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Life&Style FRIDAY MAY 18, 2018
WEEKLY MAGAZINE
Upcoming hip hop star artiste promises change RELEBOHILE TSOAMOTSE
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ASERU- The local hip hop scene has officially welcomed King Kris, the latest hip hop artiste to come out of the wood-
work. At only 18, Kris is determined to make waves in the industry in spite of the many challenges facing the industry in locally. The artiste is confident he will make it across the borders. Born Fusi Maoeng, Kris has been working underground until late last year when he decided to take his craft onto the local hip hop scene. His dream of becoming a musician began to be realised when the co-founder of Sotho-Clique, a hip hop crew and movement that supports each of its members on their musical journey invited him to their studio to record a track titled LEMS Chicks which instantly became a household track for most high school students. As a high school student then, the song earned him popularity and a huge fan base among high school fans and, through that particular song, he got closer to being a well-known hip hop artiste. He later released a five-track EP that earned him an interview on a local radio station and got airplay on another. Over time, Kris has released a number of singles and currently has a total of 23 which he says he is working towards making an album. Kris has in the past collaborated with a number of artistes such as the Ultimate Music Awards nominated artiste 8th Planet. He, however, intends to produce more songs without collaborations with other artistes in order to prove his worth and potential. Kris describes himself as an artiste aiming to alleviate and emancipate the industry from the despairs along with the people currently pushing in the music. Kris says he grew in a very vibrant family that was into music. “I grew up in a very vibrant family; my three brothers ventured into music growing up,” he said. Kris pointed out that while he might have also been motivated by his own brothers to venture into music, he said he is into music because he has a vision of emancipation and feels the urge to introduce Lesotho to the world with a profound sound that can compete and capture intriguing attention to the world. He is probably one of the youngest rappers in Lesotho. In a quest to earn his name in the industry, Kris says the biggest challenge he has faced is convincing peers and the country at large that he is capable. He also laments lack of support from Basotho but is quick to note that it might be because they seldom hear about serious people. “I sometimes don’t blame people who don’t support local, there are few serious people and our people get discouraged to waste their time on us.” Continues on page 2
Exploring Lesotho’s Fun Outdoors So you have given it some thought and realised that there indeed is a lot to see and explore about the Mountain Kingdom; and you don’t want to miss out any longer… Now comes the question of where to start in getting ready for some outdoor fun. First you must decide on the activities that interest you and company. Whether it is a trip with family, with friends or a trip for lovers, Lesotho has something to offer. Do you plan on having a relaxed weekend without much to do other than enjoying the scenery? Then why not head up to Sehlaba-Thebe National Park in Qacha’s Nek which offers river side tranquility, waterfalls, pools, rock dwellings & rock art among other treasures. You may choose to either book accommodation or you can take the outdoor experience even further by camping out under the star clustered night sky. What to do the next day? Why not try your hand at fishing for your next meal? That way, a fish braai will be well deserved. If you are one interested in getting active and maybe a little dirty, then visit Elite, The Colony, KB’s Leisure brands & Glitzzz among many others for winter boots, jackets, pants & back packs suitable for hiking, pony treks or mountain biking. Once you are all geared up, head out to either Malea-lea Lodge to see the magnificent water cascades or to Semonkong lodge for the hike or pony trek to the Maletsunyane Falls or even the pony bar hopping experience. If you are particularly keen on track biking sports, then you just need to pop into Pioneer Mall’s Sports Bliss, Elite, or KB’s Leisure brands for a pair of biking suitable training shoes, then hit the pump track at the Roma Trading Post. So why visit Pioneer Mall’s Car & Outdoor Expo this weekend? Because it has been produced for the purpose of bringing suppliers of equipment and clothing suitable for outdoor activities to you; for your convenience. The Pioneer Mall Car & Outdoor Expo has been created for the purpose of bringing different car dealerships; those available in Lesotho and those that are not, to your doorstep for your convenience. Be inspired, so that you too can inspire other Basotho to explore Lesotho.
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Public Eye
Style Focus IN THE GROOVE With RELEBOHILE TSOAMOTSE
Promoters of events should get it right It’s certainly not an easy feat being an event promoter or organiser! After making my appearance at one of the events over the weekend, I am equally convinced that scratching an event from the start is not as easy as people think. Starting an event from the scratch is definitely not an easy task but I believe the try and experience while trying is always worthwhile. Yet again I believe promoters should do enough to ensure that events turnout are what they had envisioned for. While it is important to take risks in any of our endeavors and projects, I feel event promoters can judge from tickets sold that an event may not be successful and thereby take necessary measures. I feel there is no need to continue with an event that has signs of coming to be a relatively very low turnout especially for events meant to showcase any form of products/ services. While I also agree that our industry should be about bringing fresh and creative ideas to live, our promoters may have to be careful with the very small aspects of their events which may negatively affect them. The gig I attended last week was a complete joke! The gig had a very low turnout in spite of the fact that it was a weekend event. I literally counted revellers and it’s a number that I am even embarrassed to say myself. On a serious note though, why continue with an event when there are preliminary indications that it won’t be successful? I am not saying people should not take risks but I am simply saying we should be proactive in our doings. We need to shy away from doing things for the sake of it and start up activities with a purpose. I feel it’s not wise to rush into making things happen yet we fail to assess the very aspects of the events or gigs that may negatively affect not only the events themselves but promoters and their brands as well. While I agree that there is always room for improvement, some mistakes are very silly to make. Events ticket sales should be enough to send message home to event organizers that they are not doing things right. I would also want to believe that even the biggest festivities have gone the same rough patch but how do we help upcoming promoters get things right in as far as hosting events? Event promoters need to understand that the entertainment industry is already full of the many similar events and needs to consider their approach towards party-goers. On top of that, promoters should employ better strategies such as choosing a date that works for the audience, segmenting the audiences to accommodate other people as well as asking for inputs from show revelers.
