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She brought her husband to the store and, … what do you think happened? BACK IN BUSINESS: A local liquor wholesale READ NEO SENOKO to the new regulations. days a week. But unfortunately we www.maserumetro.com Engineers put tens of thousands of A maximum quantity of one have only been given five working Online artificial brain synapses on a single MASERU - The government and half litres per person can be hours during the week and that is . LHDA embarks on entrepreneurship chip has taken a bold move by easing purchased for a beverage which not perfect timing for our customers. programme Massachusetts Institute of some of the Covid-19 Public Health contains twenty percent alcohol or “We will go back and ask Technology (MIT) engineers have Regulations in various sectors but above is also allowed. government to at least give us . Lesotho, Cuba enjoy 41 years of designed a "brain-on-a-chip," smaller the liquor and restaurant owners are Liquor stores and any other another day over the weekend diplomacy than a piece of confetti, that is made still not happy with the decision. facility that sell alcohol are only and maybe remove any other day from tens of thousands of artificial They say the move does not allowed to operate between 8am and during the week. We also want brain synapses known as memristors make a huge impact in terms of 5pm. government to allow us more time -- silicon-based components that revenue collection. Despite these developments, to operate during the week because mimic the information-transmitting Under the new Public Health liquor stores and restaurant owners being forced to close at 5 pm is not synapses in the human brain. Regulations, all premises selling are not happy, saying the new time a brilliant idea,” said the Lesotho The researchers borrowed from liquor shall operate only from frames are no suitable for their Liquor and Restaurant Owners principles of metallurgy to fabricate Monday to Friday and shall only customers, which therefore means Association (LIRWA) president each memristor from alloys of silver offer take-away as people are less revenue collection. Motseki Nkeane in an interview with and copper, along with silicon. prohibited from consuming liquor in To overcome this condition, Maseru Metro on Wednesday. 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ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is Majoro sets strong targets to perceived to be. A country or territory’s rank indicates its position relative to the other countries in the index. …announces 14-day deadline for “Within 14 days from today, we declaration of assets shall commence our declaration of fight corruption asserts. This is one of the cornerstones of the anti-corruption campaign by NEO SENOKO government. A wise man always says that to use for our exclusive benefit MASERU - JUNE 30 has been set what is not ours is theft,” Majoro said on as a date when all cabinet ministers, Monday evening when addressing the principal secretaries, senior government nation on national television. officials as well as procurement and He said Lesotho needs a strong supply chain officers in the country public service, judiciary and law will begin the process of declaration of enforcement as well as oversite asserts as government moves towards accountability in order to realize fighting corruption. economic growth. Prime Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro These institutions will therefore be on Monday said the government sees strengthened, be autonomous and have the move as a major step towards freedom to carry out their functions fighting corruption in the public service, without any political interference. a long standing problem that has stunted Furthermore, the Prime Minister the country’s economy. said the government will establish a It remains to be seen if government code of conduct that intends to guide will indeed make progress on a matter parliamentarians and other relevant that has been dragging for many years. departments in not more than 90 days Former Prime Minister Motsoahae starting from Monday. Thabane set the same goal in 2017 Generally, corruption has a negative during his term in office, saying it was impact on economic growth and people’s time for his government to show its lives. It weakens key functions of the commitment to doing things differently. public sector, including the ability to Until recently when his government collect taxes and to make expenditure was toppled by the new coalition, choices in a fair and efficient way. Thabane had not gone back to that In one of its reports, Fiscal statement again. Majoro however Monitor, released in April 2019 by the stated on Monday that his government International Monetary Fund (IMF) will double its efforts towards fighting stated that corruption also affects corruption, adding that the national spending choices and their efficiency at political leadership and officials various points in the budget formulation should lead by example and stay and implementation process. Fiscal clean. During his tenure as Minister of Monitor surveys and analyses the latest Finance, the current Prime Minister had public finance developments. It updates demonstrated his passion on the matter, fiscal implications of the crisis and reiterating on several platforms the medium term fiscal projections and importance of asserts declaration as a