This group is good in money schemes. They can start and build schemes worth millions of Maloti. Provided they are allowed to be the money keepers.

4. Money Deflectors: This personality is demonstrated by people who try to run away from money at all costs. They literally avoid taking

PRESS RELEASE Chancellor to Address 23RD Annual General Meeting of NUL Council

The Chancellor of the National University of Lesotho (NUL), His Majesty King Letsie III will deliver a keynote address at the 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the 12th NUL Council on Tuesday, March 01, 2016 at Roma Campus.

The meeting will start at 9.00am.

It is expected that the Chancellor’s address will focus on, among others: NUL’s successes and challenges during the past year; appeals for improvement in various sectors of the University; reference to the close of 2015 on a high note of the 70th Anniversary Main Celebration; the accreditation process whereby academic programmes are being assessed by the Council on Higher Education as well as; the computer and cash donations received from various private sector entities as a response to a clarion call for sponsorship of NUL programmes and

facilities made by NUL Vice Chancellor during the 70th Anniversary.

A photo session will follow the Chancellor’s keynote address before papers of the AGM are presented.

The AGM will be preceded by an Ordinary Council Meeting on Monday, February 29, 2016.

In accordance with section 12(3) of the NUL Act, the Council shall hold an annual meeting in each calendar year at which the Vice Chancellor shall present an annual report of the work of the University together with an audited statement of accounts.

At this occasion, the Honourable Minister of Education and Training usually accompanies the Chancellor and may make some remarks to the Council before the Chancellor presents a keynote address.

money from people. If you want to feel bad, try to give money to a deflector. She is going to throw it back at your face. If by chance they get to accept money from someone, they feel guilty for a lifetime. In my opinion, this group is just hopeless when it comes to amassing wealth quickly. However, not that hopeless because they have a single route on how to make and have money. That route does not include taking money from other people because they have one route, they are hardly in financial crisis and they are able to focus on what they do. Above all, deflectors are mainly content and comfortable with their current financial situation. They always

man with the biggest biceps or triceps but by the man with a sound strategy and an unbroken focus.

Strategy is the key to survival in this war of survival. Do not spend your time on complaints but invest in solutions. The key word is strategic focus and indefatigable persistence.

Success is an attitude; let us meet at the top.

Ted Msipa is a Success Coach, Leadership Strategist and Motivational Speaker

Ted Msipa

manage to live within their means.

As much as I believe that each money personality has its pros and cons, I am also convinced that it is important to learn to operate in all of them depending on the situation at hand.

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UNFPA donates mobile clinic to Health Ministry

By Thandie Mthimkhulu

MASERU-The United Population Fund (UNFPA) recently donated a mobile clinic to the Ministry of Health in a bid to improve health services and facilities for Basotho.

When presenting the mobile clinic, Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, the Regional Director -East and Southern African of UNFPA, said that the agency promotes the health and well-being of women, girls and young people.

“This is achieved by facilitating universally comprehensive access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) information and services, improving maternal health and reducing maternal mortality, preventing HIV infection and violence against women and girls,” explained Dr. Onabanjo.

She indicated that they believe that no woman should die while giving birth, no young person should be violated or abused and no one should be left behind in the pursuit of sustainable development. “Therefore, there is strong advocacy for promoting, protecting and upholding the rights of women and girls.”

Dr. Onabanjo further expressed that it is their honor to present the mobile clinic to the Ministry of Health, which they expect to contribute to strengthening access to SRH and HIV prevention services across the country “because that is the heart of what the UNFPA does.”

She added that the UNFPA will

Dr. 'Molotsi Monyamane accepting mobile clinic from Dr. Julitta Onabanjo

continue to work closely with the Ministry of Health, and with commitment to the Maputsoe SDA clinic, the partners will document evidence regarding the impact of the mobile clinic on women’s sexual and reproductive health.

“We can imagine in our current context, with the challenges brought on by El Niño, when women and families must make hard choices about how they will spend their limited resources. It is highly unlikely that seeking healthcare services will take precedence over spending on food and other basic needs, it is for this reason that we expect the mobile clinic to support health centers in providing high

quality sexual health and HIV services to the garment and factory workers, and to women and young people in the hard to reach areas through outreach services,” she said.

The Minister of Health, Dr. ‘Molotsi Monyamane, said he is honored to accept the mobile clinic, which will help Basotho to easily access health services. He further stated that it is his believe that where it will be operating, Maputsoe SDA, it will be taken good care of, work to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health and give quality services to prevent HIV. He pointed out that the Govern-

Nair furthered that in 2009, the Blind Union made a call to support a need for the blind and make acceptations and limitations support indicating that Lesotho and other countries took up the struggle to support the Blind Union and 5% of developed countries have accessible formats for texts books for visually impaired persons.

He explained that out of 54 countries, just one country has ratified the treaty, so they believe that society has to contribute in order to ratify and should also support visually impaired persons.

‘Makhukhumala Kama from Registrar General‘s office said the public’s interest is education is for all; therefore, in schools there should be teaching materials because without research there is no development.

She further said that visually impaired persons and persons with

print disabilities have limited access to resources and limited access to knowledge. She said that copyrights protect expressions of ideas in their literacy and artistic capacity.

‘Makhukhumala added that copyrights subsist for the lifetime of the author plus (50) years after the year of the author’s death so she indicated that limitations under Section (11) and (12) are unlawful.

She further expressed that limited access to knowledge leads to unemployment, loss of labour, poverty and increased demand.

Executive Director of the Copyright Society in Malawi, Dora Salamba Makwinja, stated that according to the World Health Organization (WHO), 285 million people are visually impared and explained that at least 57 national laws have exceptions around 1 to 10% of printed materials in accessi-

ment of Lesotho is working hard to ensure that health services are for free, to enable every Mosotho to access them. He also stated that the mobile clinic will take health services to the community at all times when needed, as it is in a good state to reach places, as Lesotho has some hard to reach areas.

Dr. Monyamane handed over the mobile clinic to the Executive Director of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho (CHAL), Lebohang Mothae, who indicated that they are honored to accept the mobile clinic to be used at Maputsoe SDA to provide quality health services, to strengthen access to SRH and to improve maternal health, reduce maternal mortality and prevent HIV infection in Maputsoe and nearby communities.

She pointed out that as the county is still facing the challenge of HIV, the mobile clinic will help them to deliver services to all Basotho in their catchment and beyond, to improve the lives of the community and deliver HIV services to the community.

She indicated that Maputsoe SDA clinic is amongst five health facilities that piloted the project on linking HIV with SRH rights and that the mobile clinic will be vital for women and young people in the hard to reach areas as they will be reached through outreach services.

Marrakesh Treaty to empower blind people By ‘Makhojane Motumi MASERU- The National University of Lesotho (NUL) in collaboration with Registrar General’ Office recently organized a workshop on Marrakesh Treaty at the State Library.

Secretary of the South African Disability Alliance, Jace Nair, explained that the Marrakesh Treaty mainly focuses on empowering the blind, visually-impaired and other print disable persons through the ratification and domestication of the Marrakesh Treaty by African governments.

He also said he believes that here in Lesotho, Madam Chair of NUL library and the state library have put the conference together to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty. He added that here in Lesotho, libraries are full of texts books but none of them are accessible to blind people.

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Minister Applauds LEC Staff for Excellent Performance The Minister of Energy and Meteorology Mr. Selibe Mochoboroane has applauded the staff of the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) for contributing to the excellent performance of the Ministry of Energy and Meteorology during the 2015-2016 financial Year.

Speaking during a meeting with LEC Staff at the Company’s Headquarters in Maseru, the Minister said it is because of the hard work put in by the staff members that the Ministry of Energy and Meteorolo-

gy has been highlighted during the recent Budget Speech, as the only Ministry that has spent its entire capital budget in the current financial year.

“I would never have been able to spend the allocated funds on my own, but because of your dedication, working in collaboration with other departments in the Ministry, we excelled and utilized all funds earmarked for electrification projects”, he reiterated.

He said because of the ability to

spend all of the capital budget, the Ministry was given an extra M15 Million for electrification projects, which has also been fully committed to ensure that more Basotho have access to electricity.

He further challenged staff members to remain committed to their work, as more projects would be coming up in the 2016-2017 financial year, adding that since the budget has been increased, it would only be through a concerted effort that the budget will be effectively

ble formats are available.

She said that authors and publishers may not have a right on what has already been said because they are both owners of the work and that there could not be economic opportunities if work is made accessible. She explained that the Marrakesh Treaty is there to ensure that copyrights exist.

“I know for sure that in my country, we have school for the blind people but one College in Malawi has a section of blind people so their library has catered textbooks for them,” concluded Dora Salamba.

The Marrakesh Treaty focuses on copyright exceptions to facilitate the creation of accessible versions of books and other copyrighted work and to allow the import and export of books.

utilized.

Mr. Mochoboroane concluded by expressing his happiness, adding that hard work really pays, and in this case, more Basotho are set to be beneficiaries due to dedication and hard work demonstrated at all levels by the Company’s personnel.

Meanwhile, other departments of the Ministry also reportedly received similar praises from the Minister. The total budget allocated to the Ministry in the 2015-2016 was M93 million, and it has since been increased to M394 million in the 2016-2017 financial year.

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Avani hotels spur on staff

By Katleho Mohanoe

MASERU – Avani Lesotho hotels in line with their policy of incentivising ongoing improvement of customer care by Avani Lesotho and Avani Maseru staff, held a management award ceremony last Tuesday. The awards were in three categories: Best performing manager, the individual whose contribution had spurred significant growth to the growth of the hotel and the best performing department, which is a credit to the managers’ hard work.

In an interview with Informative, ’Mangaka Thabana, Food and Beverage Supervisor at Avani Lesotho Hotel pointed out that the occasion was quite momentous as a drive for managers to enhance their hard work. She asserted that the event in addition had had a positive impact on other workers as they were also inspired “that could bring amazing results in the growth of the company.”

She indicated that an award was something good and necessary for a human being. She said it is good not just in the sense that it produces the goods which the person needs for his or her own fulfilment as a human being to be happy but above all it is good in the sense that it is something befitting the nature and

‘Mangaka Thabana, Food and Beverage Supervisor Avani Lesotho Hotel

the dignity of the human being.

“An award is something given in recognition of somebody’s merit or achievement. It is a reward offered or won for outstanding achievements, superiority or victories. It generally confers honour and prestige,” she explained.

Thabana explained that awards make people feel good about their abilities and their contributions to the clientele they offer services to; they feel happy, good about themselves, content and motivated. She said when they are recognized for their efforts they will also continue in their desire to excel, in other

words they get empowered. She stated that they are significant for people’s self realisation to discover themselves as human beings with some purpose in life.

Thabana further indicated that awards and public recognitions do not only acknowledge success; they recognise many other qualities like hard work, ability, effort and excellence and they also provide support in an urgency to do well. She asserted that awards motivate people to exert effort and encourage them to do better.

“Most people strive to excel and achieve for reasons other than

MoET awards best performers in JC, LGCSE

By Thandie Mthimkhulu MASERU- The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) yesterday awarded the best performing students in Junior Certificate (JC) and the Lesotho General Certificate Secondary Education (LGCSE) 2015 end of year examination with the tokens of appreciation.

The Minister of Education and Training, Dr. Mahali Phamotse in her remarks at the ceremony indicated that in this country, among other activities, students’ outstanding performance would be recognized and appreciated accordingly and that this is done with the sole purpose of promoting effectiveness of students through the provision of incentives thus promoting quality in education and motivating them to work harder.

She continued that students, who had performed with excellence, had managed to mark their schools both nationally and internationally.

“They had also, to a great extent impressed everybody else, including herself, the sponsors who made the day happen, their parents, teachers, as well as themselves and their fellow students, with whom they were celebrating, and that she wished they would emulate them and do even better,” explained the Minister.

Dr. Phamotse further pointed out that she recognized outstand-

Managing Director Metropolitan Nkau Matete, Dr.Mahali Phamotse and JC best performed students

ing performances of the following students; from the LGCSE category, ’Mamaswatsi Pearl Kopeka and Karabo Molapo from Leribe English Medium, together with Thesele Johannes Moshoeshoe from Lesotho High School in the JC category for their wonderful and distinct performance . ‘‘’Mamaswatsi has attained the first position country-wide with seven A’s in the class of 2015 in the LGCSE final examinations. Thesele and Karabo jointly attained the first position in the class of 2015 in the JC final examinations,’’ she added.

She indicated that they had maintained the very good precedent set for them by their predecessors.

Where ever they would be going to further their studies, she pleaded with them to maintain their stan-

dards, always aim higher and rise above the challenges.

“By the same token, teachers, schools principals, and the parents together with the school boards, equally have to do their part diligently and honestly without fear or favour. It is an established fact that a school which is well managed is most likely going to produce very good results and the opposite is the same.

“Poor results are usually from schools which are poorly managed. This occasion should be an eye opener for all stakeholders in schools, all stakeholders, including parents, must actually play their part efficiently and effectively for the schools’ improved results,’’ said the Minister.

She revealed that her Ministry

money; like the desire to prove themselves. Awards are of the most important producers of status as a result, people attach value to awards as they profoundly value status. People exert a demand for awards because they serve as means to signal social status,” she expressed.

Thabana mentioned that employees work better if they are given incentives for good performance.

She added that people seek recognition and it is pertinent for private and public institutions to set up awards giving ceremonies to keep workers inspired and feeling the urgency to do more.

She said: “When employees are given nothing but negative feedback they tend to feel less relevant and will lack the desire to put effort into their work. When they are given awards and are rewarded for a job well done they continue to work hard and do their very best to be the best.”

In conclusion, she asserted that giving people awards makes them feel appreciated and helps them recognize that they are making a difference in life. She stated that awarding people is a great way of giving them a reason and a drive to succeed.

is also making multiple strides in improving the teaching of Maths and Science and that to date, the Ministry had provided kits for the teaching of Maths and Science in Primary Schools, coupled with training teachers, in the post Primary Schools, coupled with the training of teachers, the ministry was constructing and equipping the Science laboratories.

The Ministry in conjunction with its partners has been able to produce a Television programme on Saturdays and Sundays.

When giving her vote of thanks, parents’ representative, Fonti Kopeka indicated that they were very joyful that they had given birth to these geniuses that would change the future of this country, if they continued to work hard, for their future and their country, and that with the tokens the ministry had given them, it will encourage their peers to do the same in their studies so they could achieve better.

Students’ representative, Refiloe Kente from Leribe English Medium School, said they thanked the ministry, parents and their teachers for their support of the development of this country.

Among the tokens, each student received a trophy, pen, certificate, and all LGCSE students each got a Laptop. Top ones from JC and LGCSE got five thousand and the best performing schools got twelve thousand maloti for their school projects.

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Standard Lesotho Bank ploughs back to community

By Thandie Mthimkhulu MASERU- Standard Lesotho Bank visited Lesotho Save the Children’s home for vulnerable children to give them school donations as to help them cope with their studies.

Speaking at the occasion, Chief Executive of Standard Lesotho Bank, Mpho Vumbukani, indicated that they are pleased to give school donations to the Lesotho Save the Children as to build and prepare the future leaders of this country.

He pointed out that the donations were contributed by staff from their Maseru branches to help vulnerable children to go back to school like many others and that the bank also added to their contribution and with the help of the Ministry of Social Development, they were able to choose this home to hand over their donations.

He said as they celebrated back to school, everyone would come with anything that he or she thinks will help a student to continue of the studies including food and uniforms, so that the bank will add on that and pass them to the needy.

This is because they understand the challenges faced by the needy when their children have to go back to school every year.

Vumbukani continued that they are doing this because they have re-

alized the challenges by vulnerable children during their studies. He then thanked all their clients and Basotho for the support they have given throughout the years.

He further indicated that they aspire to help needy and vulnerable children every year as long as Basotho continue to support them.

He explained that they are doing the same in every district, to give from the deepest of their hearts, the thanks of love to the community.

When accepting the donations on behalf of the children, the Minister of Social Development, Molahlehi Letlotlo, indicated that he

is very cheerful to see that there are people who care for others, especially for the vulnerable and needy children, as they need the community’s support to build their future and become better persons of the country.