Upcoming hip hop star artiste promises change Continues from page 1 He also pointed out that most local people are not ready to buy local music. “We are indoctrinated to getting free stuff even in music. We hate buying but like to brag once we buy J Cole album or any other artiste’s album that is not from Lesotho.” Kris says the biggest achievement he got in the industry is getting recognised by the likes of local hip hop artistes Kom-
manda Obbs, Dunamiz and Robocop who are his mentors. The rapper also has airplay on TransAfricaRadio, the 100 percent African music station and has been recognised by the South African hip hop news page that reviewed one of his tracks. He highlighted challenges such as promoters who do not want to pay artistes, artistes who pirate beats as well as artistes who are not even ready to buy local beats themselves. Nonetheless, Kris says he is motivated
by the praises and comments he gets from colleagues and friends. He is also grateful for the appreciation he got from the SA hip hop reviews that contacted him about his music. “I do not understand why Basotho fail to support their own, people who are not even Basotho have faith in me but I guess all we need as artistes is a little hope,” he added. Kris and his movement, Sotho-Clique, are currently working on establishing themselves across Lesotho.
Proud designers host Miss Seshoeshoe RELEBOHILE TSOAMOTSE
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ASERU - Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) Internship students placed at the Limkokwing Entrepreneurship Accelerator Point (LEAP) through their events company- Royalee Events two weeks ago hosted Miss Seshoeshoe pageant at Maseru Mall. The students did this in a bit to promote the Seshoeshoe fabric and dress, and other traditional wear. The event was also held in Commemoration of African Month and was a platform to showcase Basotho’s traditional designs. The event according to organizers was meant to promote Basotho’s traditional wear and bring the innovative feel to modelling as most pageants have always focused on the obvious styles of modelling such as swimwear models. They pointed out that modeling can’t always be about swimwear but people can be confident in their own attire or culture and that their vision is for Basotho to appreciate their traditional wear and be confident in wearing it. They said they were also motivated by the fact that a lot of people are focusing on the western styles mainly because they are on daily bases exposed to these styles hence a decision to organize the event to
put Seshoeshoe out there for people to appreciate and be impresses with it. While the main focus of their pageant was on the traditional Seshoeshoe, they also showcased traditional wear that included a range of Basotho blankets, the Basotho thethana (underwear) and a variety of Seshoeshoe designs done by small businesses who were part of their sponsors. Other sponsors were Maseru Mall and Blanket Power. They pointed out that the event was also meant to encourage Basotho to have a sense of believe in their cultural wear and expose the opportunities that lie within most Sesotho traditional wears such as the well known Seana-marena blanket which is celebrated globally. One of the organizers, Moliehi Makau told Public Eye in an interview that their main drive with Miss Seshoeshoe pageant lies with the fact that other countries are proud of their culture, particularly their traditional wear yet it was a different case with Basotho who most of the times follow other cultures. She said they took the pageant as a platform to showcase the traditional wear for people to appreciate it. “We wanted to bring Basotho back to loving and appreciating their culture after realizing that they have shifted to embracing other people’s culture while ignoring their own,” she said.
She added that there has been progress in regard to new Seshoeshoe designs but Basotho have not fully capitalized on the Seshoeshoe wear adding that they want to bring back the spirit and pride of Basotho in Seshoeshoe wear. They spoke of a scenario where the Seana-marena blanket is used by a number of international designers who earn lucrative amounts of money yet most Basotho fail to take full advantage of the blanket. The winners stood as follow: Miss Seshoeshoe Mosele Radebe, who was crowned queen, Tholang Mojapela who was first princess and Bohlokoa Mokete as the second princess. The winners will compete in the Khaba MaBasotho pageant. They featured both slender and plus size models in the competition who all competed in the same category to prove that modelling can be done by all people. They said, it is about breaking stereotypes for them and bringing fresh ideas to live. The organizing team is made up seven students from programmes; Events management, Public Relations, Business management, Tourism management and Marketing. They brought different skills they earned through their course of studies to come up with the events company - Royalee Events.
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Friday May 18, 2018
Health Focus
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The Tuberculosis-HIV-Selenium-Deficiency positive feedback loop Howard Steel Armistead Continued form last part...