assesses policies to put public finances major step towards fighting corruption. on a sustainable footing. He had said in his 2017 budget UNBENDING: Prime Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro against corruption At the budget formulation stage, presentation that “…arrangements are the report said spending choices can at an advanced stage for the declaration resist the introduction of these effective demonstrating his desire even more. On corruption body does not have be diverted to projects or activities that of assets by public officials and I hope measures. Monday, he added that government will prosecution powers. offer greater opportunities for kickbacks that this honorable house will file “We still resist the introduction of also review and improve laws governing Lesotho is the 85th least corrupt or spending that is exempt from some their declarations before the end of effective measures towards enhancing the Directorate on Corruption and nation out of 180 countries according to controls. September 2017.” Only a few officials transparency, accountability and rule Economic Offence (DCEO). the latest 2019 Corruption Perception In setting the tone of the new however, adhered to the call and filed of law including a simple call to declare DCEO’s core business is to fight Index reported by Transparency government, Prime Minister Majoro their declarations. Majoro shared almost asserts and interest by politically corruption and economic offences International in 2019. The country believes that fighting corruption and similar concerns in 2018 during the exposed persons as required by law,” he as well as investigate complaints or which was previously ranked at 78, all other crimes will create space annual Lesotho Revenue Authority emphasised in a statement in 2018. allegations of corruption and other white scored 40 points out of 100 according to for developmental programmes and (LRA) anti-corruption symposium, Now again as a Prime Minister, collar crime. Transparency International. other initiatives aimed at reviving the reiterating that all relevant bodies still Majoro still alludes to the same issues, Thus far, however, the anti- The Corruption Perception Index economy to take precedence.

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…boosting local production to Govt. to prioritise agric turn around economy and make Lesotho production to save lives food secure

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MASERU – The government has urged Basotho to direct more efforts towards agricultural production to avoid importing food from South Africa and other countries. Lesotho, according to World Bank statistics produces less than 20 percent of the national demand for food. The country relies on South Africa for much of its economic activity and imports almost 85 percent of the goods it consumes from her neighbours, including most agricultural inputs. Prime Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro emphasised on Monday when addressing the nation on national television that his government is prepared now more than ever to assist local farmers to realise growth in the upcoming summer cropping season. He said this is more important now particularly with the global coronavirus disease affecting every economic activity around the world. He noted as a result that Lesotho should produce its own food without relying heavily on the neighbouring South Africa. Government efforts will include beneficiaries in the country’s small that the country is facing a major 71 percent of the population is “We have noticed the dangers ensuring access to water for agriculture sector. food security crisis. The situation involved in some form of agricultural of having to rely on South Africa for irrigation, establishment of SILOS “We are also going to come has been made worse by the ongoing activity. food imports and that is why we have for farmers to store and sell their up with clear structures towards Covid-19 pandemic. The sector is dominated by decided to assist local farmers to be products, ensure availability of safeguarding the wool and mohair This means government smallholder subsistence production in a position to produce. agriculture machinery as well as industry as well as the animal intervention is needed to mitigate with reliance on rain fed, low input “Not only are we helping in food increase the financial assistance breeding and development,” Majoro the situation and come up with clear and output production methods production, but we are further going of the production of shade said. structures going forward. characterised by limited use of to level the playing fields to make nets under the umbrella of the With the World Food Programme Agriculture plays a major role in irrigation, improved seed, fertilisers it easier for Basotho to sell their Lesotho Smallholder Agriculture (WFP) statistics showing that Basotho employment and livelihoods. and pesticides. produce. This will help us fight the Development Project (SADP). more than a quarter of the country’s According to the Lesotho Poverty This contributes to low yields and dangers of poverty in this country,” Among others, the project aims population is living below the poverty Assessment Report for the period subsequently to widespread poverty Majoro said. at increasing marketed output among line and food insecure, it is apparent between 2002 and 2017/18, around in rural areas.