Letlotlo continued that the work of his ministry is tough as they are working with people from different backgrounds, expecting to get help from them as they are their last hope. He then thanked Standard Lesotho Bank for their kindness and support to the needy people, so that they can feel accepted in their communities and during their stud-

Children receiving their gifts brought by Standard Lesotho Bank

ies.

The Minister pointed out that it is not the first time the bank assists the ministry; volunteering with love, not waiting for them to come and beg for their help, with donations that really show responsibility of parents as they give all needs that help students to study comfortably among others.

Motšelisi Shale, the Program Manager of Lesotho Save the Children, when giving her vote of thanks, said they thank the bank with their donations as it will really make a change in the lives of the children during their studies.

She specified that they work to advocate for vulnerable children and orphans, look after them until their situation is better.

Shale clarified that though they still meet some challenges, they are able to move on with the help of individuals and companies like Standard Lesotho Bank to build the future of needy children so they will become better persons in the future.

Amongst the donations that Lesotho Save the Children received, every child went away with a pair of school shoes and a school bag.

There were also food, exercises, lunch boxes and many other school needs that the bank gave to the home.

CBL holds stakeholders’ workshop on financial education

By Pulane Lichaba MASERU- The Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) held a forum for stakeholders on sharing required skills and techniques for the effective implementation of financial education and literacy programmes in Lesotho.

The workshop aimed to promote strategies to effectively promote financial education among school learners, employees and the public as well to incorporate financial education into programmes and activities of stakeholders’ institutions.

Speaking at the event, the Deputy Governor of CBL Dr. Masilo Makhetha stated that financial education and literacy in enhancing financial inclusion promotes economic development and poverty reduction.

He also indicated how important it is to equip members of the public with the necessary tools to make sound financial decisions.

“The recent financial crisis has exposed the fact that our society lacks the financial literacy for a modern economy. It has proved that, all around, we have created a society in which consumers are in charge of their financial well-being, but lack the requisite financial skills for managing their finances,” he said.

He continued, “Our consumers in Lesotho are often bombarded with inducement to borrow money, be it credit card offers, refinancing on mortgages or personal loans.

I am sure every one of us has had

the experience of being approached in this manner. More often than not, promoters would offer freebies to those who apply for these on the spot! What message are we giving our future generation here, instant gratification for free? Nowadays, there is an upsurge of Ponzi schemes (get-rich-quick-schemes).

They are mushrooming everywhere.

People are willingly gambling with their hard-earned monies, if anything underscores the urgency of financial literacy, this surely does,” he added.

Dr. Makhetha indicated that the current economic downturn has forced many nations, including Lesotho, to take a greater responsibility for their personal finances.

“To this end, Lesotho has developed the National Strategic Development Plan, Financial Sector Development Strategy and the Interim Financial Education Strategy, which all identify financial education and literacy as some of the critical elements for financial inclusion.”

He added that financial inclusion is a sufficient condition for achievement of high and sustainable economic growth and development; and poverty reduction in any country.

“It has been noted that, though various conventional approaches to tackling poverty and other Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are useful and necessary, they are not sufficient to address the problem.

“Financial Inclusive (FI), with-

in the broader context of inclusive development, is viewed as an important means of tackling poverty and inequality, and to address the MDGs,” he said.

“This is so because FI offers incremental and complementary solutions to tackle poverty to promote inclusive development and to address the MDGs. Empirical evidence suggests that FI is in a better position to reduce poverty and address MDGs since it promotes pro-poor growth. Through FI the poor can have: better money management, access to finance at reasonable costs, and safe place to keep savings, not to gamble with their hard-earned monies in Ponzi schemes,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, an international financial consultant from the United

Kingdom, Celia Allaby, stated that financial education equips people with the knowledge, skills and beliefs in themselves to make informed and timely money management decisions.

“We have to teach our young children to practice and have skills of shopping, depositing money at banks and also be confident around money. Financial education will make learners confident and competent with money. Being financially literate is a life skill it’s not about spending money, it is also about budgeting,” she added.

The stakeholders included banks, insurances, asset management, mobile network operators, government and institutions of higher learning.

Men and women arrested for causing pot holes By ’Makhojane Motumi LERIBE- 10 men and two women aged between 31 -77 years old from Ha-Chaka Makitiring were sentenced to three years imprisonment or to pay a fine of M 3000,00 for causing pot holes on the road.

Police spokesperson Senior Inspector Clifford Molefe said the culprits intentionally damaged the road because they wanted the government to bring improvements to their village.

Senior inspector Molefe said Maputsoe Police warned the Ha-chaka community not to be involved of any type of crime.

He said Police had also warned people from Makitiring to stop crossing the border to graze their animals in South African pastures, as it illegal to do so.

Senior Inspector Molefe further said it is very strange for people to damage the road only because they want things to be done for them.

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Demanding a world without violence and rape –“Thursdays in Black”

By Staff Reporter MASERU - “Thursdays in Black” (TiB) held a prayer session at Thaba –Bosiu in Maseru on Sunday.

The event was meant to create awareness that violent behaviour should not be tolerated at all levels of society so we can walk safely without fear, fear of being beaten up, verbally abused, raped, killed, tortured and discriminated amongst other ill-treatments. We stand alongside our sisters, children, mothers, fathers and brothers who have been victimized by the scourge of violence.

The event was meant to pray for those affected directly or indirectly by violence; to pray for peace and justice in the country; to pray for the communities and our families and destinies, based on the principles that guided Moshoeshoe I. By going to Thaba Bosiu, we consider it as our “Jerusalem” where we can get strength and guidance.

We also intended to sensitise the Basotho nation about the legacy of peace that King Moshoeshoe I, founder of the Basotho nation left for his people.

Basotho have turned against one another and we want a healed and peaceful Lesotho. A country at peace with itself where we can all live in harmony.

The event started with the prayer on top of the mountain, where the Basotho prayer and other traditional activities were performed.

It was followed by the programme of the day that was directed by ’Me Tšepang Tšita-Mosena of BAM Group. The key speakers included: the Principal Chief of Thaba- Bosiu Chief Khoabane Theko, the District Administrator, the CGPU unit of the Police, Area Chief, Church Leaders, Historians and victims of violence.

Important highlights of the day, were the lighting of a candle

by Chief Theko. He said the lighting of a candle symbolized a pillar of peace, which we can all uphold. Light that is meant to spread throughout Lesotho for peace.

Thus, it calls for all to work together towards peace-building everywhere we are.

There were messages on placards carried by TiB members, with the aim of showcasing forms of violence so that the individual audience could pick a favourite message that touched one’s heart, then pray for God’s intervention.

The message of the day was focused mainly on the theme “Zero tolerance to violence”, demanding a world without rape, justice and

Some women waging war against violence in all its forms

Some participants of “Thursdays in Black” at Thaba- Bosiu

peace for all, which forms the TiB pledge.

Thursdays in Black’ is a global

movement against violence of all forms which stands in solidarity with women, men and children who

face violence in their lives and also advocates for justice and peace.

By ‘Makhojane Motumi

Senior Inspector Clifford Molefe said Muela Police discovered 96 sheep and 100 goats at Mabeleteng cattle posts after 40 sheep of a 62 year old man of Likhutlong Ha Sepetle were stolen.

He said the Police discovered 16 sheep of the same man which were stolen two years ago while the other 40 sheep are still at large.

Senior insecptor Molefe said Sekoche is the prime suspect.

Man arrested for theft BUTHA-BUTHE- A 23 year old man, Thupane Sekoche will appear before courts of law accused of theft.

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Metropolitan hosts retirement seminar

By Pulane Lichaba

MASERU- Insurance giant, Metropolitan Lesotho, hosted a retirement workshop and counselling for members of retirement funds administered by Metropolitan within five years of retirement.

The seminar was aimed for retirees and individuals to get an indepth view and understanding of the impact of ill-prepared retirees on the economy and society.

Speaking at the event, Ntoetse Makhupane, a psychologist, indicated that retirement does not have to become a negative gloomy event. “It can actually be exciting; an exciting transition into the life that perhaps you have been putting aside for later days.

“With proper preparation for retirement, either financial or emotional, it can be a stressful life event that propels you into the unknown where the future looks bleak and scary. Retirement can be unsettling especially if you don’t like change,” she noted.

She further indicated that the

psychological impacts of retirement, which includes health as the health of a retiree would either deteriorate or improve depending on how he or she feels about retirement.

“Change is stressful and retirement is no different from that and also the lack of direction after retirement can lead to stress. Going from working full time to facing days that are full of the unknown can be daunting and a person can end up feeling lonely, depressed or misunderstood,” Makhupane said.

“Retirement can also affect an individual financially, fewer resources may raise anxiety about one’s quality of life and what lifestyle changes may be necessary,” she added.

Makhupane also established that the retirement phase is stressful, challenging and exciting needing a retiree to be flexible enough to embrace change and the unknown.

“You will need to come out of your comfort zone and embrace this new phase either by travelling, starting a group of young professionals and

mentor them and also be social, get a part time job or do more volunteer work in your local community,” she concluded.

Meanwhile, Bokang Mokoma, Client Service Consultant at Metropolitan noted that it is vital that people save enough money during their working life in order to provide for life after retirement.

He also outlined a few ways of how an individual can replace their salary when they no longer have it

which includes the budgeting approach and the top-down approach.

Subsequently, Hapiloe Molapo also from Metropolitan, encouraged people to budget for retirement.

“Before you retire, you should have a clear perspective of what you are going to do once you retire. Look at your personal circumstances at the moment, all your sources of income and those expenses that will be carried into retirement,” she said.

taking a range of measures. “These include rationing water supply, rehabilitation of springs and borehole systems, as well as exploring alternative water sources such as utilizing previously untapped productive boreholes and releasing water from the Lesotho Highlands Water System.”

El Niño is a climate phenomenon that occurs when a vast pool of water in the western tropical Pacific Ocean becomes abnormally warm.

Under normal conditions, the warm water and the rains drives are in the western Pacific.

A multi-stakeholder Rapid Drought Impact Assessment that was completed by the United Nations (UN) Lesotho on February 8, 2016 confirmed that the country is facing a serious crisis relating to food security and water availability.

“The assessment further revealed that poor and very poor households are experiencing a 44% decline in their food and cash income compared to normal conditions, adding that the current food and cash income is 31% below the survival threshold.

“Despite recent rains, increasing difficulties have been experienced with regard to accessing water with rationing, increased wait times and water purchasing widely reported.

The elderly, people living with HIV and AIDS, TB, the disabled and the sick are indicated as the most affected by water shortages,” says the assessment.

The assessment indicates that the current number of people assessed to be at risk of food insecurity and not able to meet their survival needs until June 2016 is 534, 502 people (over 25% of the total population).

The situation is expected to worsen in the second half of the year and the beginning of 2017 once the summer crop forecast for 2016 is available, in June 2016.

The assessment established further that in the next months, incomes are likely to further deteriorate, the harvest is going to be very low and food prices are expected to further rise. In comparison 2012, a year with more favorable conditions than those currently being experienced, 725 000 Basotho faced food insecurity.

“In the coming months, as the drought worsens, peri-urban and urban regions will be affected, mainly due to increases in food prices and water shortages.

Due to the low levels of rainfall, up to 70% of communities report not having planted their crops. The stresses of both the cumulative impacts of this agricultural season along with the previous two poor harvests, have meant that many communities and households are reliant on government assistance to purchase food at high prices in local markets,” revealed the assessment.

Moreover, the assessment has established that livelihoods have been negatively impacted due to loss of livestock, due to drought-related hunger, thirst, and disease including resulting in poorer feeding or water sources and increased animal morbidity.

It further states that resulting in food insecurity from loss of crops and livestock is exacerbated by the increase of food prices, compounded by the weak South African Rand.

“The decline in the agricultural sector is also impacting livelihoods as they are unable to earn incomes byworking on the farms.”

According to the assessment, food stock outages have been reported almost universally across the districts.

The historic delays in rains attributed to El Niño are expected to have severe impact on the food security of Basotho in 2016 and 2017, and many areas are already suffering from water shortages. The

government’s declaration was accompanied by the jointly developed response plan as well as an appeal for international support, says the assessment.

The current drought cannot only be seen as a food security crisis but it also affects different sectors including food security and agriculture, water, health and nutrition as well as migration and protection.

The assessment further notes that the poor harvest is a compounded issue, which originated with the poor rainfall during the 2014/2015 agricultural season and has persisted during the 2015/2016 agricultural season and only a negligible harvest is currently expected during the normal May and June 2016 harvest due to the delayed rainfall.

The Government of Lesotho released an Appeal Document in January 2016, and has pledged to fund around US$10 million in immediate interventions, predominantly to address water shortages. This appeal is set to be revised in light of the assessment and its projected requirements.

An assessment conducted by the Bureau of Statistics indicated that areas planted during the previous season dropped by 19% compared with the last season. “It is therefore expected that these factors will aggravate poor agricultural production in 2015/2016 agricultural season.

In the 2016/2017 budget, the proposed budget for the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is M429.1 million.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Dr. Pakalitha Mosisili has appealed for humanitarian assistance to assist the country with M206, 981, 573 that is required by Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.

Bokang Mokoma Client Service Consultant

Lesotho faces food security crisis By ‘Mantšali Phakoana MASERU- Lesotho is one of the African countries facing food crisis and water availability due to hydrological drought induced by El Niño since 2015.

Earlier in 2015, the Government of Lesotho, through the Ministry of Energy and Meteorology, has declared a state of emergency (December 22, 2015) in light of the drought that has gripped the country over the past several months and is expected to worsen this year, 2016.

The Minister of water, Ralechate ‘Mokose, had asserted on November 12, 2015 that many rivers are running dry. “Similarly, spring yields and groundwater levels have dropped below normal, particularly towards the end of the hydrological year. This water situation is consistent with the prevailing meteorological drought.”

Although current water quality analysis does not provide any conclusive results, water quality deteriorates with reduced river flows, thereby increasing the likelihood of water borne diseases.

‘Mokose highlighted that the impacts of the prevailing drought are enormous on water supply. “Many areas are experiencing water shortages in varying degrees. The worst hit areas served by Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO) include Mokhotlong, Thaba-Tseka, Mapoteng, Hlotse, Mafeteng, Mohale’s Hoek, Quthing, Qacha’s Nek and Semonkong.

The Minister said rural areas largely depend on groundwater from springs and boreholes. Many rural areas are therefore experiencing water shortages as yields from springs and boreholes have deteriorated.

However, he outlined that in an effort to reduce the adverse impacts of drought conditions on water supply, the Ministry of Water is under-

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Ka Katleho Mohanoe MAPUTSOE – Boieane ba basebetsi bo maqakabetsing kamor’a ho oeloa ke koluoa ea ho felloa ke mosebetsi Femeng ea Ace Apparel International e fumanehang Maputsoe Ha-Nyenye ’me karolo e ’ngoe ea bona e re e ikemiselitse ho loana ntoa ea khumamela ho tseka litokelo tsa bona tsa basebetsi ka Labone le fetileng.

Bokhotho-khotho bona ba basebetsi bo baloang ka makholo-kholo bo felloa ke mosebetsi tjena kamor’a morosu o ileng oa qhoma hona femeng moo. Ho utloahala ha ka Labohlano la la hlano Hlakola monongoaha ho ile ho’a eba le ntoa e mahlo-mafubelu lipakeng tsa Motsamaisi oa Basebetsi le Mookameli oa Batsamaisi (ka bobeli ke basali).

Ba bang ba basebetsi ba totobatsa hore nakong eo ho neng ho nkhisetsanoang mahafi, khabareng ke moo e mong a ileng a fa Mookameli oa Batsamaisi sekere ’me eo a hlaba Motsamaisi oa Basebetsi ka sona. Ba supa ha lehlatsipa le ile la tlameha ho leba sepetlele ho ea fumana kalafo.

Eka pejana ho ntoa eo Motsamaisi oa Basebetsi o ile a isa lengolo la tletlebo mabapi le tsela e sa nepahalang eo Mookameli oa Batsamaisi a sebetsang le eena ka eona, ’me ho utloahala eka ke lona lebaka le thommeng ntoa.

Ba tsoela pele ho bontša hore ka la robeli le la robong tšebetso e ile ea itsoella-pele ntle le mathata a letho. Ba supa hore ka la leshome hona khoeling e holimo, ke moo e itseng ha ba bona Mookameli oa Batsamaisi a le teng tšebetsong empa ba sa bone Motsamaisi oa Basebetsi ba ileng ba tloaloa ke khalefo le khoao ea hore litaba ha li’a sebetsoa ka toka.