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cientists report that HIV positive individuals with the lowest quadrant levels of serum selenium are three times more likely to develop active tuberculosis than those with the highest quadrant levels of selenium. Thus it seems logical if you supplemented and raised the level of selenium in the body from the lowest to the highest quadrant, TB incidence might potentially fall by up to 60%. But if raising selenium levels reduces active TB incidence by even 30% to 40%, that would be a significant victory in the battle against active and multi-drug resistant TB, saving governments millions of dollars and improving public health. This untested hypothesis begs to be tested. While people with HIV are three times as likely to develop TB, those with less than 135 CD4 count are thirteen times as likely to develop active mycobacterial disease. Likewise, HIV positive subjects with active TB experience faster disease progression than those who do not have TB. A similar situation exists with regard to HIV and hepatitis. Those who are co-infected experience more rapid progression of each disease. What is the common factor connecting these phenomena? A review of the literature on tuberculosis and selenium reveals that; while selenium has been tested as a nutritional therapy for TB, it has never been tested at a “therapeutic”, mid to high range dose. Second, selenium has never been tested as a monotherapeutic, adjunct therapy to standard TB treatment. Finally, when it has been tested; as always, in combination with other micronutrients; selenium has always been used in the nutritional range of 100mcg to 200mcg. In contrast to past low-dose clinical trials, selenium supplementation for TB needs to be studied in the 400-1000mcg per day range. In pharmacology, dosage is key. Selenium supplements have never been tested singly in the correct therapeutic range against TB. Clinical trials are urgently called for to determine how much effect supplementing an appropriate dosage of selenium might have. Ebslen is a selenium-based drug proven to be, “a potent inhibitor of the mycobacterium tuberculosis Ag85 complex.” Thus it should have a positive effect against tuberculosis. It is unknown how the benefit of Ebslen compares to the benefit of using the correct therapeutic
dose of selenium nutritional supplements. South Africa has the largest number of active TB cases in Africa and one of the larger caseloads of multi-drug resistant MDR TB. Swaziland has the highest per capita incidence of tuberculosis in the world. Both countries have low selenium soil content. Developed more than forty years ago, the drugs used to treat TB today are less effective than they once were. As multi-drug resistant strains proliferate and tuberculosis regains its hydra-headed preeminence as the dominant worldwide contagious disease, international health authorities plead for new effective drugs to be developed. Yet very few are in the pipeline. However people with high levels of selenium seldom develop active TB. Why has this element not been tested at moderately high therapeutic doses to determine if it could help treat TB and reduce TB infection rates? Why wait? Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses Ebola, Lassa, and Yellow Fever and Selenium Selenium is the only medication that demonstrated a direct effect in reducing mortality from Ebola-Zaire virus during the 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa. In the ELWA-ll Ebola Treatment Unit outside Monrovia, Liberia, overall survival rates quickly rose from 45% to 68% once a moderate, therapeutic dose of 1.2mg of selenium a day was added to the established standard of care for supportive and symptomatic treatment. Unfortunately 1.2mg was a suboptimal dose. Two milligrams should have been administered daily. That correct dose should have increased survival rates even more significantly. Selenium administered at two milligrams daily eliminated the death toll from an outbreak of Marburg virus in Angola. A dose of two milligrams per day, repeatedly has been shown to be effective in significantly reducing the mortality rate of other hemorrhagic fever viruses including Hantan virus in China. Will Taylor first sequenced the genetic code of Ebola-Zaire. He explains that what HIV-1 takes ten years to accomplish, Ebola-Zaire does in ten days. That is, HIV slowly and Ebola extremely rapidly, collapses the selenium supply by genetically encoding selenoproteins that require selenium molecules. Given the fact that selenium has been shown to dramatically reduce death from several hemorrhagic fever viruses including Hantan virus, Marburg and Ebola; I suggest its potential use against two other more common hemorrhagic fever viruses; yellow
fever and Lassa fever. In both yellow and Lassa fever, most of those infected show no signs or symptoms of the disease. The minority who do, exhibit “flu-like” symptoms including pain, headaches, fever, fatigue and vomiting. Those symptoms easily can be confused with other diseases, so viral infection needs to be verified in a reference laboratory. People who are symptomatic for either of these hemorrhagic fevers usually recover after four or five days. The overall mortality rate is 3% - 7.5% in yellow fever, and 1.0% for Lassa fever. The antiviral drug Ribavirin has a beneficial effect against both fevers if used early enough during infection. Yellow fever is caused by an enveloped, RNA, Flavivirus that infects over 200,000 and kills 30,000 annually, mostly in Africa. Yellow fever was the first virus ever proven to be transmitted by mosquitoes and in 1927 was the first to be isolated. Yet no specific treatment exists for yellow fever. After an incubation period of less than a week, symptomatic cases usually resolve after four or five days of acute illness. However in 15% of all cases, relapse occurs within 6 to 24 hours after an initial recovery from the primary stage of illness. Relapse cases exhibit extreme jaundice, severe fever, organ failure and sometimes bleeding. Between 20% and 50% of the 15% of cases that relapse end in death, resulting in a 3% to 7.5% mortality rate. Lassa fever is a RNA, Arena-virus that infects more than 400,000 a year in West Africa resulting in 5,000 deaths annually. Following a six to twenty-one day incubation period, only 20% of those infected develop symptomatic disease. Although it has a relatively low mortality rate, approximately a quarter of symptomatic cases are left temporarily deaf, and another quarter permanently deaf. Lassa fever virus targets the selenium rich organs and cells of the immune system including lymphocytes, the liver, spleen and kidney; as well as vascular and placental tissue. This can cause organ failure in some and a particularly high rate of mortality of about 90% in third trimester pregnant women and 100% in late term fetuses. This attack on the selenium supply results in lymphopenia, immune incompetence, and sometimes death. The question arises whether a person’s initial selenium level might be a factor for determining who among those that get infected will exhibit symptoms, experience a more severe course of disease, or suffer fatality. Soil and Dietary Selenium C
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RELEBOHILE TSOAMOTSE MASERU - Novices in modelling were two weeks ago presented with a lifetime opportunity on being models and earning themselves a name in the modeling industry by runaway Model Ntseiseng Tsoaeli of Kaz Angles modelling agency. Tsoaeli with her vast experience and skills in modeling, last Sunday, hosted a fashion show dubbed Autumn Fall Fashion Expo at the Music Mansion situated at Maseru West in a bit to expose aspiring models to the industry. The event which featured strictly aspiring models saw the models walk the ramp showcasing the different designs that are also done by upcoming designers to help them put their designs out there for people to see and support. 16 models were picked from the auditions the organizer Tsoaeli held sometime in March for models she would groom and train. While most fashion shows use the experienced or already known models, Autumn Fall Fashion expo wanted to break the stereotype and
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Fashion Expo gives models career lifeline
bring new faces into the modelling industry while also giving a chance to those that are passionate about modelling but lack platform. Tsoaeli told Public Eye in an interview after her show that she would groom the models into being better models and help them
sign for other agencies if they excel and show interest. She also pointed out that her longtime plan is to see the fashion expo grow into a bigger fashion show of the future. “I will together with my team from Kaz agency groom the models I have so far into becoming
better and improved models but our longtime goal is to see the autumn fall fashion show grow into being something bigger with the same models we have today,” she said. In order to continue having a platform for these models, the fashion expo is expected to be an
annual event so as to give them the much-needed exposure to finally get recognized by people as individuals as well as other modeling agencies. The fashion expo was Tsoaeli’s first show which she said will be a great platform to use her skills and experience in helping the upcoming models, it will also go a long way in ensuring that she also earns her a name in modelling. Tsoaeli said the challenges in modelling lie with having less confidence because other people do not understand modelling at all and thereby do not support their events adding that getting people to the modelling events is also a challenge in itself. She was introduced to modelling in 2015 by Neo graphics who asked her to model for their IQ beauty magazine. In 2016 she was then approached by Kaz modelling agency which signed her the same year. Mofaya Lesotho and local designers Cannamates, Trand, OClique, Kronik Wear sponsored the event.