adult population (15-49 years), Pointing at development challenges the second highest in the world. The incidence of TB stands at 611 cases per 100,000, according to the World Health and risks – WB-Lesotho Organisation’s Global TB report 2019. STAFF REPORTER is expected to impact supply be cushioned during the difficult devastated. While high health costs chains, thus hampering trade, as time for two to three months. Because of the inevitable exert more pressure to the fiscal MASERU - Lesotho like other most textiles and apparel firms According to the report, many hunger, some businesspeople burden, high HIV/AIDS and TB countries is hard hit by the in Lesotho source raw materials other sectors of the economy came to the rescue of the destitute rates continue to contribute to COVID-19 global pandemic which from China, which is the epicenter also felt the strain, with the community members and gave persistently high inequality and has had a devastating impact on of the COVID-19. hotels shutting down the doors as them some food parcels. poverty. the economy, this is despite the About 40 000 Basotho, there were no visitors coming to The report further says The report states that country having only registered mostly women, are employed in Lesotho because of the lockdown. commodity exports to major in recent years, Lesotho’s four official cases to date. the textile sector in Lesotho. Local diamond mines laid economies such as Euro Area and economic performance has A World Bank report released When the sad news broke that off their employees because the United States are most likely been negatively affected by last month shows that COVID–19 most countries had to go to a total production had come to a halt. to be negatively affected. sluggish global economic growth poses some challenges to global shutdown, the textile sector felt Basotho men who were The tourism sector is also amid a major downturn in both health systems as well as social the pinch. attached in South Africa mines expected to be negatively affected emerging markets and advanced and economic prospects at large. The firms were left empty, had to come home and stay with by the advent of COVID-19, the economies. And this has spillover effects mainly due to lack of material their families. report reads. Furthermore, sustained onto Lesotho by way of slower inputs as well as cancellation Schools sent students back It says high HIV/AIDS political instability in the economic activities and risks to of some orders as international home until the situation is back to prevalence and tuberculosis country, coupled with slow vulnerable people. traffic came to a total shut down. normalcy. remain Lesotho’s greatest health economic growth in the Lesotho’s economy is The government said it would On the other hand, street challenge. South African economy, also significantly open to global trade. meet half way the factory workers vendors including those who live The HIV prevalence rate in contributed to slow economic The report says the COVID-19 with M800 so that they could from hand to mouth were just Lesotho is 25% percent in the performance. Thursday, June 18, 2020 Money&BusinessNEWS 5

movement of delivery trucks from entering and leaving the country. Lesotho, SA agree to establish They were arguing that South African trucks easily come into Lesotho without any unnecessary pressures while local trucks on the cross-border benefit pact other hand are now struggling to cross into South Africa. Two weeks ago, South African nation. border authorities at the Maseru For his part, South African Bridge took a unilateral decision President Cyril Ramaphosa to impose strict measures on welcomed the visit, saying it marks movement of goods across the the beginning of the process of South African borders as part of improving and deepening relations enforcement of lockdown level between the two countries. three regulations. “We are very pleased with his The reason for imposing the visit as it gives us updates on both strict measures, according to the Covid-19 as well as political South African authorities, was development sides. We were due to abuse of procedures by delighted to hear that stability some Basotho who pose as traders has returned to Lesotho and that in order to go shopping in South there is a renewed commitment to Africa in violation of the South embark on the reforms process that Africa level three measures. The we have been a facilitator in. decision resulted in trucks from “This visit also marks an Lesotho being barred from crossing important milestone of the the border and thus causing a huge beginning of the process of uproar. improving and deepening our As a result, the LRA requested relations at all levels that touch on a meeting with South African the movement of people between authorities to discuss the matter us and how we should find and come up with an amicable ways of supporting each other’s solution. economies particularly in relation “It was then agreed that the to post Covid-19,” Ramaphosa said requirements be relaxed and that following the visit. only registered logistics companies IN AGREEMENT: Prime Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro and South African president Cyril Ramaphosa He said among others, the two delivering goods in South Africa or countries will also deal with issues Lesotho may be allowed movement. NEO SENOKO controversy of altercations. Dr