Ba totobalitse hore ke moo ho ileng hoa tlisoa Mookameli oa Batsamaisi hore a tl’o sebetsa le bona. Ba supa hore ke moo ba ileng ba bontša boipelaetso ka ho tlohella tšebetso, ’me ba bontša hore ba

sitoa ho sebetsa le Mookameli oa Batsamaisi kaha ba mo tšaba hobane o otla batho hape ha a sebetse hantle le batho ba bang.

“Hantle ntate taba e ileng ea re makatsa ke ho bona Mookameli oa Batsamaisi eena a sa nkeloe bohato empa molao o re tsamaisang o totobatsa hore batho ha ba loanne ba lokela ho lelekoa ka bobeli; ho sa tsotellehe hore na ba loanetse mosebetsing kapa ka thoko ho mosebetsi. Re re pula e se ke ea na ka ho khetha libaka,” mosebetsi e mong a li beha joana.

Ba hlalosa hore ke moo Motsamaisi oa Feme a ileng a tima motlakase ele ho emisa tšebetso eohle ’me a re basebetsi bohle ba tsoe ba tsamae litletlebo tsa bona li tla fumaneloa tharollo. Ba supa hore ka letsatsi le hlahlamang eleng la leshome le motso o mong ke moo ba ileng ba ema le monn’a mateneng ha ba fumana ba koaletsoe keiti ’me ba haneloa ho kena. Ba thathiseletsa ka ho totobatsa hore ba ile ba bina hona keiting moo ho bontša boipelaetso ba bona.

Basebetsi ba supa ha ka Labohlano la la leshome le metso e ’meli ba ile ba fuoa mangolo a ba memelang ho ea nyeoeng ka ’Mantaha oa la leshome le metso e mehlano moo ba neng ba qosoa ka ho emisa tšebetso ka thoko ho molao. Ba re letsatsi la nyeoe ha ho oa ka hoa ba le nyeoe ea letho haese ho hlokomela hore feme e tsoela pele ka ho hira basebetsi ba bacha.

“Ka la mashome a mabeli a metso e meraro, ke moo re ileng ra fumana mangolo a teleko. Mangolo a ne a supa ha re leleketsoe ho tlohella tšebetso ka thoko ho molao. A bile a tsoela pele ho supa hore bookameli bo ile ba hlophisa nyeoe empa e ile ea thisa kaha re ne re hana ho nka karolo nyeoeng; re bina keiting ’me re baka pherekano.

“Ka tsela ena bo supa ha re itlhoketse toka re le basebetsi kaha re sa fana ka lehlakore la rona. Ke litaba tse hlokang ’nete kaofela ha tsona kaha ha ho oa ka haeba le nyeoe hobane bookameli ha bo ka ba e

Karolo e 'ngoe ea basebetsi ba fumaneng tekelo

hlophisetsa. Re lelekoa tjena ho sa natsoe le hore na re sebelitse nako e kae. Mona re hlokeloa toka ele ka ’nete!” ke e mong oa basebetsi eo.

E mong oa basebetsi ea ileng a kopa hore mabitso a hae a se ke a hlahella ka ho tšaba ho ba pooaneng o bontšitse ha a bona bokamoso ba hae le feme bo le lerotho kaha a bontša hore le haeba qetellong ba hlola feme Makhotleng a molao, ba tl’o sebetsa ha bohloko, ka matsoalo hobane botsamaisi bo kanna ba ba chehela maraba.

“Taba ena e nkamme hampe haholo, le bosiu ha ke robale ke touta bosiu bo se tšekhe ke ntse ke ipotsa na ke tla etsa joang. Ke na le bana ba babeli bao ke ba lefellang sekolong. Ke ipotsa hore na le enoa ea tl’o ngola lihlahlobo tsa makhaola khang na ebe ke tla mo lefella ka eng. Ke na le ntate (monna oa hae) lapeng empa ha a sebetse ke ’na ea jarileng lelapa ka ntho eohle,” ke mosebetsi ha a phethela litaba tsa hae. *Mofumahali ’Manthatisi Sentle ele e mong oa basebetsi o itse: “Taba ena e re amme kaofela, re mesarelong ea ma-sisa-pelo,” a supa hore feme ha e-na ponaletso ho hang hobane Mookameli oa Batsamaisi eena ha a fositse ha a nkeloe likhato tsa letho.

Ha a tsoela pele a re: “Ke phelisa lelapa, ntate (monna oa hae) ha a sebetse. Ke ntho e ’ngoe le e ’ngoe ka lapeng. Ke na le ngoana a le mong eo ke mo kenyang sekolo, ke ipotsa hore na o tla ea sekolong joang. Re ipotsa hape hore na haeba re khutla na re tla sebetsa joang kaha ha re sa hlokoa. Re tebeloa feela re le matsoho.

Ha a fera litaba tsa hae o bontšitse hore tsela eo feme e sebetsang litaba ka eona ha e-na ponaletso.

A re ele basebetsi ba ne ba e-na le komiti e neng e ba buella ha ho na le litaba tse sa ba khotsofatseng. A bontša hore komiti e joalo e ile ea qhaloa ke Motsamaisi oa Feme, “hona joale ha re e-na le bothata ha re tsebe na re bo fetisetsa bookameling joang.”

*Mofumahali ’Mapulane Sebetso o bontšitse ha eena ele motho ea itšokolang ’me a oetsoe ke tsietsi ea ma-setla-libete. A re o na le bana bao a ba kenyang sekolo, bao a bonang hore ba apara, ea bileng a bonang hore ba robala maphako a sa ube ho na le seo ba se jeleng. A re “ruri ea ’maruri” o tšoere mamphele ka sekotlo ha ele mona a feletsoe ke mosebetsi. *Mofumahali ’Mapakiso Seotsanyane o bontšitse ha a le “kamoo thakali e fatelang” kaha ele maqalo a selemo ’me a nkile mekitlana e boima. A re phepetso e kholo joale e mo tobileng ke ho khutlisa chelete ea beng ba eona. A supa hore eena o na le ngoana ea le mong ’me ke eena ea mo etsetsang sohle kaha a se na monna.

“Ho na joale ha re tsebe na re etsa joang; re suoa lerapo la puleng.

Ha re tsebe le hore na ha re khutlela mosebetsing ho tla ba joang, haeba le teng re tla khutlela, re tlokotsing,” ke eena ha thetha litaba tsa hae ka mesarelo e meholo.

Lentsoe la Sechaba le lekile ho kopana le bookameli ba feme empa la hloleha kaha le ile la haneloa ho kena keiting ’me la tlisetsoa karabo ea hore bookameli bo sitoa ho ntša polelo ea letho kaha litaba li se li le ka pel’a Makhotla. Ka tsela ena ho thata ho fumana palo e nepahetseng hore na hantle ho lelekiloe basebetsi ba ba kae.

Mongoli-kakaretso oa Mokhatlo oa Basebetsi oa United Textile Employees (UNITE), Monghali Bahlakoana Lebakae o bontšitse ha bona ele mokhatlo ba eme le basebetsi bao ho bonahalang litokelo tsa bona tsa basebetsi li hatikeloa ke mohiri.

A re ele mokhatlo ba se ba ile ba hlolela basebetsi linyeoe tse ngata moo ba neng ba hlokeloa toka.

“Botsamaisi ba Feme ena ea ACE APPAREL bo bonahala bo hloka ’nete ha bo re litaba tsena li ka khotla. Haeba ho qosoa, ke basebetsi ba tla beng ba qosa feme e seng feme e qose basebetsi kaha ke eona e lelekileng basebetsi ka thoko ho molao,” ke Monghali Lebakae ha a liella likhala.

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Lentsoe La Sechaba

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Letona le re le tl’o arabela tlhokahalo ea metsi

Letona la Metsi Mohlomphehi Ralechate 'Mokose

Ka Thandie Mthimkhulu BEREALetona la Metsi Mohlomphehi Ralechate ‘Mokose le bile pitsong ea sechaba Lekokoaneng motseng oa Litšiling ho ithuta litlhoko tsa sechaba mabapi le metsi le hore na mathata a sona a ka rarolloa joang.

Ha a teka litaba tsa hae pitsong ea sechaba hona Litšiling moo, molula- setulo oa Lekhotla la Puso ea Libaka Berea, Mohlomphehi Letuma Lebese Masupha o hlalositse hore o thabetse boteng ba Letona la Metsi motseng oa ha habo bona, kaha litlhoko tsa bona tsa metsi li tl’o a rabeleha kaha ba le leqemeng le leholo la lenyora.

A supa hore ba seboko ka ha sebaka sa bona se na le mehloli e ‘meli ea metsi ho hlaha nokeng ea Phuthiatsana, empa a fepela libaka tsa Maseru e be bona a ba pota ka thoko ba ntse ba a hloka.

A boela a supa hore ha se metsi fela ao ba leng leqemeng la ona kaha lintlafatso tse kenyeletsang litsela le motlakase ekasitana le litsi

tsa bophelo e ntse ele bothata kahar’a Lebatooa la bona. A re naha ea Lesotho e rekisetsa metsi kantle ho naha, empa baahi ba eona ba setse ba ntse ba nyoriloe e ka ha hona metsi kahar’a naha. “’Muso o lokela ho sebetsa ka thata hore sechaba se fumane metsi se tsebe ho itlhahisetsa lijo e le ho fokotsa tlala le bofuma bona boo re eang re bo lebile ka lebaka la komello ena e kholo e bileng teng. Ha metsi a le teng, bacha ba ka tseba ho itlhahisetsa mesebetsi kaha re ena le mobu o lekaneng sebakeng sa temo e le ho qoba bosholu le litlolo tse ngata tsa molao tse ka bakoang ke tlala,’’ ho rialo Mohlomphehi Masupha.

Morena oa sehloho oa Berea, Morena Majara Masupha o re komello e na e tlisitse tlala ea masetla-libete le lenyora le kotsi sechabeng, empa a re o leboha ha e le mona Letona la Metsi le ntse le ba etela ho ithuta hore na ho ka thusanoang joang hore sechaba se phele, le hore oa tšepa hore litlhoko tsa

Morena Majara Masupha

sechaba li tl’a arabeleha.

Mohlomphehi ‘Mokose, ha a bua le sechaba o bontšitse hore boithutong ba hae, o atlehile ho tseba libaka tse tlokotsing e kholo ea tlhokahalo ea metsi. A re ba tl’o reka mechini e ‘meli e meholo ea boleng ba M13 million, mochini ka mong o tl’o cheka metsi fatše ka potlako e le hore libaka tsohle tse hlokang metsi li’a fumantšoe ka potlako.

A re ke masoabi a maholo hore e be libakeng tse kang Ha Setai, moo ba fuoeng metsi ka lipompo tsa motlakase, ke bothata ba baahi ho ntša le ha e se ele M10.00 motho ka bo-mong ho reka motlakase hore ba fumane metsi. A re le motseng oa Linokong Mapoteng, ho tletse lipompo tsa motlakase, empa ha hona le e ‘ngoe fela e tsoang metsi ka lebaka la ho sitoa ho ithekela motlakase.

Letona la re metseng e meng e kenyeletsang Ha fusi le Ha Raliseeng, ho hlile hona le leqeme le leholo la metsi, ‘me a tšepisa hore ke libaka tseo hang hore mechini

e fihle, li tlang ho fumantšoa metsi pele. A re le ha hole joalo, o motlotlo ka metse e meng e fumantšitsoeng metsi ka motlakase e bile e ntse e atleha ho reka motlakase hore ba fumane metsi.

Ha a tsoela pele, a boetse a supa hore ke masoabi a maholo hore e be metseng e meng e kenyelitsoeng lipompo, hona le ba iphethotseng masholu a thepa ea bona, ba utsoa lihlooana tsa lipompo e be e ba bothata ba hore ho buleloe metsi sechaba se phele.

Ha a phethela, a supa hore Lesotho le busoa ka puso ea sechaba ka sechaba, ka hona sechaba se fane ka litletlebo tsa sona le litlhoko ho Bakhethoa ba Puso ea Libaka, bona ba li fetisetse ho Bakhethoa ba Paramente hore ba tle ba kopane le ba ikarabellang ekasitana le ho liteka ka Paramenteng hore ba tsebe ho arabeloa litlhokong tsa bona.

A re ofisi ea hae e lula e butsoe ho amohela litaba tsohle tsa metsi molemong oa hore sechaba se fumane tharollo se tsebe ho phela.

Sepolesa se kena lipakeng Ha Ponoane le Ha Ntsi Ka Palesa Mosola MASERU- Sepolesa se ile sa tsoa letšolo ho tšoara banna ba bonahetseng ba itlhomme pele litlolong tsa molao liqabang tse bileng metseng ea Ha Ntsi le Ha Ponoane ele hona ho fumana tharollo ea mo shoelella.

Puisanong le Lentsoe la Sechaba, Mokhethoa oa Puso ea Libaka Lekhotleng la Mathomo la Ratau 02 Mohlomphehi Litaba Taaeboso o boletse hore taba ea metse ena e ‘meli ea Ha Ponoane le Ha Ntsi e bonahetse ebile taba e mpe ka ha ho bile le batho ba tsoang likotsi ho tsoa metseng ena ka bobeli.

A hlakisa hore motse oa Ha Ponoane ke motse o fumanang litšebeletso Ha Ntsi e kaba Kereke kapa likolo.

“Haele mona Sepolesa se bonahetse se ikakhetse ka matla tabeng ena, tšepo ke hore liqabang lipakeng tsa metse ena e ‘meli e tla ea moritng,” a rialo Mohlomphehi Taaeboso.

Mohlomphehi Taaeboso o boetse a supa hore ha se hantle hore e be metse e haelaneng joaloka eona e be le litšokelano tseo li ka qetellang li bakile tšollo ea mali kapa mafu. A

thatiseletsa ka ho bontša hore moo liqabang li le teng Marena a teng ho fana ka tharollo.

Senior Inspector Mosito Mokhethi oa Sepolesa sa Ha Matela o boletse hore Sepolesa sa habo se ile sa tsoa letšolo ho ea tšoaroa banna ba metseng eo ka bobeli, ba leshome le metso e tšeletseng ka linyeoe tse robeli tse ileng tsa tekoa kapele ho Lekhotla.

Senior Inspector Mokhethi a boela a supa hore ke nyeoeng e le ‘ngoe e seng e sebelitsoe moo teng monna oa Ha Ponoane a ileng a fumanoa a le molato ‘me Lekhotla la mo ahlola khoeli kapa ho itefella makholo a tšeletseng ‘me o ile a itefella chelete eo.

Senior Inspector Mokhethi o boetse a hlakisa hore bao ba ileng ba tšoaroa petjana ke hona ba nyang matsete hore na liketso tseo tse sooto ba ne ba lietsa le bo mang . A thatiseletsa litaba tsa hae ka ho hlakisa hore ho sa setse linyoe tse leshome le metso e mehlano tseo ba amehang ba lokelang ho hlaha ka pel’a Makhotla ho ikarabella.

Ka lebaka la litšokelano tsena tsa metse ena ka bobeli ho bile le ho khaoloa ho’a phepelo ea metsi ka ho fapanyetsana ho’a metse, ho

khaoletsoa ho’a batho ba baholo ekasitana le bana ba likolo.

E bile taba e bonahetseng e tšosite sechaba kaha mabaka a batho a ile a bonahala a sa tsoele pele ka lebaka la tšabo.

Ho ile ho’a eba le khaolo ea phepelo ea metsi e ileng ea etsa hore lithuto tsa barutoana likolong li se tsamae hantle kaha ho sena metsi sebakeng sa ho pheha le ho noa ho’a barutoana sekolong.

NUL e hlophisa thupelo ea Tumellano ea Marrakesh Ka Tefo Khunonyane MASERU- Setsi sa pokello le poloko ea libuka (library) sa Sekolo se Seholo sa Sechaba (NUL) le ofisi ea mongolisi kakaretso ea Lekala la Molao, Litaba tsa Molao oa Motheo le Litokelo tsa Botho li ile tsa hlophisa thupelo ea Tumellano ea Marrakesh (Marrakesh Treaty) ka Labobeli bekeng e fetileng.