Local hip hop sets eyes on May 30 KANANELO BOLOETSE
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ASERU – From Public Enemy, Niggers With Attitude (NWA) to Wu-Tang Clan, since its development in the 1980s, hard-core hip hop has always been peppered with best rap groups that came in different sizes and various shades. Run–D.M.C from New York, founded in 1981 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell, have been credited as the first hard-core hip group and widely acknowledged as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture and one of the most famous hip hop acts of the 1980s.
By all standards, Run– D.M.C paved the way for the future hip acts. Since then we have come to like Beastie Boys, Outkast, The Roots, De La Soul and Bone Thugs amongst others and of course Terror Squad D12 and G-Unit in the most recent past. Closer home, in South Africa, groups such as Verbal Assassins and Prophets of the City are regarded as some of the most interesting South African hip hop music acts. Verbal Assassins is according to Buzz South Africa, regarded as one of the pioneers of South African rap as it is today. The group which was formed in 1997,
arguably, had a major impact in the industry. Lesotho hip hop has also had a fair share of hip hop groups that set the bar high and changed the landscape of local hip hop, MIP with their banger, Basali released in 2013 comes to mind. But in 2018, we need to keep an eye on the Mafeteng-based upcoming group, Highbreed. If everything goes by plan, Highbreed will release their first album Backpacker’s Dream on May 30 and are set to be one of the 2018’s biggest breakout stars. The 16-track album, according to one of the group’s members, Mathang Tsietsi known as
Matoungue, “bears some of the big names in features and production”, the likes of Queen Mo, Lemeke-Oa-Mochini on features and on production, the likes of 6icknature, Hermit Sage, Raymo and Gobi Beast. Highbreed comprises four rappers, known by stage names Matongue, Versa, Snizz and Bumarang. “Highbreed is derived from the English word hybrid, which refers to a single whole made of different components,” Silent Fate told Public Eye this last week. “Ours is interpreted as the breed of a high level, the breed of the most-high, and the hybrid; diversity unified,” he added.
He said as aspiring Africans born in Lesotho, “one of the smallest yet most magnificent states of the world”, came together to form a movement, “handful of creative minds, in the quest to improve, promote, to acquire or better yet to create a platform where skills are shared”. They also sought to create an environment where “creativity is harnessed, where music is dealt with in a brotherly approach and visions broadened”, Silent Fate said. The quartet is currently working on the music video for their lead single called Litoro (dreams). The single is yet to be released.
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Indian Association hosts local food and fun fair RELEBOHILE TSOAMOTSE MASERU - Machabeng College two weeks hosted the International Food and Fun Trade fair organised by the Indian Association of Lesotho. The Indian community living in Lesotho convened at the college grounds to celebrate with different fun filled activities organized by the association. Activities of the day included among others the Indian fashion show where local models showcased different Indian and local designs, games for the kids and food tasting. The event managed to bring together the different nationalities present in the country who came in numbers to celebrate with the Indian community. Other nationalities present were Americans, Chinese, Philippines, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Pakistan and many others with a number of Basotho also present. Entourages were also treated to a lifetime experience as they had a chance to taste a range of dishes from different nationalities at the stalls that sold dishes of different nationalities present at the celebration. On top of that, there was also Indian music performances backed by some of the local dances to entertain the audiences. International food and fun trade fair is held annually in the country by the Indian Association of Lesotho (IAL). It is intended to promote and endorse the growing cultural panorama in Lesotho. Among those present at the occasion was Home Affairs Minister, Tsukutlane Au who was an invitee representing government. In his remarks, Indian Association president Biju Abrahan Korah said the international food and fun trade fair is held annually by the Indian association in a bit to unite the Indian community in Lesotho. He said the day is supposed to be a fun filled day and is meant to rejoice with all Indians while also promoting cultural integration. Abraham thanked the home affairs minister for his presence at the occasion to celebrate the day with them and promised the minister that Indians will continue assisting the Lesotho government in a number of development activities such as the scholarship opportunities for Basotho students to study in India. “On behalf of the Indian community in
Lesotho, we thank Ntate Au (who is here) with us today and are indeed grateful for the support of the government of Lesotho on our stay in the country,” he said. “ He further stated that the event annually observed to unite all Indians in different parts of Lesotho to rejoice and unite. Dr Megh Raj, an Indian doctor who has been in the country since 2008 told Public Eye in an interview that while the international food and fun trade fair is about the Indian association, he sees the day as the cultural integration with Lesotho being the host. He said Lesotho as a country should be applauded for hosting a variety of nations in their small country and should be praised for its generosity adding that Lesotho allows foreigners people to practice their own culture. He further stated that as an individual, he is very fond of Lesotho which he described as a culturally proud country welcoming other nations without intimidating them. “I have been to 11 countries over the world but Lesotho is the very best country in terms of being friendly to foreigners. I have been in Lesotho from 2008, went away but I jumped at the opportunity to be back when it presented itself again,” he said. Raj renarrated the story of King Moshoeshoe I on how he was able to unite nations and the tactics he used to defeat battles he fought and added that he is a fan of King Moshoeshoe I and is inspired of the strategies the king employed in solving conflicts. The Indian Association of Lesotho is a registered non-profit organization established in 1988 with the primary purpose of providing cultural and educational platform for the Indian Diaspora in Lesotho. The association over time has been working towards creating, fostering and promoting cooperation, collaboration and the social and cultural integration between the kingdom of Lesotho and the People’s Republic of India. Some of the activities carried by the association- the Indian Association of Lesotho include: civic and cultural events, charity and social welfare that include free medical services, education support scholarships to the kingdom of Lesotho as well as hosting annual India Lesotho Friendship Day and international food festival.