Majoro said following his of cross border crimes especially “These companies should The two countries have official visit to South Africa last human trafficking. produce the import/exporter code MASERU – Lesotho and South since agreed to resolve their week Friday, both parties have “We are going to be getting as required by South African Africa could soon come out with bilateral and trade issues almost resolved to address cross border our ministers to begin the process Revenue Services, certified copy of a template that might resolve immediately and this was penned challenges as well as begin dealing with all these matters the Traders License, another copy Africa’s long awaited vision of free during the official visit of Prime to work on strengthening ties through formalised meetings of the Tax Clearance Certificate as movement of people across the Minister Moeketsi Majoro and his between the two nations. as they meet with all relevant well as a copy of the quotation or continent’s borders. deputy, Mathibeli Mokhothu to “We are determined to work divisions to map a way forward,” order manifest for the goods to be This follows a recent outburst Pretoria last Friday. harder towards improving Ramaphosa showed. collected,” the LRA revealed in a between local imports and exports Both countries have agreed to bilateral relations with other Chaos continued at Maseru statement last week. traders and their South African task their ministers to come up nations. You have already heard of Border on Monday despite the Essential services providers counterparts at Maseru Border with solutions with regard to the our official visit to South Africa Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) on the other hand are allowed gate, where strict border controls cross border challenges. where we agreed that cross border intervention over the cross border movement provided they produce because of the Covid-19 outbreak The two leaders agreed that issues should be addressed when restrictions recently imposed by business documents, business as well as feelings and accusations the movement of people and labour we start working on many other South Africa. permits and a letter from an of imbalances in cross-border between the two countries meant a bilateral issues,” Majoro said on Import and export traders employer to perform essential preferences were themed to some greater economic benefit. Monday when addressing the staged a protest, blocking services.

much larger than gains from most subsistence and food insecurity. Reduced domestic remittances development interventions. In While most countries in Sub- Sierra Leone, remittances sent by Saharan Africa now have at least one international remittances to SSA The urban economic closures due international migrants amount to safety net programme that provides … the effects will decline by 23% in 2020 because to COVID-19 will severely impact more than 50% of annual household income and in-kind support to poor of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) internal migrants’ ability to send consumption, while those sent by households in rural areas, coverage of COVID-19 pandemic, with implications for remittances to rural areas. The internal migrants make up just 10%, remains low in many countries and what it major recipient countries in the International Labour Organization on average (Figure 2). International across the region. Remittances region. estimates that earnings of informal remittances received by richer that migrants send to rural areas means for poor While much work has gone into sector workers in Africa will households could also be a source provide critical supplementary tracking international remittances, decline by 81%in the first month of of investment in Sierra Leonean resources to households and help households? less is known about remittances sent the crisis. This could potentially enterprises that employ internal fill in coverage gaps where safety by migrants within countries. This have catastrophic impacts on rural migrants, indirectly helping the net programs are unavailable. With The amount remitted by migrants gap limits informed assessments livelihoods. economy in general. However, closures and lockdowns, current from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) of these remittances’ trends and Initial analysis further stresses direct recipients of remittances responses are understandably has grown tenfold in two decades, impacts, especially at a time of crisis the importance of domestic constitute less than 2% of the focusing on helping informal sector from$4.8 billion (M81.6 billion) in when the information would be remittances for poor households in surveyed households in the first three workers in urban areas, where the 2000 to $48 billion in 2018. This extremely important. SSA. A few things are apparent from consumption quintiles, as compared economic crisis is likely to be more reflects a steady increase in the Tracking internal remittances analyzing domestic and international to 17% who reported receiving severe initially. But in addition to number of people who decided to is crucial for several reasons. First, remittances among households in remittances internally. targeting migrant workers through move in search of a better life: from the number of people who move Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone: The The channels and frequency emergency