Thupelo e ne e tšoaretsoe setsing sa naha sa pokello le poloko ea libuka, Maseru ka sepheo sa ho buisana ka litaba tsa tumellano ea Marrakesh ka sepheo sa ho matlafatsa tšebetso ea litsi tsa pokello

ea libuka ea ho fetisetsa tsebo ka litaba tsa batho ba nang le bokooa sechabeng ka lingoliloeng tse sebelisoang ke batho ba nang le bokooa e leng braaile (Braille).

Ha a bula ‘moka oo ka molao, Mongoli e Moholo oa Lekala la Bohahlaoli Monghali Lefeu Ramone o hlalositse hore tumellano ea Marrakesh ea hore lingoliloeng tsa batho ba nang le bokooa li phatlalatsoe, ‘me li fumanehe litsing tsa pokello ea libuka e ile ea kenngoa tšebetsong ka Phuptjane 2013, mane Marrakesh naheng ea Morocco, ‘me tumellano eo e theha karolo ea tumellano ea machaba ea tšire-

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MCC e khothaletsa sechaba ho lefella litšebeletso Ka Palesa Mosola MASERU- E le ho matlafatsa litšebeletso tsa ntlafatso kahare ho Mabatooa a bopang Lekhotla la Motse Moholo Maseru (MCC) e tsoile letšolo ho tšoara lipitso e le mokhoa oa ho khothaletsa sechaba hore se lefelle litšebeletso.

Puisanong le Lentsoe la Sechaba, Raliphatlalatso oa MCC Mofumahali Lintle Bless o boletse hore letšolo lena le reretsoe ho khothaletsa bahai bohle ba Maseru hore ba lokela ho lefella litšebeletso tsohle ho kenyeletsa setša sa bolulo, mehaho e meholo e reretsoeng khoebo le litsi tse hloailoeng ke MCC tseo ka tšoanelo li loketseng hore li lefelloe.

“Taba ena e tiisoa ke molao oa MCC oa selemo sa 1980, ” a rialo Mofumahali Bless.

A supa hore esale molao ona o kene tšebetsong ebile bahai ba fokolang ba Maseru ba bonahetseng ba tsotella ho lefa litšebeletso ‘me ka hona chelete eo batho ba neng ba e lefa e bonahetse e sa thuse letho sebakeng sa lintlafatso.

Ha a tsoela pele, Mofumahali Bless o supile hore chelete e le-

Raliphatlalatso oa MCC Mofumahali Lintle Bless

one a maholo a tseleng, litsela tse kholo,mokhoa oa ho tšela ho’a litaso tseleng le bohloeki metseng. A supa hore hona le litsela tse nang le likotopo tseo ho loketsoeng hore li thibulohe molemong oa hore ha pula e ‘nele, metsi a tsebe ho tsamaea ntle le tšitiso ea letho.

E le mokhoa oa ho khothaletsa bohloeki kahar’a metse MCC e bonahala e ena le qholotso e kholo kaha e sitoa hore lintlafatso li fihle sechaba ka lebaka la majarete a bonahalang a keneletse kahare ho tsela ‘me likoloi tse kholo li sitoa ho tsamaea kahare ho metse, “ka hona MCC e khothalelitse hore sechaba se bokelle lithoele moo ho tla ba le rakoloi ea tlang ho phutha lithoele tseo ‘me koloi e joalo e lokela ho lefuoa.”

Mofumahali Bless o boletse hore sechaba se phelang Maseru se lokela ho phethahatsa litefello tsa litšebeletso molemong oa lintlafatso. A toboketsa hape hore ha se fela hore motho a tle MCC empa a ka sebelisa mokhoa oa ho tšela chelete eo ho tse ling tsa libanka kapa ka mokhoa oa Mpesa e le mokhoa oa ho boloka nako.

fuoeng hajoale ke e lekanang ho sa natse hore na e lefuoa ke mohai oa motse o feng. A toboketsa hore le ha MCC e behile sekepele, hona le metse e meng e lefang ka tlasana ho sekepele seo kaha ho na le bahai ba metse e jaolo ba ikhethetseng

ho batla mokontereka ea tlang ho phutha lithoele tseo sechaba se li bokeletseng ha ‘moho.

Mofumahali Bless o boetse a supa hore hang ha chelete ena e fihla e fetela mesebetsing e kenyeletsang ho reka motlakase oa mab-

ele mokhatlo oa Pledge 25 ba eleletsoe hore phano ea mali e etsoang har’a beke e bapala karolo e kholo ho se sebetseng hantle lithutong tsa bona ele mokhatlo ekasita le ho baithuti ba bang, hobane baithuti ba ntšoa kahar’a lihlopha hore ba fane ka mali.

A tsoela pele hore bona ele mokhatlo ba fana ka mali ha ‘ne ka selemo, “lebaka ke hore molao o re ba tšoanela ho fana ka mali hang kamor’a khoeli tse tharo.”

Monghali Motseki a hlalosa hore Pledge 25 e fana ka mali haholo ka nako ea mathata.

O boletse hore bona ele mokhatlo ba ka lakatsa ho sebetsa literekeng kaofela tsa naha ea Lesotho, empa ho bonahala ba na le qholotso e kholo ea lisebelisoa. A re hajoale ba sebetsana le litereke tse latelang feela Maseru, Mohale’s Hoek, Mafeteng le Butha-Buthe.

“Kahare ho mokhatlo ona oa bacha oa Pledge 25, re na le lihlopha tsa bolo hape le likerekeng re na le lihlopha ele hona ho bokelletsa

bacha ‘moho,re tsebe ho thusa ho pholosa maphelo a Basotho le hore ba tsebe ho phela bophelo bo botle ka nako tsohle,” Mohokahanyi oa Pledge oa hlalosa.

Mongoli kakaretso oa Pledge 25 Monghali ‘Malie Matamane o hlakisitse hore ka la 22 Hlakola 2016, o ile a fumana molaetsa ho tsoa ho mookameli e mong oa bona a mo laela hore a ee likolong tse phahameng tsa Life, Masowe le Thetsane, ‘me a re o ile a ipotsa nang o tla palama kang ho ba ho bonahala hore LBTS e sebelisa bona.

Molula setulo oa mokhatlo Monghali Liteboho Mohase, o hlalositse hore e mong oa baokameli o ile a mo joetsa hore chelete e teng,’me a re e sebelisoe pele ho Tlhakubele joale bona ba ile ba ba le bothata ba ho sebelisa chelete eo ba neng ba sa tsebe hore nang e tsoa kae .

Ka hona a re ba ile ba beha letsatsi la ho kopana le bona hore ba tlo utloa hore nang chelete eo e ne etsoa kae empa ha ba finyella.

Molula setulo o boetse a re ho’a

makatsa hobane ba ile ba mema baokameli ba bona ho tl’o ba le bona ‘mokeng “empa se ‘makatsang ke hore ba qetelletse ba sa finyella, lehoja ba ne ba ba tšepisitse hore ba tla ba teng kopanong ho tla mamela litletlebo tsa bona.

Bacha ba Pledge 25 ba itse bona ele mokhatlo ba ka etsa hore ba kopanye bacha mafelo a beke ho ba khothaletsa ho fana ka mali joaloka ha ele mosebetsi oa bona, hape ba ka lakatsa hore baokameli ba bona ba etse hore lintho li se ke tsa tsamaea ka maikutlo a bona.

Liteko tsa ho fumana lehlakore la LBTS ha li’a atleha.

Pledge 25 ke mokhatlo oa bacha ba lilemo li leshome le metso e tšeletseng ho isa ho tse mashome a mararo a metso e mehlano ba itlametseng ho fana ka mali ele ho pholosa maphelo a Basotho, hore ba phele bophelo bo botle le ho bona hore moloko o mocha ha o phele le tšoaetso ea HIV/AIDS. Mokhatlo o thehiloe ka 2008.

leng tlholisano ena. Ho fihlela haufi haholo, ho ne ho ntse ho bapalloa sejana se fanoeng ke ‘Musisi Sturrock ka 1932. Sehlopha sa pele sa ho hapa mohope oo, e bile eona Bantu.

Ke ha ho tla theoa mokhatlo o tsamaisang tlholisano ea papali ena o bitsoang Basutoland Sports Association (B.S.A.).

Le tla hopola hore ha mokhoa ona o mocha oa mofuta oa LEAGUE o qala, lihlopha tse ling li ne li se ke tsa khotsofala ke tsamaiso, tsa ba tsa qapa mokhatlo o mong o sa kang oa nka nako o phela. Bantu ke e ’ngoe ea lihlopha tseo. Sechaba sa Mafeteng, e leng beng ba eona, se

ne se halefele ketso ena ’me sa laela sehlopha ho khutlela mokhatlong o moholo oa LEFA. Eaba e qala tlase, moo kamor’a nako e seng kae, e ileng ea ipontša hore na moo e lokelang ho ba teng ke kae. Ha hoa ka ha nka nako pele e ka bontša sebopeho sena seo e leng sona kajeno sa hapa mehope ka ho fapakana.

Litaba tsena li tsoela pele bekeng e tlang.

Tšeliso T. Ramakhula Motšehetsi oa khale oa sehlopha sa Bantu

Pledge 25 e lla ka bookameli Ka ‘Makhojane Motumi Maseru- Mokhatlo oa Pledge 25 youth club o bile le ’moka oa bo-ralitaba ho teka sello sa bona mabapi le bookameli ba setsi sa pokello ea mali (LBTS), ka litaba tsa phano ea mali likolong.

Mohokahanyi oa Pledge 25 Monghali Motseki Ramateneng o hlalositse hore sepheo sa ‘moka ona ke sello sa mokhatlo oa bona mapabi le setsi sa pokello ea mali ,ho tl’o bua ka tšitiso e bakoang ke baokameli kaha ba baka karohano pakeng tsa bona ele bacha hobane tse ling tsa litho li ikemele li sebetse le komiti e kholo ea sehlopha sa bacha..

“Tšitiso le karohano eo re bonang hore e bakoa ke baokameli ba rona ba setsi sa pokello ea mali (L.B.T.S) e etsa hore rona re le litho re qetelle re sa utloane hape baokameli ba etsetsa mokhatlo ona oa rona liqeto ntle le tumello ea rona,” ho boletse Monghali Motseki.

O boetse o hlalositse hore bona

REA BA LEBOHELA Selemong sa 2013/2014 sa lipapali tsa mohope oa League, ha Bantu ea Mafeteng e ne e hapile mojaho oo, ho ile ha e ba le litaba tse sa nepahalang tse neng li hlaha maselinyaneng le liea-le-moeeng tsa hore Bantu e ne e hapa mohope khetlo la pele kamor’a lilemo tse 87.

Ke ile ka ngola taba ea temoso tlas’a sehloho se reng: “Point Of Correction.” Ka bomalimabe, ho ne ho se leselinyana leo ke nang le setsoalle le lona, eaba taba eo ha e phatlalle ’me batho ba sala ba ntse

ba le lefifing.

Pele ke tsoela pele, ke qale ka ho lebohela sehlopa seo sa heso, A matšo Matebele, a Mafeteng.

Ba nkhopotsa ka 1962 ha ba ne ba hapa mohope oa Sturrock lekhetlo la botšelela, e le bona ba ka holimo-limo. Ke rialo hoba le kajeno, ke lekhetlo la botšelela, ba hapa ona oa boipuso (Independence Cup) ’me ke bona ba ka holimo-limo. Pele’a pele, Makaota.

TEMOSO: Mokhoa ona oa League oa kajeno, ha se ona o qali-

LITABA

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Lentsoe La Sechaba

01 Tlhakubele - 07 Tlhakubele 2016

‘Muso o etsa maoala a ho nyolla mokotla oa sechaba: Letona Ka Majirata Latela MASERU-Letona la Lichelete Dr. ‘Mamphono Khaketla haa fana ka polelo ea tlaleho ea lichelete ka ka la 19 Hlakola 2016, o hlalositse hore kamor’a hore ‘muso o hlokomele hore selemong sena sa lichelete, o entse chelete e nyane haholo, ‘muso o tlile ka maoala a macha a ho thusa ho matlafatsa moruo oa Lesotho.

Mohlomphehi Khaketla o hlalositse hore a mang a maoala ao ‘muso o rerileng hore a tl’a thuse ‘muso ho nyolla moruo oa naha ke ho kenya tšebetsong mekhoa ea tsamaiso e tla tsamaisoa ke lefapha la pokeletso ea khafa (LRA).

Ho feta mona, Mohlomphehi khaketla o ile a hlalosa ha mekhoa e meng etlaba ho kenya tšebetsong linomoro tsa makoloi ka mokhoa oa ho sebelisa mabitso le lifane tsa beng ba tsona ‘me mokhoa ona o tla ba le litefello li holimonyana ho feta linomoro tsa makoloi tse tloaelehileng.

“Lekala la Mesebetsi e Meholo ea Sechaba le Lipalangoang le tla lekola litefiso tsa ho ngolisa makoloi, ho etsa mangolo a ho qhoba le litefiso tse ling tsa Lekala,” ho boletse Dr. Khaketla.

Lekala la tsa Lehae ka Mohlomphei Lekhetho Rakuoane joaloka le leng la Makala a hloahiloeng ho

thusa ‘muso ho fihlela tse ling tsa litaba-tabelo tsa lona o hlalositse hore Lekala la hae le bonahala le beuoe haholo mahlong a sechaba ‘me le lebelletsoe hore le qete ho ngolisa sechaba.

“Re tl’o bona hore re ea metseng koana re ilo ngolisa batho ‘me ke sentse ke etsa boipiletso ba hore sechaba se lule moo metseng ke tla se tlisetsa litšebeletso ka bahlanka ,” ho rialo Mohlomphehi Rakuoane.

A hlalosa hore ba tl’o hira bahlanka ba bangata ba tla etsa mesebtsi oo hona metseng moo ‘me ho ngolisa hoo ho tla thusa le ‘muso ho bona hore ha hobe le batho ba iphetang joaloka lenane la maqheku le tla thusa hore ho se be le maqheku a iphetang lenaneng la ho amohela chelete ea botsofali.

“Motho ha a se a ena le karete ea boitsebiso ha ho bobebe hore a ingolise habeli kapa hararo, ‘me taba ena etla thusa ‘muso ho qoba lichelete tse lahlehang ntle ho mabaka,” o boletse joalo.

A hlalosa hore bohlokoa bo bong ba ngoliso ea batho le ho sebelisa likarete tsa boitsebiso ke ho qoba bahlanka ba sechaba ba tloaelehileng ka hore ke bahlanka ba lithotsela ba fumanehang lenaneng la batho bao ‘muso o ba lefang empa ese batho ba phelang.

Mohlomphehi Rakuoane a hlalo-

sa hape hore ba lebelletsoe ho kenya letsoho tlhoekisong ea lenane la bakhethi eo ho bonahalang Komisi e Ikemetseng ea Likhetho (IEC) e lla ka lona ‘me mokhoa oa ho sebelisa linomoro tsa likarete tsa boitsebiso o tl’a thusa haholo.

A bontša hore mosebetsi oa bona ke ho tšoaea Basotho bohle, Afrika Boroa le Lesotho ekasita le ho tšoaea liphoofolo ‘me ba tsoetse

pele ho etsa mesebetsi ena ha fela ba ntse ba fumana chelete.

“Ke thabetse Lekala laka haholo ka chelete eo le e filoeng le ha ho hlalositsoe hore selemong se tlang sa lichelete Lekala le tla fetoa ka Makala a mang ho latela mokhoa oa tšebetso oa hore ho tle ho bonahale tema Makaleng ka ho fapakana,” ho phethetse Mohlomphehi Rakuoane.

Morena Leabuoa Jonathan hape o boetse o bonahala o qetetsoe khale ho hloekisoa “Lipompo tse teng kahare ho motse li mashome a mabeli a motso o mong empa tse leshome le metso e robeli li khaotsoe lihloho,” a rialo Mohlomphehi Foola.

Ha a tsoela pele Mohlomphehi Foola o boletse hore bosholu ba ho utsoa lihloho tsa lipompo e bonahala e le taba e bonahala e jele setsi kahare ho motse ‘me pelaelo ke hore batho ba ea li rekisa.