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Pitfalls of youth in night life extravaganza RAY MUNGOSHI
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ASERU – A group of scantily dressed young women, some barely out of their teens, gyrate to a blast of Trap music pounding out of a gigantic sound system strategically spaced out around a club. Some clearly inebriated get down and mop the floor with the caboose of body-hugging outfits that barely preserve their modesty. Others twerk violently and out of synch with the music - but seem just happy to “shake what their mothers gave them”. The dense plume of smoke emanating from a number of hubbly bubblies and a motley of other smoking contraptions shared around the groups of revelers forms ghost-like dancing figures when caught in the psychedelic lights festooning the room. The packed night spot, in downtown Maseru, is bursting at the seams with party-goers of all shapes, ages and sizes. “Those girls are hunters, they hunt in packs like that. They are Slay Queens,” a male reveler who we shall call James* points at the group of twerkers dominating the dance floor. A Slay Queen is a woman who boasts about how beautiful and cool they are, parties hard and has make-up intact all the time. The online Urban Legend dictionary however describes them as girls from poor backgrounds but who pretend to be rich. They use seedy methods to make money, drink expensive alcohol and procure expensive cellphones. “But back at home she’s a chicken chaser. You can spot them from a distance by their obnoxious and heavy rolling accent characterised by flat pronunciations of the letter ‘e’.” In Basotho parlance, however, the term is used pejoratively to describe sassy young women who dress to the nines, are trendsetters and drink the most expensive wines but have no discernible source of income. Variously, they are referred to as “man eaters”. “Tertiary institutions around town produce these slay queens en masse. You can smell them from a kilometre away by the way they dress, walk, smell and by their phony American accents. “They are the fashionistas; the most beautiful chicks around that any guy would die for,” adds Palesa*, who used to be friends with a well-known Maseru slay queen. James nods towards two tastefully dressed girls sitting on high stools in a dim lit end of the bar and chuckles. “Those two have been nursing their drinks since they walked in a couple of hours ago. They are regulars and know how to play the game. They are fishing,” he said. Fishing or “rea popa”, he explains, is when girls go bar crawl-
ing without a penny in their pockets but hope to ensnare men to give them a treat that night. “The rules of the game are known to both players: The man buys drinks and food in the club and the girl puts out later, whether at the guy’s place if he has a house, in the car or doorway somewhere.” James and several veterans of Maseru’s energetic nightlife interviewed agreed drugs, alcoholism, sex and date rape were a common feature during the wild nights, especially month-ends. Anna* – who frequents one of the bars at Maseru Mall – recently escaped rape by a whisker when a male companion she had met on an evening out spiked her drink with valium (a sleeping tablet). “If it were not for my alert friend who rushed me to Tsepong (hospital) when I passed out, the dude would have had his way with me and God knows what else would have happened. I was violently sick for days after that.” Hard drugs including cocaine, crack, speed and the less harmful but omnipresent matekoane spice up the night life. Former entertainment journalist Rethabile Mahono attests to the widespread use of drugs and what he terms “disguised prostitution” by young girls and women in nightclubs. “I have seen some girls from high schools and some as young as 16 waiting on older men for a nice time. “Some are so cunning as to connive with their steady younger boyfriends to reel in the ‘sugar daddies’, chow their money and then dump the poor thaema before closing time. “Of course such devious schemes sometimes end badly with some people getting hurt or ending up in jail,” Mohono says. Some girls however have en-
tered into blesse/blesser kind of relationships with older men who finance their extravagant lifestyle. The local legion of blessers is beefed up on weekends by sex tourists who flood in from South Africa in their big cars and fat wallets. “It is easy to spot revelers from Ladybrand, Bloemfontein and beyond by the way they try to outdo each other to impress the most beautiful girls. They spend big time!” Social commentator and columnist Thato Chobokoane warns impressionable girls copying the glitzy and glamorous lifestyles of international celebrities like Khanyi Mbau, Beyonce, Rihanna and many more that “free drinks almost equals sexual participation”. “Young women barely past the age of consent are lured to clubs by the promise of free drinks. Of course, the club owner is not looking at statistics of reported rape the night after their events… “Victims are usually young women who still desire to participate in the goings on of the night life but can hardly finance this lifestyle,” she noted in a recent instalment of her provocative articles published in Public Eye. Clubs, she wrote, advertise that ladies go in free and sometimes spice it up with offers of free wine or shooters. “So, the girls do fill up. And so, will the males with money to spend who particularly enjoy the sport of shooting fish in a barrel. “They are usually young men and middle-aged men who still have chips on their shoulders about never having had the best girls in school. Some have wives, and some do not, but the former circumstance is still not a factor that could prohibit any action. “But what we have come to