support schemes, it is 21.6 million in 2000, the number of within African countries is likely percentage of households receiving through which domestic remittances important to continue and expand migrants from Africa grew to 36.3 far higher than those who move domestic remittances is much higher are transferred from urban to rural support for poor households in rural million in 2017. across borders. Estimates from on average than the percentage areas are not well understood. Often, areas through safety nets, especially In Nigeria, remittances reached 2005 suggest that there could be receiving international remittances migrants carry money and goods where a substantial portion of rural $25 billion in 2018 – almost four 113 million internal migrants in the and the poorest households don’t with them when they go back to households rely on remittances. times more than foreign direct region. Second, internal migrants benefit directly from international visit their villages. Lockdowns and Equally important is investment and official development are often poorer than international remittances as much as they do from restrictions on internal travel due investment in data collection, assistance combined. In Lesotho, migrants, as migrating across domestic remittances. to COVID-19 are prohibiting rural including household surveys and remittances amounted to 16% of the borders requires high upfront costs This does not mean that households from receiving much- administrative data, to inform the country’s gross domestic product that few poor households can afford. international remittances are needed non-labor income, which design of policy responses, as is (GDP.) Third, remittances sent by internal unimportant for poorer households. might mean foregoing necessary using innovative data platforms to But that is forecasted to change. migrants, mostly from urban to rural In fact, when poor households farm inputs or losing a nonfarm understand mobility patterns within The World Bank’s latest Migration areas, are a vital source of non- are able to send members abroad, enterprise. A few hundred dollars countries. and Development Brief predicts that labor income for rural households. their return on investment can be could be the difference between World Bank Thursday, June 18, 2020 6 MoneyNEWS&Business Duckies in the ducks … as NUL graduate grows and sells ducks and geese

MONEY-SPINNING: Thabiso Matšoele's ducks

Over the past few years, he has grown and by an Indiana poet, James Whitcomb Riley have a very good hatch rate (a qhotsa hantle). ducks do not always make for a rosy picture. sold well over a thousand ducks (Makau) - (1849–1916). Those who grow chicken know very “They can be very naughty “makau a which is a very rare thing in this country. He was right. well about a problem of eggs not hatching ea seba,” and “keeping things clean is not He is also dealing with geese (Likhantši) Here are the things that set ducks apart in (bothata ba liruoa). “With ducks, that is not one of their strong points.” Since his are and hopes to increase their quantities. That Lesotho and that set them apart anywhere in much of a problem. Many times you get all free roaming ducks, they create less mess. is Mr Thabiso Matšoele, the former student the world. the incubated eggs hatching after 35 days of But if you keep them in coops (lirobe), as of the National University of Lesotho (NUL) In Lesotho, ducks are scarce as gold. For incubation.” some people do, then they will thank you by who can be best described as an agricultural whatever reason, Basotho don’t grow ducks Another plus with ducks is that they are messing things up. enthusiast. in droves, especially for business, and, “it is very meaty. With one duck, you will eat to One more thing, they like water. “I’ve always wanted to create a path for one of the reasons I went for them, I wanted your good satisfaction (u tla tea ka e tšehla “I have a dam and if I put them there, young up-and-coming farmers to follow,” he to test a different market in agriculture,” mpa). they forget everything and spend the whole said. Matšoele said. People who trade in birds also know that day swimming.” Of course we bear with “Ducks are amazing to grow,” Matšoele What Basotho may not know is that death of some chickens before their maturity them. Who ain’t no lik'n a good swim? So he adding that they are scarce as gold in Lesotho, they are missing out. Ask the local Chinese can be a problem. Not ducks. They generally made a plan. Instead of a dam, he put water but they have numerous advantages including brothers (who love ducks like no other) and wait to die the day you slaughter them. “My in smaller containers and let them swim in a high hatching rate, a need for little to no they will tell you that ducks do not only make experience is that they have a high survival there. They don’t spend much time in the medication (they hardly get sick), high rate for extremely tasty dishes (you still have to rate and, interestingly, they rarely get containers. of survival, and little investment in their be a good cook though), they are also known sick, if they ever do. I don’t recall providing One more problem. Whitcomb said, “... growth if they are grown right. to make for a healthy meat, “some of the many medication for them.” walks like a duck and swims like a duck and Since Basotho rarely grow ducks, people who trouble me with high demands