O boetse a supa hore liqabang tsa metse li bonahala li senya lintlafatso tse etsoang kahare ho metse ka lebaka la boiphetetso. A re ha se feela lithole tse bonahalang li qha-

letsoe moo mohloling empa ho boetse hona le lipeipi tse tsamaisang metsi kahare ho metse tseo tsona li bonahalang li sakhiloe ‘me metsi a qhalanela fatše.

A etsa khoelehetso ho sechaba sa habo hore ba lese liqabang tse ba teng lipakeng tsa bona ele sechaba.

A boela a hlakisa hore Marena a teng kahare ho metse sebakeng sa ho rarolla likhohlano tse teng ntle le hore ho be le boiphetetso bo etsoang ba ho senya thepa ea sechaba.

Ha a buoa lebitsong la sechaba se tšoenyehileng, Mofumahali ‘Mateisi Teisi o boletse hore esale ba sebelisa metsi a litšila esale ho tloha ka Loetse ngoahola. A supa hore hona e bile mohlolo kaha es-

ale a lula motseng oo, o ne a qala ho bona ha lipompo tsa motse oo li tsoa metsi a sa hloekang a bileng a utloahala a ena le lephoka le seng hantle maphelong a batho.

Monghali Moroka Moroka lebitsong la Sepolesa sa Leribe ea sebetsang ofising ea likamano le toantšo ea bosholu o boletse hore litlolo tsa molao tse etsoang kahare ho metse li ka fela ha feela hona le likomiti tsa thibelo ea litlolo tsa molao tse filoeng lithupelo ke Sepolesa. A boela a supa hore litlolo tsohle tsa molao li lokela ho tlalehoa ho Mahokela, Marena kapa Sepoleseng se haufi ele hore ho se ke ho’a ba le batho ba inkelang molao matsohong.

amohela liphoofolo tseo a tsebang hantle hore ke tsa bosholu li bile li hloka mangolo a li pakang.

Senior Inspector Molefe o hlalositse hore babelaelloa bana ba fumanoe ba le molato ‘me Monghali Mokokoane o ahlotsoe lilemo tse 15 kapa ho itefella M30, 000.00 eo a ileng a sitoa ho e lefa.

A bontša hore Monghali Nepo o ahloloa tjena a ntse ale ntloana-tšoana moo a neng a ile a ahloloa lilemo tse leshome kapa ho itefella M20,000 mafelo a selemo sa 2015.

“Nepo o ntse a tjametsoe hape ke linyeoe tse ka bang 20 tsa bosholu ba liphoofolo ho tloha ka selemo sa 2005 ho isa 2015,” ho rialo Senior Inspector Molefe.

A tsoela pele ho tlaleha hore Monghali Matsemela o ile a ahloloa lilemo tse robeli kapa ho itefella M16, 000 eo le eena a ileng a hloleha ho e lefa.

letso ea thepa ea batho e laoloang ke Mokhatlo oa Machaba o Sireletsang Thepa (WIPO).

A bontša hore batho bohle ba nang le kob’a bohali, e leng litsi tsa pokello ea libuka, ofisi ea mongolisi kakaretso ea Lekala la Molao, Litaba tsa Molao oa Motheo le Litokelo tsa Botho, Lekala la Bohahlaoli, Tikoloho le Bochaba, Lekala la Thuto le Koetliso, Lekala la Ntšetsopele ea Sechaba, la Machabeng esitana le litsi tsa thuto e phahameng kaofela ba lokela ho kenya letsoho lipuisanong tse reretsoeng ho matlafatsa tumellano ea Marrakesh le lisebelisuoa tsa batho ba nang le bokooa, esitana le thibelo ea tšebeliso ea boqapi le lingoliloeng tsa batho ka thoko ho tumello ea beng ba tsona.

H’a bua ketsahalong eo, Mofumahali Tšili Moshoeshoe, Mookameli oa mokhatlo oa litsi tsa pokello ea libuka NUL eena o supile hore lingoliloeng kapa buka ea motho e ka sebelisoa feela ka thoko ho tumellano kamor’a lilemo tse 50, ‘me buka e joalo e le teng. A re empa litabeng tsa thuto ea bana ba likolo teng, esitana le moo ho etsoang lipatlisiso e ka sebelisoa ho sa batloa tumello ea mong’a eona.

Qeto ea ‘moka oo ebile hore Paramente e etse molao o fetolang tumellano eo ea Marrakesh, ‘me batho ba nang le bokooa ba eloe hloko ho etsoe bonnete ba hore ba fumantšoa lisebelisuoa tsa bona tse ba thusang ho bala ha bonolo, esitana le ho fumana litaba.

Letona la tsa Lehae, Mohlomphehi Lekhetho Rakuoane

‘Mehloli ea metsi e ea silafatsoa’ Ka Palesa Mosola

LERIBE- Mokhethoa oa Puso ea Libaka Lekhotleng la Sephookong C012 Leribe, o re motseng oa Leribe Moreneng ho na le tlhokahalo e kholo ea metsi.

Puisanong le Lentsoe la Sechaba, Mohlomphehi Marahaba Foola o boletse hore sena se bonahetse kamorao hore ho be le batho ba tsoang letšolo ho hloela mohloli ‘me ke moo ba ileng ba fumana hore ho tšetsoe litšila kahare ho tanka e etselitsoeng ho bokella metsi ‘me li sitisa hore phallo ea metsi e bonahale e tsamaea hantle. A boela a supa hore le mohloli ka bo oona ke oa khale, o bile teng pusong ea

Masholu a ahloloa lilemo tse 15 Ka Majirata Latela THABA-TSEKA- Monghali Nepo Mokokoane ,45, oa Mantšonyane Ha Mahlong le Monghali Molefi Matsemela , 38, oa Matsoku ba ile ba hlaha kapele ho Lekhotla la Maseterata oa Thaba- Tseka ba qosoa ka bosholu ba linku.

Senior Inspector Clifford Molefe ele phala ea Sepolesa o hlalositse ha ka selemo sa 2013 Monghali Mokokoana le monna e mong ea lilemo li 33 eo e seng ele mofu ba ile ba hlasela motebo oa monna oa Senqunyane, Ha Seqhoe moo ba ileng ba ikhapela ka lithunya linku tse 205 le makonyana a 100.

A hlalosa ha banna bana ba ile ba isa linku tse 36 ho moqosuoa oa bobeli, Monghali Matsemela ha tse ling ba ile ba li isa Lejoe- Motho moo li eso ho fumanoe ‘me a re Monghali Matsemela eena o ile qosoa ka ho

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES & CAREERS

- Vacancies ADVERTS - Tenders - Positions - Courses - Studies

01 March - 07 March 2016

Tuesday 01 March - 07 March 2016

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LESOTHO ELECTRICITY COMPANY (PTY) Ltd www.lec.co.ls

LEC/PO – 587/2015/16

VACANCY FUNDING & FINANCIAL RISK ACCOUNTANT IN THE FINANCE DIVISION – TREASURY DEPARTMENT

22nd February 2016 To All Bidders,

EFD: TD 0140

ADDENDUM 1 - LEC/PO-587/2015/16 RE: TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY, CONFIGURATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEC ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Interested and potential Bidders are kindly notified that LEC has made a decision to modify the tender conditions and to respond to other Bidders’ enquiries as follows: 1. The closing date is postponed to the 23rd March 2016 at 12:00, opening immediately after closure.

1. The original tender had specified the pre-proposal conference as mandatory. LEC has decided to change this to not being mandatory as the tender was published two days before the pre- proposal conference and it is LEC‘s believe that the tender did not get enough publicity in those two days.

OTHER CONDITIONS OF THE TENDER REMAIN THE SAME.

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DATE: 25/02/2016

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Lesotho Nationals for the above-mentioned position. The position is in Maseru, LEC Head office.

QUALIFICATIONS •

BCom (Financial Management)/ General Accountant

EXPERIENCE & OTHER REQUIREMENTS Experience: • Preferably three (3) years relevant experience in Treasury environment.

• Knowledgeable in computer based accounting packages preferably ACCPAC. • Financial Risk Management will be an added advantage.

Personal attributes: • Good interpersonal and people skills.

• Methodical and disciplined approach to work with strong report writing skills.

• Personal traits: assertive and analytical • Team oriented KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS The incumbent will be responsible for performing the following: • Updates financial management system with revenue.

• Reconciles revenue related accounts.

• Prepares cash flow reports.

• Maintains and monitor loans and leases.

• Monitors working capital.

• Maintains self insurance fund.

• Creates and maintain financial risk register • Accounts for government grants.

Interested candidates must submit their applications and CVs to the Human Resources Manager, P O Box 423, Maseru 100, or hand deliver at the Registry, LEC Head Office on or before 11-03-2016 at 16:00hrs. References should be made to EFD: TD 0140 on all applications.

LESOTHO ELECTRICITY COMPANY (PTY) Ltd www.lec.co.ls VACANCY DRIVER (2 POSITIONS) IN THE TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT

EED: T&D 0141

DATE: 24/02/2016

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Lesotho Nationals for the abovementioned position. The positions are tenable in Maseru, LEC Head office.

QUALIFICATIONS • COSC • Extra Heavy Duty Driver’s License • Public Driver’s Licence EXPERIENCE & OTHER REQUIREMENTS Experience: • Minimum of five years experience in extra heavy duty driving.

• Must have crane operating skills • Basic knowledge of truck mechanics.

Personal attributes: • Good interpersonal and people skills.

• Disciplined approach to work • Ability to drive long hours and travel regularly KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS The incumbents will be responsible for performing the following: • Drives extra heavy- duty and light vehicles locally and regionally on various errands.

• • • •

• • • •

Delivers staff to work areas.

Operates crane to load and offload material and other equipment Delivers tools and materials for maintenance to and from work areas.

Plants and install poles, transformers and other electrical equipment and string lines using crane truck.

Checks and monitor condition of truck loading tools like slings and belts.

Attends to planned works and emergencies beyond normal working hours.

Complies with safety rules and regulations when performing LEC business.

Inspects vehicles to determine safe operating conditions prior departure.

Interested candidates must submit their applications and CVs to the Human Resources Manager, P O Box 423, Maseru 100, or hand deliver at the Registry, LEC Head Office on or before 11-03-2016 at 16:00hrs. References should be made to EED: T&D 0141 on all applications.

LESOTHO GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO Ministry of Local Government and Chieftainship District Council - Mafeteng

TENDER NOTICE The District Council Mafeteng hereby invites tenders from interested, registered and eligible Security Companies for provision of Security Services in the following posts: Mafeteng District Council offices, LSPP offices and Urban Council Office.

Tender document can be obtained from Urban Council Offices Mafeteng, on payment of non-refundable fee of M1000.00 (one thousand maloti only).

Bidder Qualifications: To tender for the proposed contract, bidders must be registered Security Companies who hold relevant registration certificates and Tax Clearances. Additional requirements are as specified in the tender document.

A compulsory site visit is scheduled for the 8th March 2016; Bidders are expected to assemble at District Council offices at 9.00am, and are made aware that they will be registered after site visit. Only bidders who have attended site visit will be allowed to purchase tender documents.

Tender Submission: Duly completed tenders in sealed envelopes, without the identification of the tenderer and clearly marked: “Provision of Security Services at Mafeteng District Council, LSPP and Urban Council Offices” should be deposited in the tender box situated at LSPP’s Offices next to the new post office, in Mafeteng.

The closing time and date is 12.00noon, on the 31st March 2016. Tenders will be opened on the same day at 2.30pm. Interested Companies or their representatives are expected to attend the opening.

For more information please contact Procurement Officer: 22700526/62780838

ADVERTS

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01 March - 07 March 2016

TENDER NOTICE GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOTHA BOTHE DISTRICT COUNCIL TENDER NOTICE NUMBER BBDC/LOG/5

Botha Bothe District Council invites tenders from locally registered and eligible contractors for supply and delivery of road construction materials and supply and delivery, fitting, and balancing of the tyres and providing the wheel alignment to plant and machinery for Botha Bothe District Council, for Lebetla-Bokoro, Makeneng-Masere and Ratsele-Ha Balimo gravel roads construction projects. Also supply of drilling and blasting services for TsimePotomane, Makeneng-Masere and Ratsele-Ha Balimo gravel roads construction projects for Botha Bothe District Council for fiscal year 2016/2017.

Tender document can be obtained from Botha Bothe District Council, on payment of a nonrefundable fee of one thousand Maloti only (1000.00) Additional requirements are specified in tender document with the scope of works Sealed envelopes marked Technical proposal and the other one marked financial proposal and both envelopes in one sealed envelope bearing no identification of bidder must be clearly marked; ‘’TENDER FOR SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF TYRES, ROAD CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND DRILLING AND BLASTING FOR BOTHA BOTHE DISTRICT COUNCIL’S GRAVEL ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.’’ The deposit time and date are 8:00am - 16.30pm during official working hours from Monday to Friday, from the 01/03/2016 to the 14/04/2016. Tenders will be opened on the 14/04/2016 at 2.30pm at Botha Bothe District Council’s office. The tender box will be situated at Botha Bothe District Council near reception office at the office’s main entrance at (Old Lspp office opposite Botha Bothe correctional services). Interested suppliers or their representatives are expected to attend the opening. Late bids will not be accepted. Tenders that are not clearly and correctly marked shall be disqualified and returned to the bidder unopened.

The government of Lesotho reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, and is not bound to take the lowest bid.

For more information please contact Botha Bothe District council procurement unit at 58869094/63088270

GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO TENDER NOTICE Tenders are hereby invited from Urban Designers, Landscape Architects, Architects and Horticulturalist professionals with a proven record of delivery, to join the professional team responsible for the design of the New Royal Palace in Maseru. The selected professionals will be expected to develop a detail landscape design based on a Landscape Framework and coordinate and manage its implementation and maintenance plan together with the other members of the professional team and contractors.

Terms of reference and related documents for respective consulting services will be available for collection from the office of Procurement Unit, 1st Floor of Ministry of Public Works and Transport Headquarters (Roads Headquarters), Cnr,SENATE and LEPOQO Roads, opposite Browns Cash and Carry.

DATE AND TIME FOR COLLECTING TERMS OF REFERENCE AND RELATED DOCUMENTS The terms of reference and related documents will The “CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ROYAL be available for collection from Monday, 22nd PALACE, MASERU – LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND FEBRUARY 2016 between 9:00 to 15:00hrs at a nonINSTALLATION” refundable cost of M250.00 Note: DATE AND TIME FOR SUBMISSIONS • Failure to provide all information required will The submission of 1 original and 5 additional copies invalidate your bid. of each proposal bid in sealed envelopes separately marked Technical and Financial Proposals Bids • Fees will be adjusted proportionately with the for “CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ROYAL Contractor’s bid price.

PALACE, MASERU – LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION” must be deposited in the tender • All potential Consultants are advised to note box 1st Floor Ministry of Public Works and Transport, that the professional team and contractors to Cnr. Lepoqo and Senate Roads, opposite Browns Cash the Lesotho Government are expected to be in and Carry on Wednesday, 6th APRIL 2016 on or compliance with their tax obligations. before 12:00hrs for public opening at 14:30 hrs the same day. Failure to comply with these stipulations • Consultant must attach to their bids, valid copies will result in disqualification. of VAT Clearance, certified at Source.

1.1 MANDATORY SITE VISIT • Preference margin will be applied as set in the The mandatory site visit will be conducted on Request For Proposals Thursday 10th March 2016. All bidders are expected to assemble at the grounds of offices of • For more detailed information please see Senior Private Secretary to His Majesty next to Request For Proposals for this Project The Royal Palace at 10:30am for site inspection at 11:00am.

• Bid security of M60,000 must be included in the The Government of Lesotho reserves the right to form of a bank guarantee cheque, or letter of accept or reject any or all bids and is not bound to accredited financial institution recognized by the accept any tender with the lowest price.

Central Bank of Lesotho ______________________ Bid Amounts must be inclusive of 14% V.A.T. PROCUREMENT UNIT TERMS OF REFERENCE

GOVERMENT OF LESOTHO – MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS & TRANSPORT

LESOTHO ELECTRICITY AND WATER AUTHORITY PUBLIC NOTICE ON LESOTHO ELECTRICITY COMPANY’S (LEC) APPLICATION TO LESOTHO ELECTRICITY AND WATER AUTHORITY (LEWA) FOR TARIFFS ADJUSTMENT FOR THE YEAR 2016-17 The Lesotho Electricity and Water Authority (LEWA) informs Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) stakeholders and the general public that, Lesotho Electricity Company (Pty) Ltd which holds a composite licence issued in terms of Section 50 of the Lesotho Electricity Authority Act no. 12 of 2002 (LEA Act), as amended, has filed an application for a review of electricity service tariffs for financial year 2016-17. This application is in line with Section 24 (3) of the LEA Act 2002, as amended.