learn in life is that nothing is really for free…when the well of free wine dries up, there is a man to pick up the tab,” notes Chobokoane. Mohono adds a night out on the town costs an estimated M500 covering drinks (a bottle of Savanna costs M25 in nightclubs), a meal, snacks and cab fare home in the wee hours of the morning. “How many girls out there, even those with jobs, can afford to spend M500 per night, and let’s say every Friday night?” he asked rhetorically. The girls, he said, defend this lifestyle, saying it is the only way they can enjoy the finer things in life. “This is prostitution whatever you call it. They say they are not likuena because they do not stand on street corners soliciting but a prostitute by any other name is still a prostitute,” Mohono said. His negative sentiments failed to dampen the spirits of a pair of slay queens who were within earshot. Amid clinking glasses and guffaws, the queens mounted a stoic defence of their craft, saying sleeping with broke men was synonymous with wasting their “talents and assets”. “The energy expended on broke men is better spent on rich dudes capable of providing materially for us. This is not prostitution at all.” Anna says Basotho seem to be struggling with rapid modernisation and the importation of alien cultures into their midst, particularly permissive American culture riding on the successes of Hollywood and Hip-Hop music. Images of voluptuous women cavorting semi-nude or simulating hot sex scenes beamed into most Basotho homes via satellite TV have contributed to the dra-
matic spike in materialism which in turn fans promiscuity. Basotho girls keen on mimicking this lifestyle but lacking the financial wherewithal to pay for these surfeits latch on to anyone willing to do so. So, hooked are Basotho to the jet-set lifestyle that some of Maseru’s rich-and-famous periodically hold “pool parties” at which only the best sculpted slay queens are invited. And in true former world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather fashion, the moneyed hosts throw money at the bikini clad girls, feeding their insatiable appetite for the exotic. But a cynical Chobokoane is not impressed and aims a stinging rebuke at parents who let their female children out on the town at night without a penny. “The night before, a mother watched her teenager walk out of the house with a cellular phone with no credit and which only qualifies for a M5 airtime advance. “The leggings had no pockets and what consequence would they have had; she was last given pocket money on a Monday and now it is a Friday night… “Who is supposed to get mad when she strolls in the house at 9:30 am with a weave smelling like she tucked 10 cigarette buds in it, a white tongue and sour breath laced with the scent of wine cork?” And crucially Chobokoane counsels: “As women, we want our 50/50 rights when it suits us but still have the audacity to burden male strangers with the liability of our upkeep (on the night out).” Sound advice but unlikely to impress the hordes of wanna-be slay queens who invade Maseru’s bars and clubs when night falls. *Identity concealed
Public Eye
Friday May 18, 2018
Style Focus
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Mall launches debut Expo RETHABILE MOHONO
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ASERU - Pioneer Mall shoppers had a whale of a moment not only to shop for typical groceries and apparels but also relish in Car and Outdoor Expo yesterday at the mall’s debut Expo. The Expo intended to grow local tourism started yesterday and is scheduled to last till Saturday (tomorrow). It features various car dealers, banks, insur-
ances and resort companies The displays include various high-quality, large vehicles apt for Lesotho’s topography such as the Toyota Hilux, Toyota Fortuner to mention a few, camping gears and booklets for various local resorts. Speaking to Public Eye during the Expo launch Marketing manager at Pioneer Mall ’Mampalo Mohobone indicated that Car and Outdoor Expo is the first of its kind locally. “We hosted various kinds of expos earlier, but the Car and
Outdoor Expo is the first of its kind where we brought resort companies, insurances, banks and car dealers together for people to learn about tourism while also teaching people on how all companies could work hand in glove in growing tourism. Mohobone further stated the reason the mall had included car dealers is for customers to know suitable vehicles for Lesotho’s terrain which attracts tourists. “We are trying to familiarize and stimulate touring life-
style in locals thus we decided to use the mall as a place for tourists to book for resorts at cheaper rates,” she said adding that winter is the favourite seasons for most tourist to the Mountain Kingdom. However, she further highlighted that the Expo is a pilot project meant to see if costumers would buy into the notion. “I can’t tell as yet about the reception of the idea but we hope costumers like the idea, for it to be added for our annual calendar,” Mohobone said.
Speaking to this paper at the same event, marketing manager at ClientCare Risk Consultants ’Musi Ntjabane indicated insurances formed part of the Expo to highlight the significant part insurances play in protecting properties such as vehicles. “ClientCare is an insurance broker offering, motor, personal, commercial and contractors insurance but today we focusing mainly on motor insurance, where we encourage Basotho to insure their properties,” Ntjabane said.