The application and tariff drivers that LEC cites therein LEC is requesting an approval for a revenue requirement of M819.5 million for the financial year 2016/17. The company is requesting a tariff increase of 25.4 percent (25.4%) on both energy and Maximum Demand (MD) charges.

Amongst the various drivers for the application that LEC has mentioned are electricity bulk purchases and operating expenditure for transmission and distribution businesses. As an example, LEC says that electricity bulk purchases from Eskom are expected to increase by, on average 8% percent in the coming years. In addition, the Company maintains that operating expenses have increased as a result of growth in the demand for electricity, and the need for: replacement of ageing network assets, enhanced reliability and compliance to performance standards.

Public access to the application Copies of the application can be obtained from LEWA offices. Stakeholders who are in the districts may have access to copies of the application at the District Administrators’ offices.

Invitation for public comments In accordance with Section 24(6) of the Act, the Electricity Supply Industry stakeholders and general public are informed and further invited to make and forward their comments and inputs on the application for consideration before LEWA makes a final determination. Interested people who wish to present their views before the LEWA Board, at public consultation meetings, are requested to indicate so in writing, when submitting their comments. The deadline for receiving written comments is Monday 07 March 2016 at 17:00.

Public Hearing Sessions on the Application The Authority will hold three (3) public hearing sessions on the application in the country in March and April 2016. Stakeholders and the general public are invited.

The consultation sessions are scheduled to be as follows: • On 18 March, 2016; at 09:00 a.m – Orange River Hotel, Moyeni, Quthing; • On 01 April, 2016; at 09:00 a.m – Likileng Lodge, Butha-Buthe; and • On 08 April, 2016; at 09:00 a.m – Hotel Victoria, Maseru Comments or enquiries may be sent to The Manager Economic Regulation Department Lesotho Electricity and Water Authority 7th Floor Moposo House, Maseru P/Bag A315 , MASERU Email: TNtlama@lewa.org.ls Tel: 22 312479 Fax: 22 315094

CENTRAL BANK OF LESOTHO INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION OF VENDORS Central Bank of Lesotho (The Bank) intends to compile a database of credible suppliers that will be continuously updated. The Bank therefore invites interested vendors to be pre-qualified as its potential service providers for purchases below the tendering threshold (M80, 000.00).

1. The Vendor pre-qualification form is obtainable from the Central Bank of Lesotho reception at no cost or can be downloaded from the Bank’s website (www.centralbank. org.ls).

2. Duly completed forms must be returned in plain sealed envelope clearly marked name of the category applied for e.g. “Stationary” and should be deposited in the tender box located at the reception area of Central Bank of Lesotho at corner Moshoeshoe & Airport Roads no later than 14h30 Friday, March 18th 2016.

3. Applications will be opened the same day at 14h30 in the Central Bank Auditorium.

Bidders or their representatives who wish to attend are welcome 4. For further clarification bidders are requested to contact the procurement office at telephone #: 22232294 0r mlechela@centralbank.org.ls

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TENDER NOTICE GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE and FOOD SECURITY Botha-Bothe District Agriculture Office

BID REF NO: 01 of 2016/2017 PROJECT NAME: Supply and delivery of Security Services Tenders are invited from suitably qualified companies for the Supply and Delivery of Security Services BBDAO. Tender documents are paid for at DAO Accounts Office Botha-Bothe and obtainable from District procurement Unit Botha-Bothe, at District Administrators Premises opposite Botha-Bothe Police office from 01st March 2016 at a non-refundable fee on M500.00 during Office hours (from 09:00 to 15:00hrs in the District Procurement Unit Botha-Bothe from Monday to Friday excluding holidays.

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS MANDATORY, THE REQUIRED MANDATORY DOCUMENTS MUST BE ATTACHED; FAILURE TO DO SO WILL LEAD TO THE DISQUALIFICATION OF THE TENDER. Terms and Condition of the tender: • Bidders to buy each tender document at the cost of M500:00 • Refundable bid security of 1% of the bid price (Bank guaranteed cheque or a letter from accredited Financial Institution endorsed with a revenue stamp).

• Bidder must submit Original tender Document Stamped with the supplier Stamp and Procurement Date Stamp.

• Bidder must attach valid certified copies of Trader’s Licence and Tax Clearance both certified at source.

• Certificate of attendance to the Site Visit.

• Certificate of Bona-Fide with suppliers date stamp and signatures.

Site Inspection Compulsory Site Visit will be on the 14th March

2016 and bidders are expected to assemble at Botha-Bothe District Agriculture office at 09:00am for registration, and the registration will be closed at 09:30am same date. BothaBothe District Agriculture Office will not provide transport for bides.

Sealed bids, Original and five copies of technical and financial proposals clearly marked “Supply and Delivery of Security Services to Botha-Bothe District Agriculture office”, bearing no identification of the bidder should be deposited at the tender box situated at District procurement Unit BothaBothe.

DISCLAIMER The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MoAFS) also reserves the right to cancel the tenders before submission/opening of tenders or postpone the tender submission/ opening date and to accept/reject any or all tenders without assigning any reasons thereof. Botha-Bothe District Procurement Unit is not bound to accept the lowest price or any bid.

EVALUATION CRITERIA Preference Margin Relevant Experience Company profile Price For more details contact Procurement Office at: 2846471/22460215 Procurement Unit P.O. Box 871 Both-Bothe 400

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Senior Programs Officer

Reports to: Program Development Team Leader Provides Supervision to: None Location ; Maseru, National Office Duration; fixed contract 3 years Purpose of the Position: Take primary role in coordinating funding acquisition through proposal writing; workingclosely with the Technical Managers and Operations team to ensure that all grants projects are designed, implemented, monitored, evaluated according to donor requirements, specifications, and the organization’s internal policies whilst engaging donors at strategic level, build relationships.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Resource diversification Strategy Development In coordination with the Program Development Team Leader, develop the annual growth plan in line with the country strategy.

2. Donors’ engagement Develop donor engagement strategies according to NO strategy with participation of Technical Managers and Operations teams Engage donors at strategic level.

Lead the process and provide direction in the development of individual donor relations.

3.Resource Acquisition & Grant Management Lead the proposal development process for Preproposal, Proposal development and Post-submission.

Ensure smooth coordination of all proposal development efforts for the national office.

Oversee the research process and the development process of new proposals in close coordination with related Technical Managers in order to ensure high quality proposals that meet the requirements of the donors.

4. Internal and external liaison Liaise with donors and other stakeholders & engage in the process of preparing well written project proposals to secure funding.

Position WVL as a “preferred partner”.

5. Financial management: Support ProjectCoordinators to monitor allocation of resources in the most efficient and cost effective way while aiming for the highest quality of implementation as well as the budget monitoring.

6. Representation and Communication Assist with representation of the organization and networking with private sector companies, professional organizations and Universities to contribute to improvement of Grants Sector effectiveness, efficiency and impact.

Co-ordinate preparation of Project monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual and end-of-project narrative reports.

7. Compliance: Ensure the fulfilment of project visibility and donor branding requirements.

Establish and oversee the periodic review of implementation plans and design documents to ensure contractual obligations are met.

Other Competencies/Attributes:

P/BAG A256 MASERU 100 LESOTHO tel. (09266) 22 317371 fax (09266) 22 310255

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Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.

Attend and participate/lead in daily devotions and weekly Chapel services.

Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training: Minimum Educational level required: • Post Graduate degree in Social Sciences, Business Administration, Health & Nutrition or Agriculture Knowledge and Skills • Knowledge of programme design, Monitoring, and evaluation • Strong command of English (Written and oral) • Competent in using Microsoft office computer programs • Strong negotiation and representational skills • Ability to coach grant project managers • Knowledge of several donors regulations such USAID and EU • Has Cross cultural sensitivity • Ability to work as team member in an interdisciplinary environment and contribute to this in capacity building at national and Area Development Programme office levels of interaction • Abilities in the area of capacity building and training of trainers Experience: • 5 years relevant experience, specifically in writing winning proposals • Experience in project management • 5 years experience in resource acquisition and management Working Environment / Conditions: • Office based with 50% travel to the districts/ communities • Willing and able to travel locally and internationally as and when required Interested persons should forward their applications with Curriculum Vitae, Certified Educational Certificates and transcripts to The Human Resources Director, World Vision Lesotho. http://careers.wvi.org/job-opportunities-in-lesotho on or before 4th March 2016 If you have not heard from us by 11th March 2016, consider your application having not been successful.

As a Child focused organization, World Vision Lesotho is committed to the protection of children and does not employ staff whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.

Call for Expression of Interest Participation of INGOs in providing electoral education The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is the body that is constitutionally mandated to manage free and fair elections to Basotho nation and to promote knowledge of sound democratic processes.

It is also legally required to enhance appreciation of sound electoral processes and practices. The 2007, 2012 and 2015 National Assembly Elections Observers’ reports and information from Local Government Elections show that IEC has not been able to increase participation of voters in the electoral process.

In an effort to fulfill its mandate, the Commission is currently looking for the services that would encourage Basotho to actively participate in all stages of electoral process. What the Commission is looking for, is a strategy or combination of strategies, approaches and activities that have potential to mobilize and encourage people to rise and appreciate local government. The Commission needs to see significance of local government in building participatory democracy and conscientise leaders to rise up and take its participation in all stages of Local Government elections.

In preparation for the Local Government elections 2016, IEC would like to increase its capacity to provide electoral/voter education on a wider scope than ever before in order to increase participation with at least 50%. The IEC therefore invites expression of interest from NGOs for the provision of electoral/voter education to the public in general, reaching communities in the rural and mountain areas of Lesotho.

Interested NGOs should meet the following requirements: 1. Be registered under the Society’s Act 2. Its mandate be to provide education at these areas; Human Rights, Democracy, Civic and Voter or electoral 3. Have at least five (5) years’ experience in the provision of voter education 4. Be experienced in training for transformation, community education or development, adult education in particular use of participatory adult learning methods 5. Be able to engage both literate and illiterate participants into a learning session 6. Have ability to organize and conduct crowd pulling community development or educational activities 7. Have a proven track record of providing voter/electoral education (at least two references of previous job) 8. Have a capacity to conduct outreach strategies 9. Be knowledgeable in one of the following: Civic education, Voter education or Electoral education, democracy and human rights content 10. Provide at least one report of any previous job relevant to the job required 11. Provide proved capability and competence of personnel that will be engaged in the provision of Electoral/Voter education e.g educators must have at least COSC and proven experience of facilitation or have more than 5 years’ experience in the provision of non-formal education 12. Clarify areas where they will perform certain activities jointly

13. Show activities entailed under administration fee 14. Indicate whether they will use their own transport or IEC transport in accordance with IEC terms and conditions of transport acquisition or their transport policy 15. Indicate geographical areas to be covered 16. Provide scope in terms of clientele e.g youth, herd boys, women, people with disabilities 17. Show clearly by names the CSOs or NGOs that they have incorporated and how are they going to capacitate them in the process 18. Show clearly the mechanism in place to maintain impartiality and non-partisan by educators (Code of Conduct for educators). NGO should note that inclusion in the list of educators of partisan people may lead to disqualification of the organization at any stage of the process.

A mandatory meeting will be on the 03rd March, 2016 at 11:00am ( IEC board room 2nd floor).

EVALUATION CRITERIA • Price • Experience • Mandatory meeting attendance • Be registered under society’s Act • Its mandate be to provide Human Rights education, Democracy education , Civic and Voter education or Electoral education • Have a proven track record of providing voter/electoral education • Availability of references Submissions Proposals should be in two separate envelopes bearing no identification of the proposals marked “Technical proposal for provision of electoral education” and “Financial proposal for provision of electoral education”. They should be deposited into the tender box at the reception area. At IEC 2nd floor MGC Park on or before Tuesday, 30th March, 2016 at 12:00pm.

NB: - Late proposals will not be accepted - The following clientele when conducting voter education should be taken as special groups and be treated as such.

People living with disabilities Women Youth Herd boys Interested NGOs should submit their proposals in a narrative and financial form.

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TERMS OF REFERENCE CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION LESOTHO ELECTRICITY AND WATER AUTHORITY (LEWA) 1. PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

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LEWA is a statutory body established in terms of the Lesotho Electricity Authority Act of 2002 as amended to regulate Electricity Supply Industry and urban water and sewerage services in Lesotho.

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The Authority has just completed developing a risk management system, which includes a risk plan and policy.

The Authority wishes to engage the services of a risk management consultant to assist with the implementation of the risk policy. The risk management system is intended to produce appropriate reports to Management and Board for taking of necessary remedial actions.

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2. CONSULTANT The Consultant is requested to show interest and make a quotation for consideration by the authority, in undertaking technical support towards full implementation of the risk management system and assistance for a period of 1year in terms of assisting with the production of risk reports.

3. SCOPE OF WORK Objects/deliverables: • To assist the departmental heads/risk owners in identifying risk areas within each department; • To assist the departmental heads/risk owners in reporting on the progress ;

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To assist in the amendment of job description of relevant officers to embrace coordination and reporting on risks; To assist in amendments to job descriptions of other Managers to take responsibility as risk owners; To assist in developing and / or amending such policies and business processes and procedures necessary to enable risk management to operate; To assist the Risk Owners, Officer in charge in preparing reports and thereafter capacitate all concerned officers in all matters related to risk management; To identify and address the skills gap of Management which is necessary for the development, review and scrutiny of risk reports; and To develop a template of Management submissions to the Audit and Risk Committee and the Board.

4. PROJECT MANAGEMENT The management of this assignment will be under the oversight of the Chief executive of the LEWA. 5. ONFIDENTIALITY The consultant will be required to enter into confidential and indemnity agreements with LEWA. The intellectual property and outcomes relating to this assignment will reside with LEWA.

TENDER REQUIREMENT OF THE LESOTHO ELECTRICITY AND WATER AUTHORITY (LEWA) 1. Background The Lesotho Electricity and Water Authority (LEWA) is the institution set up by the Lesotho Electricity Authority Act No.12 of 2002 as amended to regulate and control electricity and urban water supply in a transparent and efficient manner in the country. The Authority has established rules and procedures for inviting tenders for consulting services and are as follows: 2. Tender Requirements for the Tasks The proposal for the consultancy should consist of two parts namely Technical and Financial. The technical and financial proposals should be in two separate sealed envelopes and marked accordingly.

The technical part of the proposal shall include, but not necessarily limited to: • Comments on the TOR; • Methodology, work plan and time schedule; • List of personnel with input (man-weeks) and their role in the assignment; • Updated CVs of all personnel; • Reference assignments of the consultant; and • Experience in risk management.

The financial part of the proposal shall be Professional fees for the consultancy 3.

Information Content

Required/Response

The proposal shall include the following: • Name of the consultant/company; • Registration details; • Company profile; • Contact number/s; • Contact person/s; • Certified Income clearance certificate and • Certified Trader’s Licence

Please note the following conditions for submission: • Electronic bidding shall not be permitted; • Tenders submitted after closing date and time shall not be accepted; • LEWA reserves the right not to accept any proposals; • LEWA shall not be liable for any costs incurred by any bidder in the process of responding to this bid, and • LEWA reserves the right to call for more information 4. SUBMISSION OF BIDS AND CLOSING DATE All envelopes must bear no name and address of the bidder.

The deadline for submission of Proposals is 18 March, 2016 at 12.00 Noon.

TENDERS IN SEALED ENVELOPES CLEARLY MARKED "TENDER FOR RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION" must be deposited in the tender box placed at LEWA offices 7th Floor Moposo House, bearing no marks to Tenderer’s identification.

The proposals should be addressed to: THE PROCUREMENT COMMITTEE LESOTHO ELECTRICITY AND WATER AUTHORITY 7th FLOOR MOPOSO HOUSE MASERU 100 Enquiries Please direct all enquiries to:

The Lesotho Electricity and Water Authority Attention: Mrs. M. Mokhosi finance@lewa.org.ls or Tel: +266 22 312479 Fax: +266 22 315094 LEWA Website: www.lewa.org.ls

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES) LESOTHO INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES (Project Administrator)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES) LESOTHO INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT (Project Accountant) Sector: Water Financing Agreement reference: 5800155001201 Project ID No.: P-LS-E00-002 1.

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This request for expressions of interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this program that appeared in Development Business No. AfDB752-11/13 of 21st November 2013.

The Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho has received financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB) toward the cost of the Lesotho Lowlands Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project, and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract on consultancy services for Project Accountant.

The services included under this project are: to provide Technical Assistance and support for the project management to ensure that the project is implemented in time and that the objective of the project is attained.

The estimated period of execution is 12 months.

The Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho through the Ministry of Water now invites eligible Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services.

Interested consultants must send CVs that provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services. Required qualifications and experience include: A Chartered Accountant with a minimum of 10 years of accounting experience; Experience with donor funded projects will be a distinct advantage; Competence in use of computerized Accounting packages and applications; Knowledge of Government of Lesotho Accounting System will be an added advantage A team player that works with minimum

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supervision; Strong Communication, analytical and reporting skills with experience in handling and checking documents pertaining to cash transactions; Ability to handle funds with honesty and trustworthiness; Computer literacy and competence in Microsoft Project, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point; Proven ability to work and interact with people from diverse professional, social and cultural backgrounds; Fluency in written and spoken English.

Excellent analytical skills and report writing.

6. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Rules and Procedures for the use of Consultants” September 2008 revised July 2012, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.

7. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 08.00 hours to 16.30 hours.

8. Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 15th March 2016 at 15:30 hours and labelled “Consultancy Services for a Project Accountant”. Electronic submissions will be accepted.

Attn: The Director

Industrial Area

Moshoeshoe Road

Between LEC and WASCo

Maseru, Lesotho

E-mail: tlalih@yahoo.com

cc: lwsip.procurement@gmail.com

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES) LESOTHO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEPARTMENT OF RURAL WATER SUPPLY ON TRAINING OF TRAINERS FOR ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IN COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS

Sector: Water Financing Agreement reference: 5800155001201 Project ID No.: P-LS-E00-002 1.

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This request for expressions of interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this program that appeared in Development Business No. AfDB752-11/13 of 21st November 2013.

The Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Lesotho Lowlands Rural Water Supply And Sanitation Project, and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for the services of Technical Assistance to Department of Rural Water Supply on Training of Trainers for on Environmental Health in Communities and Schools.

The main objective of the project is to contribute to the achievement of the Lesotho's Vision 2020 for improved health and social wellbeing of the population through universal water supply and sanitation access. The project will cover the districts of Berea and Maseru along routes of the Metolong Dam Water Supply Project primary and secondary pipes in providing basic rural water and sanitation infrastructure, environmental health support for communities, as well as capacity building and project management and will benefit about 65,000 people.

The objective of this assignment is to: Technical Assistance to Department of Rural Water Supply on Training of Trainers for on Environmental Health in Communities and Schools.

The estimated duration is 4 months.

The main services under this contract include:

a) Produce inception report b) Design appropriate water supply management models to be used in the project area c) Develop strategies such as capacity building strategies based on the analysis of DRWS project life cycle procedures d) Assess and identify the crucial steps that should be undertaken in hygiene education before any connection can be made e) Mainstream gender and climate change adaptation in all training approaches and strategies. f) Produce appropriate training materials in support

of the implementation of the strategies g) Conduct training of trainers (TOT) and supervise training for stakeholders to support implementation of the strategies h) Supervise trainers in training hygiene education in public institutions, communities and schools within the project area i) Adapt sanitary facilities models for public institutions j) Produce final report 7. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, legal status, description of previous similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, and availability of appropriate technical skills among staff). Consultants may constitute jointventures to enhance their chances of qualification.

8. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Rules and Procedures for the use of Consultants” September 2008 revised July 2012, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.

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Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 08.00 hours to 16.30 hours.

10. Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 15th March 2016 at 15:30hours and labelled “Consultancy services for Technical Assistance to Department of Rural Water Supply on Training of Trainers for on Environmental Health in Communities and Schools. Electronic submissions will not be accepted.

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The Director Department of Rural Water Supply Industrial Area Moshoeshoe Road Between LEC and WASCo Maseru, Lesotho

E-mail: tlalih@yahoo.com

cc: lwsip.procurement@gmail.com

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Sector: Water Financing Agreement reference: 5800155001201 Project ID No.: P-LS-E00-002 1. This request for expressions of interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this program that appeared in Development Business No. AfDB75211/13 of 21st November 2013.

2. The Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho has received financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB) toward the cost of the Lesotho Lowlands Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project, and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract on consultancy services for Project Administrator.

3. The services included under this project are: to provide Technical Assistance and support for the project management to ensure that the project is implemented in time and that the objective of the project is attained.

4. The estimated period of execution is 20 months.

5. The government of the Kingdom of Lesotho through the Ministry of Water now invites eligible Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must send CVs that provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services.

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ness Administration. work experience needed is at least 5 years as an Administrator or Administrative Assistance experience, of which preferably; experience is mainly in providing assistance in project coordination and implementation.

Excellent analytical skills and report writing.

Fluency in written and spoken English language is a necessity.

Computer literacy (Microsoft Office: project, word, access, excel, notes, Internet etc) is essential.

6. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Rules and Procedures for the use of Consultants” September 2010 revised July 2012, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.

7. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 08.00 hours to 16.30 hours.

8. Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 15th March 2016 at 15:30 hours and labelled “Consultancy Services for Project Administrator”. Electronic submissions will be accepted.

Attn: The Director

Industrial Area

Moshoeshoe Road

Between LEC and WASCo

Maseru, Lesotho

E-mail: tlalih@yahoo.com University degree in Public or Busi- cc: lwsip.procurement@gmail.com

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Any person who has objection to the issuance of the said copy is requested to lodge the objection in writing to the Register of Companies within 3 (THREE) weeks from the last publication of this notice.

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Company Notice LOST COMPANY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION GATEHOUSE TRADING (PTY) LTD Trading as GES LESOTHO REGISTRATION NO: 2002/418 Notice is hereby given to the public that the above mentioned company has lost or misplaced its Certificate of Incorporation and intends to apply to the register of a copy thereof.

Any person who has objection to the said copy is requested to lodge the objection in writing to the Register of Companies within 3 (THREE) weeks from the last publication of this notice.

APPLICATION ADDRESS GATEHHOUSE TRADING P. O. BOX 3030 RIVINIA 2128

NOTICE OF LOST LEASE NOTICE is hereby given that I intent to apply for a certified copy of a registered Title Deed/Lease to immovable property registered under No. 11294-1035 on the 7th January 2003 in the favour POSHOLI JONATHAN in respect of.

Every right or interest on and to the buildings(s) and other developments express or implied in certain PLOT no.

11294-1035 situated at HA THETSANE MASERU URBAN AREA on Plan No 11294 as held by Chief Surveyor.

All persons having objection to the issue of the said copy are requested to lodge them in writing to the Land Registrar within three weeks from the last publication of the notice.

ADDRESS LAND REGISTRAR LAND ADMINISTRATION AUTHORITY LEROTHOLI ROAD P.O.BOX 11856 MASERU 100

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An Exclusive interview with motivating fashion designer Hessie Mofolo

By Phongwazana Sakachane Stimulating fashion designer Hessie Mofolo has an exciting season ahead of her. She tells Relax how she started in fashion and what we can expect to see in the 2016 collections from her brand Hessie Creation.

A 27-year-old Mosotho woman, born and bred in Mafeteng, attended most of her school there. She later came to Maseru in 2004 to stay with her grandma after her mom went to work overseas.

You have your own label Hessie creation ...how has your work evolved since you began your own label?

It has been such a great experience for me. Have always loved fashion and never thought I would one day own my own line. I admit it wasn't easy for a start to get clients but as time went on I got them with the help of my younger sister for whom I designed clothes on several occasions Which designers inspires you locally or internationally?

Locally it has to be Neo Monoko. I have worked with her several times and learned a lot from her and also Teboho Moeka. We are still working together on some projects. They are both my mentors, wouldn't be where I am if it wasn't for them. While internationally, it has to be Khosi Nkosi; really his traditional design, are like a tailor’s, and of course, David Tlale. His exposure and hard work really prove that dreams do come true Can you remember the first thing that you designed?

The very first thing I designed was the blue dress that I did when my little sister was graduating in 2013.

What’s the motto you live by?

My motto is, be your own motivation. Yes I do live by it because when I finished my high school, back then designing wasn't the thing to do. People doubted me since all people wanted to do was to go to University to study courses like Business Management, Law, Economics etc.

What is most challenging about a career in fashion design?

Difficult customers. Like they would want something from a magazine but after designing it they complain when it doesn't suit them like the people in the magazine. The

biggest is customers complaining about the prices, saying I am too expensive.

What can we expect to see in the 2016 collection from her brand Hessie Creations?

Nothing but more stylish and intriguing Jackets, warm dresses and capes in winter since it’s the upcoming season.

What does fashion mean to you?

It means expressing oneself without having to say something.

Feeling good and comfortable What excites you about fashion?

The creative process. Getting an idea, sourcing the fabric, cutting and finally the most pleasurable of all, sewing it together. This is why I still sit behind a sewing machine day in, day out until the odd hours of the night. It’s more personal for me.

How does it feel to see your designs worn by so many women?

It is a blessing to know that women share my vision for style, fashion and embracing individuality.

When did you the join fashion industry and why?

I started in the fashion industry in 2011 when I met a lady by the name of Maletapata Makotoko, who is one of my favourite and a local designer. However, I have always had a passion for design and wanted to take it further.

What are your favourite types of textiles and colours to work with?

I like African print and lace.

The end product for this is always the best and have realised that it’s mostly what my clients like and always happy with.

What made you take fashion more seriously and make a career out of it?

Fashion is something I have always loved. The fact of also being my own boss is also what makes me work hard.

Your words of wisdom to people who want to join the industry?

Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t make it. We are all destined for something. If it’s something you want, go for it and don't let anyone tell you any difference.

The competition is tough but that doesn't mean you can't make it; be patient since you will meet different characters. Remember, the customer is always right.

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“The Godfident”SirNic shows up By ‘Mathabo Pakane Nicholas Mahao Tsoaeli, known as “SirNic” residing from Khubetsoana released an Experimental Project (EP) titled “88 trips” on the 16th February which comprises seven tracks.

He is also a dancer, producer and songwriter and is a co-owner of Misinisi crew of musicians working together, focused on real music and breaking barriers African musicians have set for themselves.

According to SirNic, the hit track is “Godfidence.” He clarified that this track hit “Godfidence” is basically a song about him stepping into a zone where he is really confident about himself, where he is going ,what he is doing and the people around him. “There was once a time when I felt lost, alone and abandoned with zero confidence and stepped into new zone of underlying confidence, which is Godfidence,” he said.

“When I was writing these songs, He was reaching out to people who lacked confidence. I know for sure that I’m not the only one who has woken up with zero confidence in anything. Knowing that I’m not the only one who has looked at his or her life and thought to himself or herself where he is going and glad

that it worked and people post on Facebook how the track makes them feel things are going to be okay,” he explained.

He describes his music as pop (popular culture) because he can stretch his talent and do RnB and house music. “Rap is a broad in-

dustry, I could write a song for my mum, one for my girlfriend, and one for my friends but if I say I am strictly on RnB for example, I can only focus on what is relevant to the RnB world,” he said.

He further portrayed himself as versatile musician saying his en-

SirNic

tertainment for the public all depends on the mood but in the end listening to his music is just a trip one will never forget and try by all means to be different from other artists. “My live performance is a whole lot of confidence and energy, they have not been exposed to before, describing my music in three words,” he said proudly.

Nicholas ’greatest opportunity up to now was to show off his talent by performing at numerous events hosted in the country alongside the big names in South Africa, Casper Nyovest, K.O and the Cash Time Fame which has really increased his fan base as an individual.

SirNic said he decided to pursue his music career because he had always been a musician and wrote his first script when he was in Grade 4 though he cannot even remember what it was about and the love he received from people who knew him and those who do not. “I only started taking things seriously after my father passed away three years back. I could not continue with my studies and the only thing I could do was do my music. I had positive feedback from earlier than that and I decided to surf the tittle wave I had because everything starts as small,” he appended.

Blaze drops her new single called “Come and get it”

By Phongwazana Sakachane MASERU - Finally, the wait is over as Mpho Malefane better known to her fans and followers as “Blaze Shatta Queen," decided to feed the souls and give ears an absolute gratification.

A brand new one from Blaze Shatta Queen has released fresh and vibey jam titled “Come and get it” on 14th February, which was produced by Space Mode. She revealed that her latest project is new and fresh and hip hop lovers ought to hunt for it.

In an exclusive interview with Relax, Blaze exposed that she dropped it at that point in time because she realized that a lot of artists were releasing their albums on that same date and competition was pretty much the motive behind the single.

Blaze, who hails from Sehlabeng in the Berea district, is a female rapper. She promises her fans to expect her final project in two months to come.

“I stand to speak for those who dare to be different. My project will be ready by the end of March or mid-April, like I said I like being different; that’s what defines me and my music,” said Mpho.

She added that she is currently working on ideas for the video.

Blaze reveled that that working on a single was very hard, “I think I have had that beat for almost a year and it was just too great for me to mess it up. I really took my time with it and I think I did it some jus-

Blaze

tice”.

She thrust into the spotlight in 2013, after releasing her single named Monate fela featuring Skebza D, which caused a buzz in the local rap fraternity as a female rapper.

“I am not just a rapper, I am an artist, radio presenter and I also do graphics when I’m free. I rap and sing and do a bit of modeling. I rap because that’s what is hot right now and what people want to hear.”

Blaze stated that her plan is to finish her project, launch it, and work like crazy to keep people talking about it.

She added that she needs artist such as Dolla Man, Juvy, the Sotho hop team, Shuffle on her project to make it sensational. Other than that she has worked with well-known artists such as Alaska, Kulax, Drigger, Assassin, Anonymous, Mega Hertz, S Jizzle, Black Steel etc. and she looks forward to work with Papa Zee very soon.

Blaze asserted that female rappers are given an opportunity and a platform for exposure that is why she seized the opportunity and became a female rapper.

“I look up to all the MIP Crew and see them as my brothers in the industry. Female rappers are recognized lately, shout out to that!” exclaimed Blaze.

The single has been air played in few local radio stations such as Ultimate FM, the radio station based in Morija and she also performed live on LTV when she was a guest speaker for Urban Jamz.

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Thulo releases his single

By Bokang Tilo

MASERU-A 28-year-old Thulo Monyake, from Maseru East has released his single titled “Ke ea ho Mpho” featuring MegaHerts, on his birthday, 6th February 2016, because a number of things happened in his life, unforgettable memories. The single was created as a result of a conversation that he had with RMC, Chocolate Soul and a couple of others who were with him in a studio on that day.

The adroit young man said the conversation was about a beautiful young lady called “Mpho”. He decided to create the instrumental for the beat because of his closing statement in the conversation which was “helek ebile monna ke ea hana joale, Ke ea ho Mpho”.

“Ke ea ho Mpho” is the first single he released this year. In an interview with Relax, he explained that he has not released a song in a while and figured out that the best time would be his birthday. He said that would serve as a means of showing appreciation to everyone who has supported and appreciated his work over the years.

His music journey started in 2001 when he was doing his S2 (Secondary 2 also known as Form B) at Machabeng college. He has a collection of 6-7 compilations / tapes which are Dou album called Terama and Lemekoane no.1 by Emcee conundrum and Mr Mesh.

Conundrum aka Drum is his long

Thulo Monyake

time partner and also a guy who has inspired him to start making his own music.

“The strongest support I received was from my mother, who always stood by her words and told me to do what makes me happy as long as I excel on it. Fifi, my uncle, now known as Chocolate soul gave me a chance to do radio jingles by

then “Queen Dever” on Pc radio. I have not looked back a day since, for a while the only way to be heard was to make jingles for radio,” he said.

They became so popular that people started requesting them on radio as songs. He does not necessarily has a style but what he does is “mmino o monate”. He said he is a cross genre and considers himself

more of a producer than an artist.