A parent asks: Is it okay to drink in front of our kids? Question: We live in Belgium, where we have access to a fantastic variety of beer, and we have a 4-year-old and a 1 1/2-year-old. My partner and I never get drunk, but we’ll often have one beer or a glass of wine while we’re cooking our dinner, the kids are eating theirs and we’re all chatting together as a family. I thought it was good for the kids to see us enjoying alcohol responsibly and appreciating the complex flavors rather than drinking to get drunk. But I noticed when we visited my in-laws that they don’t drink at all until the kids are in bed, and it gave me pause. My 4-year-old told my parents that when she’s a grown-up, she wants to drink pink wine, and my dad’s response was, “Some grown-ups choose not to drink wine.” Any advice on whether we should keep the alcohol under wraps or carry on as we have been? It’s such a big and fraught part of our society, and I want to make sure my kids have a healthy relationship with alcohol when they grow older Answer: This is a complicated issue. Not only are you wondering about drinking habits within your family, but you are also living in a different culture, which I imagine plays a role in your drinking life. This is also complicated because there are a million opinions when it comes to imbibing, parenting and children, and most of these opinions come from our complex historical and cultural past. You are asking two things:
one, when you should keep the drinking under wraps, and two, how to make sure your children have a healthy relationship with alcohol. And those are both big questions. There is no reason to think that ceasing or hiding your drinking will lead to a healthy relationship between alcohol and your children. The reason that people drink is multilayered, and children who abuse alcohol as adults do so for primarily emotional reasons, not simply because alcohol was part of their family. Alcohol is a depressant. It loosens our concerns about what people think, our executive-functioning skills and more. Hence that “I feel so much more relaxed during dinner” feeling. If your childhood was scary at times because your parents were alcoholics, you may decide not to imbibe at all, or you may be more prone to abuse alcohol to escape the pain of your big emotions. Conversely, you may have grown up in a dry home and still end up abusing alcohol and drugs, because addiction and abuse are complicated and don’t just happen to people from broken homes. This is all to say that you cannot control your children’s relationship with alcohol; the only thing that you can control is your relationship with alcohol. Drinking alcohol in the evening can quickly become the goto way to relax for many young parents. The demands of raising
young children, whether you are home all day with them or return to them after a long day at work, can chip away at the soul. Fouryear-olds and 1 1/2-year-olds can be extraordinarily difficult, so it is no surprise that a glass of red wine or a beer feels good at the end of the day. The drink takes the edge off. Or maybe it feels as if you have earned it. Or maybe you just genuinely enjoy the taste. In any case, many parents are surprised when one glass turns into two, two into three, and then, wow, you are feeling mighty lovely for bath and book time. And then in no time, you are downing copious amounts of wine or beer every night (because your body will build a tolerance to the effects of alcohol, requiring more to have an impact). In some cultures, drinking ev-
ery night is normal. In some families, this is normal. I am not here to judge your drinking or decide what is normal. I am only here to report that alcohol abuse is real in parents of young children (it always has been) and that it can affect your ability to be present to your children. If you can have a glass of wine and feel relaxed, happy, and emotionally and physically available to your children, proceed with your life. But if you are beginning to feel some worry creeping in, or if you are feeling cloudy in the morning, then strongly look at that. And don’t think for a minute that drinking in your basement after everyone has gone to bed is healthy or is saving your children. Drinking alone or in private is often the big red flag that you’re doing something you’re ashamed
of. I am not impressed by parents who regularly and purposely wait to drink after their children are in bed and assume that this is better parenting. The parents who have a healthy balance of fun and responsibility are the best role models to their children. You can go down a rabbit hole of research about children and alcohol abuse, but for now, I would strongly encourage you to have an honest conversation with your spouse. Maybe drinking every night is beginning to have an impact on your family (the children are noticing and that is causing you to worry), and you want to take a look at that. Maybe you and your spouse need more date nights to truly kick back and relax, which is what you are searching for when you pour a drink in the evening. Maybe you both decide that you are fine and agree to keep the conversation going. Whatever you choose, be as honest with yourself as you can. Your children’s relationship with alcohol depends on many factors, and one of them is that you have an honest and healthy relationship with alcohol yourself. And remember: The deepest and most primary need of every child is that their main attachment attends to them with warmth and boundaries. If alcohol is in any way disrupting that connection, it is time for some introspection. Good luck. -Washington Post
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Workplace&Careers
Friday May 18, 2018
Eye PUBLIC EYE MAYPublic 18 2018
KINGDOM OF LESOTHO
Vacancy Announcement
PRESS RELEASE Realigned Corporate Structure for the Lesotho National Development Corporation
POSITION TILTLE 1. Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning (MERL) Officer
Since October 2016 the LNDC, supported by the World Bank through the PSCEDP (Private Sector Competitiveness and Economic Diversification Project) has been carrying out an exercise to consider the strategic refocusing and realignment of LNDC to better enable it to achieve its mandate and add greater value to the economy of Lesotho. The diagnostic phase of this exercise, carried out by a consulting firm entailed: 1. Review of the function and structure of LNDC with a view to enabling it to contribute to Lesotho’s development in the current competitive environment. 2. Benchmarking international best practices in LNDC’s core functions and applying appropriate lessons to the future function and structure of the organization. Based on this diagnostic phase, the key stakeholders of LNDC, including the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Board of LNDC, agreed the appropriate future structure of LNDC, which will better allow it to achieve its mandate. This will entail realigning the current departments of LNDC into three strategic business units: 1. LNDC Investment and Trade Promotion 2. LNDC Development Finance 3. LNDC Property Management and Development These strategic business units will be supported by an LNDC Corporate Services unit which will provide shared services to each of the business units. The LNDC is now embarking on the implementation of the new structure. Successful implementation will depend initially on the recruitment of capable Heads of Business Units for each of the strategic business units and for Corporate Services. The process to recruit these key senior positions is now underway and it is hoped that suitable candidates will be able to join the LNDC by the end of July 2018. Once the senior managers are in position the LNDC Management Team will work on defining the appropriate strategies for each strategic business unit, based on the current economic climate and the strategic direction of the LNDC. The Strategic Business Units will study best practice examples from the region to ensure that the resourcing, policies and procedures for each business unit are appropriate and will enable them to implement their strategies. It is anticipated that the new realigned structure for LNDC will be functional by the beginning of 2019. During the transition period, the LNDC will continue its day to day operations as normal.
JOB SUMMARY Key Performance Area Monitoring & Evaluation • Participates in coordination of the design and implementation of baseline, mid-term and end of project evaluations, surveys, special studies, and other components of the M&E system. • Supports Sub-Recipients in developing their respective Monitoring and Evaluation Plans • Assists MERL Manager in developing data collection and reporting tools; and ensures that all Sub-Recipients have sufficient updated data collection tools. • Assists in the preparation of work plans (including those of Sub-Recipients) and ensure consistency with the strategic objectives and results expected of the project. • Assists in identification and follow-up on any limitations to program monitoring and the development of quality assessment procedures for all project monitoring systems. Reporting • Provides input to ensure that donor reporting requirements are met and assist Sub-Recipients in setting up reporting and tracking systems to provide such information in an efficient and timely manner. • Participates in the development of Program quarterly, semiannual and annual progress reports and their dissemination. • Participates in review of the Sub-Recipients progress reports. • Ensures management and maintenance of the M&E database. • Provides data for donor quarterly Quality Assessment, reporting as well as for future concept paper proposal development and other purposes. Learning • Performs regular field visits to ensure the quality of data being collected by Sub-recipients and; • Performs regular data verification of Sub-Recipients reported data.
• Supports Sub-Recipients in identification and documentation of lessons learned, case studies and technical program innovations to be reported upon. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor’s Degree in social science discipline preferably Public Health, Population Studies, Demography or related with practical experience in developing and implementing, monitoring and evaluation activities in the HIV and AIDS sector. • Minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience in international humanitarian organization in monitoring, evaluation, reporting and learning is required. • Computer skills with work experience using MS Excel, Word, and Outlook is required. EXPERIENCE • Minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience in international humanitarian organization in monitoring, evaluation, reporting and learning is required. • Competence in programming and analysis using programs such as, SPSS, STATA or any other is an advantage. • Excellent time management skills. • Experience in evaluation methods and results-based reporting. • Expertise in quantitative and qualitative health related research is required. Applications All applications must be accompanied by a Curriculum Vitae, Certified Educational Certificates and names of three (3) professional referees to: The Human Resources Office Pact Lesotho MGC Office Park, Level 4 Corner Mpilo Boulevard and Pope John Paul II Road Maseru The closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday 31st May, 2018 Disclaimer: Only successful candidates will be contacted.
KINGDOM OF LESOTHO
Private Sector Competitiveness and Economic Diversification Project – Phase II
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AUDIT OF MASERU CITY COUNCIL (MCC) CONSTRUCTION PERMIT SYSTEM Country Project Name Credit No. Assignment Title Reference No.
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Lesotho Private Sector Competitiveness and Economic Diversification Project – Additional Financing 5309 - LSO Audit of Maseru City Council (MCC) Construction Permit System AF – WB - 0016
The Government of Lesotho successfully implemented Phase I of the Private Sector Competitiveness and Economic Diversification Project (PSCEDP) from 2007, with support from the World Bank. The key objective of the project was to increase private sector participation in the economy by increasing its productivity and competitiveness. This goal was to be achieved by improving the business environment and reducing the costs of doing business; strengthening the linkages with the regional economy, especially with South Africa; strengthening institutional support from employable skills and business management; and improving productivity at the firm level. Phase I of the Project closed on 30th June, 2013. However, the Government of Lesotho is continuing to support the private sector by building upon the successes of the first initiative by implementing phase II of the project. The interventions of the project represent the Government’s effort to address Lesotho’s development challenges through private sector-led economic growth as articulated in the National Strategic Development Plan. Under the Second PSCEDP, the GoL embarked on a series of reforms to streamline MCC construction permit system by automating the document workflow. The main focus of the project on this reform is to reduce the number of days taken for the four procedures MCC is responsible for in the Doing Business Report which was 106 days in 2014. The MCC Construction Permit (CP) System is intended to be an automated system by which Provisions of code and by-laws are integrated into the process. It is also expected to include basic database of the total building stock of Maseru City and analysis of the seismic vulnerabilities of built areas. In addition, it enhances the City Council’s governance system by facilitating the accountability and transparency factors during service delivery. In order to assess if the system is achieving the intended objectives, MCC in collaboration with PSCEDP intend to undertake an audit of the system to enhance its optimal operation. The Project Management Unit is therefore seeking the services of a Consultancy Firm to review the following: (i) System and data alignment to the established MCC control framework; (ii) System alignment to key reporting requirements and data lineage; (iii) System alignment to International Standard of Construction Permit Reform and
implementation requirements; (iv) Key interface efficiency and controls (v) Database security; (vi) all E-CPS modules/processes/practices relevant to MCC and include other agencies that use E-CPS. Finally the consultant will make recommendations to (i) Ensure that all transactions are approved by responsible personnel in accordance with specific or general authority before the transaction is recorded; (ii) Ensure that no valid transactions have been omitted from the accounting records; (iii) Ensure that all valid transactions are accurate, consistent with the originating transaction data and information is recorded in a timely manner; (iv) Ensure that all recorded transactions fairly represent the events that actually occurred, lawful in nature, and have been executed in accordance with management’s general authorization; (v) Ensure that access to the system is controlled and properly restricted to authorized personnel; (vi) Ensure that errors detected at any stage of processing receive prompt corrective action and are reported to the appropriate level of management; (vi) Ensure that duties are assigned to individuals in a manner that ensures that no one individual can control both the recording function and the procedures relative to processing the transaction; and (vii) Assess all procedures in the Dealing with Construction Permit Indicator, and make recommendations for improvement.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers (Revised January, 2011) (“Consultant Guidelines”).
The Project Management Unit now invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the required Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have at least 10 years experience in Information Technology inculding developing business process analyst mapping, public accounting or internal auditing, navigating company’s IT systems, such as the network infrastructure. The shortlisting criteria are: • Evidence of registration in the firm’s home country • The firm’s core business • Relevant experience • Technical and managerial capacity – including an organogram or narrative • Cost of assignments undertaken • Experience in similar conditions - SADC • The available experts with experience and qualifications in similar assignments.
Submissions can also be sent to tmofelehetsi@psc.org.ls with a copy to lmakhabane@psc. org.ls as a single attachment.
Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a subconsultancy to enhance their qualifications. The Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultants Qualification Selection (CQS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours [08h00 to 16h30 hours local time]. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form, in sealed envelopes labelled “AUDIT OF MASERU CITY COUNCIL (MCC) CONSTRUCTION PERMIT SYSTEM” with the name of the firm on the reverse side of the envelope, to the address below in person or by mail by Thursday, 4th June, 2018 at 16h30.
The Project Manager Private Sector Competitiveness & Economic Diversification Project 1st Floor ‘Matanki House P.O. Box 747, Maseru 100 Lesotho Tel.: (+266) 22 315 100 Fax.: (+266) 22 315 099 NB: Only shortlisted firms will be contacted.