However, his major influences are hip hop and kwaito which one will hear a lot of traces in his works.

The challenges that he encountered since he started music, was finances were very hard to come by, in order to fully satisfy the needs of becoming an artist. There was and still is very low investor support where music is concerned. Support from the government is still a challenge, as many of us, if not at all are still being exploited, our music is played free on radio and he pointed out that he performed his single live before a number of times, even recently at 440 shared stage with KO this past weekend on the 26 February. The audience received it very well and they responded “Ke ea ho Mpho” it felt like a dream to be true.

“To be different I remain myself, I don’t duplicate anyone. My style is vastly different to the other artists in that, I don’t have a specific sound; I merely follow through with what the song requires from me.

If the specific beat or instrumental needs me to switch my tone to match and compliment it, I do so,” he explained.

His stage name is Tmech and Lemekoane, he concluded by promising his fans a bunch of new videos, major moves from him and his team MIP, as well as a formal release date for my upcoming Tape called AvRCUsb ( Audio Visual Remote Control Universal Serial Bus)

Mosoeunyane and Basotho Empowerment

By Jokobina Setlhare MASERU- Mohau Mosoeunyane, a philosophical motivational speaker, the Director of Mohau and The Success Master hosted an enormously successful Public Seminar at Lakeside Conference Center on personal and financial development for two consecutive days, the 27 to 28 February 2016.

Mohau made it clear to Relax that the event was aimed at empowering Basotho with the life skills

they need, in order to be people of action who go out in the world and make a positive impact.

“Not only is the event going to promote entrepreneurship but also to change the mindset of Basotho,” he explained.

He further stated that the purpose of that occasion was to build personal and business relationships, financial intelligence and to make people think out of the box.

Again it was to help Basotho to be successful in life, to be dedicated to business. People who attended the

event were about sixty five because the hall could only accommodate that number. Another thing was to fulfill the dreams of Basotho who are already in business and those who would want to be.

This philosophical motivational speaker pointed out that amongst people who were there, were Godfather of branding and networking Chale Monson, Anthea Ambursley, an award winning South African entrepreneur who is driven, focused and adding great value in changing lives.

“Anthea is passionate about the hospitality industry and empowering women and youth to start their own businesses,” he added.

He continued by saying participants were aged from twenty one to thirty five years. However, he said that most of them did not understand English, so they had to find interpreters. He indicated that about ninety five percent of people showed that they liked that idea and wanted to change their lives.

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Mohoanyane elected as DIFA Leribe President

By Tšeliso Tale LERIBE-Khiba Mohoanyane has been re-elected as the President of the Leribe District Football Association (DIFA) for the third term in a row, five days after he was elected as the Lesotho Sports and Recreation Commission (LSRC) President.

Mohoanyane managed to run the two election campaigns concurrently and managed to win both presidential positions in both elections.

Four weeks ago, Mohoanyane was elected member of the 2016 Commission. Two weeks ago, the 17 members of the 2016 Commission sat in closed session to elect the Executive Committee. This was after two weeks his camp had lost the majority in the commissioner election, but he still managed to be elected as the President of LSRC. Within five days, Mohoanyane has now been elected the President of DIFA Leribe and he won the Leribe elections convincingly. For the LSRC President, it was close-fought

vote when Mohoanyane was elected with nine votes against eight votes of Molupe Mothepu, the President of Lesotho Basketball Association (LBA) who had not shown any interest in camps.

In the DIFA Leribe election, he challenged the Vice President of Linare Tumo Molahlehi, the former Vice and President of Majantja Football Club.

The other member who was contesting was Moroke Mokhofu of Moholisa City Stars, who had 17 votes and Tumo Molahlehi who had 13 votes while Khiba Mohoanyane won the elections with 104 votes and became the President for the third time in a row. He is also the current First Vice President of Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) and he has been in the office for two terms now.

Mohoanyane said,“I have been in sports for quite for some time now and I have lot of experience where sports politics is concerned.

When my camp lost the popularity vote during the 2016 Commission-

Khiba Mohoanyane elected as DIFA Leribe President

ers’ vote, people believed it was over. But I knew we could come back. My camp and I needed nine votes to make it and we had to talk

to people from Traditional,National Association Paraolympic Committ of Lesotho “NAPCOL” and others,” said Mohoanyane.

Moru elected as new LSRC Vice President

By Tšeliso Tale MASERU-The President of Lesotho Institute of School Associations (LISA) Caswell Moru, was elected as the new Lesotho Sports and Recreation Commission (LSRC) Vice President a fortnight ago, at the LSRC Boardroom.

Four weeks ago, Moru was the most popularly elected with 26 votes more than any other Commissioner since he was voted for by both camps among the 17 votes of the other Commissioners. Moru is about to end his last term in the Presidential office of LISA. As the new Vice President, Moru led the Lesotho delegation to the Confederation of Southern African Schools Sports Associations (COSASSA to Namibia three times, Botswana four times and Zimbabwe three times. At the same time, he was Football Head Coach for boys and he brought home gold from Namibia in 2013 and also brought another one in 2015 from Zimbabwe Moru began his presidency when he was elected as the presi-

New LSRC Vice President Caswell Moru

dent of the Southern Zone A in 2011 till today. He tried to step down but his supporters wanted him to stay in the position. It is discouraged

by LISA for someone to occupy

SKETECYC Crew do performances every Sunday

By Tšeliso Tale MASERU - SKETECYC Crew host Skateboard entertainment training sessions every Sunday at the Post Office Building next to the vehicle parking area, in Maseru.

The event is organised by two men Tlali Masoetsa of Khubetsoana, originally from Mafeteng and Thato Mokhitli of Lifelekoaneng in the district of Maseru.

The two gentlemen organise the Skateboard equipment and stand for the young talent to display their skills, and to take them off the streets.

A third year Civil Engineering student at Lerotholi Polytechnic, Hlalele Linake of Ha Abia in the district of Maseru leads the crew on

the technical side.

Linake said he started skateboarding in 2014 inspired by a motorcyclist who has just passed on in a car accident, Lebo Molapo.

Before he came to Skateboarding Linake was a Basketball and Volleyball player, but had decided to come to this sport because he said it is more challenging. Apart from training sessions, they also give Skateboard lessons for free to women and youth and the organizers provide some lunch.

Masoetsa said, “We are looking for anybody who can come and assist us, some people come and ask to help us with our equipment and go and register the association without telling us.

two positions, especially LISA and the Zonal position. In this case, he had no alternative but to carry on till today, when he felt enough was enough.

One of our supporters and the person who inspired some of these boys will be laid to rest on Saturday at Ha ’Mathata in Maputsoe after he passed on in a car accident at Lithabaneng.”

Until today, there has between 30-40 athletes, although some only

He has been assistant coach of the Lesotho Under-20 National Squad for two consecutive years starting from 2013 and now Likuena assistant coach till today. He is also head at the department of Maths and Sciences at Bereng High School in the district of Mafeteng and he is also Bantu assistant Coach.

He led Bantu out of the A Division into the Vodacom Premier League and he Bantu to its first LNIC Top-8 victory after Bantu parted ways with Motlatsi Shale and Katiso Mojakhomo. Moru said “It is very difficult to say how far will I go, between administration and football coaching. This is because each of the two compliment each other. When I am doing my coaching, I also know what is expected in administration, so administration skills play a vital role. Also as an administrator, coaching plays a vital role because I know how to handle athletes and what is needed to enhance technical performance; so in both categories I will go as far as the people of the sports need my services.” come when the schools are closed because they attend school in South Africa. Solomons Group Fast Food & Liqour provide them with electricity and they are still looking for Basotho people who can help out of love.

Hlalele Linake shows some of the skills

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Kick4life stand chance in the Top-8

Mabuthi Potloane finds the opener Kick4life deny Mphatlalatsane position of the ball

By Tšeliso Tale MASERU-Kick4life stand a chance to make it into the next Lesotho National Insurance Group (LNIG) Top-8, after crushing the struggling Mphatlalatsane 3-1 in the Vodacom Premier League match played at Correctional Service Football Ground on Saturday.

At the moment, Kick4life is in 7th position in the Vodacom Premier League table with 23 points and 17 matches played in all and they are now in the second round of the 2015/16 league. Since Lesley Notsi, the former coach of Likuena, Lioli, Matlama, Bantu and other South African first division clubs, came into the Kick4life camp; they have played six games and won four.

The two Kick4life goals came from the penalty spot, that is the first goal of the match and the first for Kick4life was scored by dangerous striker Thabiso Brown. Mphat-

lalatsane’s hopes were raised when Jammere Ntsekhe equalised and the halftime score was 1-1. Morapeli Lesoetsa gave the host team the lead when he scored the second early in the second half. That was before Motlalepula Chabeli put the final nail in the coffin, to end the match 3-1 in favor of Kick4life.

Notsi said, “Everything went according to plan and that makes me very happy because we have managed to score three goals for the first time in the six games we have played since I came to the Kick4life camp. So far I have played six games since December and won four.

Mphatlalatsane fell into the trap when they concentrated on Brown and let Chabeli do the damage and this is the reason I did not pull out Brown even though through the eyes of other people it looked like he was not doing well.”

In the other match played in the same venue, Matlama held FC Likhopo to a 1-all draw. FC Likhopo

had full control of the match from the first whistle but failed to convert in the first half. Early in the second half, Matlama took control of the game but FC Likhopo once again seized back control of the game and that is when Matlama scored the first goal of the match through the intelligent legs of Mabuthi Potloane in the second match after a long injury break.

Matlama caught FC Likhopo flat footed in numerous counter attacks since FC Likhopo was attacking with everything but missed their chances. Refiloe ‘Raster’ Mahula grabbed his chance with less than 3 minutes to go. FC Likhopo equalizing goal came from the educated legs of the former Likuena Bokang ‘Lefty’ Mothoana, straight from a corner-kick. This was after FC Likhopo forced Matlama to cause a series of corner-kicks and Matlama failed to defend them as well as long throws by the same player Mothoana. The match ended at 1-1, deservedly so since both teams had

many chances to win the match, but it wasn’t to be.

Moses Maliehe, Matlama head coach said, “We are in the second round and every team is fighting for better positions, FC Likhopo performance today shows they have a target to reach. We had our chances but we missed them. All in all I am happy with the return of Mabuthi Potloane and he has improved from the match we lost against LDF in the LNIG Top-8 and I am happy with the performance of the young stars I have introduced.

In the other match played, Butha Buthe Derby Likila surprised Sandawana with a 1-0 defeat while on Sunday Linare played to 0-0 draw with LDF and Bantu held to a 0-0 draw with Roma Rovers. Meanwhile, Lioli made Basotho proud when they defeated Vital ‘O by 1-0 on Sunday in the match that was played in Burundi after losing 2-1 at home. Vital ‘O will proceed to the next round on the Away Goal Rule after the 2-all aggregate.

LCS dominates Price Netball Stars Tourney

By Tšeliso Tale

MASERU-Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) Netball Club dominated the second two-day Prince Netball Stars tournament held at Correctional Training Centre (CTC) Netball Courts.

The tourney began on Saturday, till late on Sunday because of the poor time keeping of the clubs on both days. The tournament was made up of the six teams invited to take part in the competition. Each consisted of eight players, eight women and four men to make a total of twelve players.

In the match only five women and two men were allowed to take part and not more than two men which made it different from the normal netball game because it was a mixed category. This was a pre-season preparation tournament before the 2016 Senior Netball League commences.

The six teams were LCS Netball Club which was divided into two teams LCS 1 and LCS A, the host club Prince, Lesotho National Insurance Group (LNIG), Vodacom Lesotho Netball Club (VLNC) and Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA).

The first prize was won by LCS 1, followed by their team mates LCS A with LNIG in third place.

All three teams won trophies and there was prize money but no medals. LCS 1 walked away with the big trophy, LCS A got the second and LNIG won the third trophy.

The Vice President of the Lesotho Netball Association (LNA) ’Makhotso Mokoatle and ’Matšepo Mohau represented Lesotho Netball Association after the President, Moipone Mashale left.

Mokoatle said, “We wish to thank Prince Netball Stars for organising this event and we are happy as an association, to attend.

This was a really competitive tournament which shows what can be expected in the upcoming league.

More tourneys are set to come as LCS is preparing for another tourney before the 2016 Senior League commences.”

Meanwhile, Mohau assisted in announcing the winner while Abiel Lekulo was on the technical side on behalf of Prince Netball stars and Ratlali Manyaoene was tournament administrator. During the match between LCS A and LNIG there was vulgar language from some supporters to the players, which intimidated players. LNIG lost to LCS A by 22-20 and to LCS 1 by 22-21 while LSC 1 defeated LCS A by 1817.

Men dominated the netball competition

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Minister inaugurates 2016/19 Commissioners

Minister of Sports, Mathibeli Mokhothu

By Tšeliso Tale MASERU-The Minister of Gender and Youth, Sports and Recreation Mathibeli Mokhothu on Thursday evening inaugurated 17 Commissioners of the Lesotho Sport and Recreation Commission (LSRC) who were elected four weeks ago at Lehakoe Recreation and Cultural Centre (LRCC).

The other two Commissioners, Bongiwe Buzi and Refiloe Maphalela were inaugurated in abstantio meaning that only 15 Commissioners attended the actual inaugura-

The new LSRC President-Khiba Mohoanyane

The outgoing LSRC PresidentLimpho Mokhochane

and Youth, Sport and Recreation (MGYSR) at that time was not in good terms with some members of the Commission and this led to denial of transfer of the LSRC subventions which also led to court cases.

About four Members of Parliament were VIP guests.

Minister Mokhothu was with his Deputy ’Marefiloe Muso and the acting Deputy Principal Secretary (DPS) Hlompho Mpeta who is now acting in the office of Principal Secretary (PS) after the contract of Molapo Majara expired four months

ration, we did not take sides. Who am I to deny the vote of the people? I do not support camps and I do not want you to be involved in party politics as this only belongs to the politicians. My doors are always open for you to walk in, even before you ask for corporation, we will support you all the way as long as you follow regulations.”

LSRC is the right hand of MGYSR to work directly with the associations and federations. The Commissioners are elected by the LSRC stakeholders which is made

Commissioners assembled for group photo with government officials

tion.

Maphalela has also been elected into the Executive Committee of LSRC as Public Relations Officer (PRO).

This was a happy evening for the incoming commissioners, while it was sad for the outgoing Commissioners when they looked back on what had transpired while they were supposed to be inaugurated.

They included the outgoing President Limpho Mokhochane who had tasted her first term in office.

But on her second term together with the outgoing Commissioners, they did not get the opportunity since the Ministry of Gender

ago.

Mathibeli said according to the Lesotho Constitution, the Minister can accept or reject some members of the Commission or all of them; but the minster in his speech said he could not deny the decision made by members of different sports code; associations and federations who had made a decision by electing people they believe could do the job.

The Minister said, “This has been a great challenge to me and I prayed to my Lord that I should not have any conflict of interest in any of the camps. Today, I stand here very proud that during this inaugu-

up of 32 associations and federations. This means the Commission represents all the associations and federations.

The outgoing LSRC President wished the new Commissioners good luck and told the gathering that, when they came to office they had to make a strategic plan which had not been there before. She said she had paved the way and set the pace for the new Commission because she worked very hard to take the Commission to where it is today and Lesotho will be hosting the 2020 Africa Union Sports Council Region 5 Games.

Mokhochane said, “During my time in office I was faced with so many challenges, some so bad that it is difficult to talk about them and some were just administrative issues. Some of the challenges were that, the office of the Minister did not want to work hand in hand with us, including not transferring the subventions which made life so difficult because we had to run the day to day activities of our stakeholders.

“But I am proud of our achievements; it’s like being able to leave footprints in the sands of my time in office. One of the footprints was to make the LSRC strategic plan.

Before I came to office the stakeholders were not accounting for the money allocated for them but today they are able to report how they have used their subsidy.”

The incoming President Khiba Mohoanyane said, “I wish to thank the Minster of Sports for inaugurating all of us. Lots of things happened during the elections, such as having different camps. That time has passed and we have to work together as a team and put aside our political differences and camps. I want to promise you Minister that anytime I feel like one of the Commissioners is not executing his or her duties as expected, I will come to your office to suggest his/her dismissal and replacement.”

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