for There are many other benefits too. They quacks like a duck...” Obviously, he forgot especially for commercial purposes, this ducks are those who are health conscious,” eat a lot like pigs, they are not too specific (ha “flies like a duck.” Yep! Those things can fly story is dedicated to explaining why Matšoele Matšoele said. re tsebe se neng se nontše fariki). They even O! “Especially if you let them go thirsty, they find ducks fascinating and why ducks may It is not by chance. eat weeds “so we don’t remove weeds out of have a way of sensing water bodies in some be better than chicken for business. We are Duck meat has high concentrations of our yards.” distance. And they will fly there.” also going to share some few “annoying” proteins, Vitamin C, B vitamins and many More importantly for a businessman like Here is the thing. things about ducks which will make you love nutrients, including iron and selenium. Matšoele, ducks make him a plenty of income. “You have to keep clipping their wings them even more. But first, this… “when I see By eating duck meat, you will boost your One mature duck can cash in M100 if she is a once in a while so they don’t fly and leave a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a immune system, support your thyroid health, female. A male is even pricier and can bring you,” he said. duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a protect your bones and reduce a heart risk. in a whopping M250 each! And “that makes for a hard work on the duck.” This is a statement, famously uttered One good thing about ducks is that they However, like anything else in this world, farm.” Thursday, June 18, 2020 Money&BusinessNEWS 7

"They still think I am unemployed," said Aamir, who does not even have the comfort How the coronavirus turned of his wife and child during this time of global troubles. They left to visit the family's ancestral village days before the lockdown and have been unable to return. Aamir's pay, 17 000 Indian rupees (about a taxi business into an M3 845) per month, is better than being unemployed, but it does not compensate for the risks, he said. "It's not enough for the work," he said. ambulance "I'm fed up. But what other choice do I have?" Aamir's days are a circuit of hospital mortuary, cemetery and crematorium. Interspersed are long waits in the heat, drinking tea and smoking cigarettes with other drivers and their mortuary assistants. His first stop is usually Jadeed Qabristan, the main Muslim burial ground for Delhi's old walled city. He refers to Mohammad Shameem, the head gravedigger there, as "Shameem bhai" or brother. Over the last month, a patch of waste ground outside the main cemetery has filled with the bodies of coronavirus victims. Broken bits of slate and twigs mark the graves. Others are unmarked. Aamir quietly instructed relatives on how to lift the bodies as they were placed into coffins and then into double-depth graves dug with a yellow excavator. 'There is no dignity' Late one afternoon after returning to the mortuary from Jadeed Qabristan, Aamir was called for his second trip of the day: to Nigambodh Ghat, one of the main cremation grounds for Hindus in the city. His ambulance is supposed to carry a maximum of two bodies, but on this day, there were six. He carried a handwritten list of their names on a scrap of paper. Half of the electric ovens were broken, and men in vests heaved firewood up to the open pits where the bodies of coronavirus victims are now cremated. Most days at Nigambodh, there is a backlog of ambulances due to a lack of crematorium staff. As Aamir squatted by a replacement chimney for one of the ovens one day, an argument broke out between workers and grieving relatives. The air shimmered with heat from the pyres and the Delhi summer, where temperatures had already reached 47 degrees Celsius. The smoke began to sting Aamir's eyes, and he reached for a pair of goggles. Crematorium workers, one wearing flip- flips, opened the door to the ambulance. One of the men rifled through the bodies, looking for Indian Taxis turned into ambulances names written on the shrouds. The first was that of Satinder Kumar The heat was already suffocating when vehicle. Sometimes he has to lift them himself. Cases in India are surging, with nearly Singh, a 50-year-old bank employee. He was Mohammad Aamir Khan woke up in his tiny, "It was strange to me, to be carrying a 323 000 people infected, four times that admitted to hospital on June 9 and died two windowless room with only a sheer curtain body instead of a patient," he said of the first of China's official infections. The number hours later, said his 16-year-old son, Amrit. for a door. He offered a brief prayer to a picture time he did it. "But over time, I got used to it." of deaths in the country, at 9 500, is so far "There is no dignity. It is like a dustbin," hanging above the bed of the Kaaba, the holiest As the job becomes more familiar, Aamir limited compared with countries with a said Devinder Sharma, a neighbour who had site in Islam, and headed down the narrow wrestles with how much protective equipment similar number of cases. come to help Singh's sons. stairs. to wear. He could wear a hazmat-like suit, The peak is still weeks, if not months, Sharma gestured to the open doors of the It was time to ferry the dead. but that is not very practical in New Delhi's away, experts say, even as the government ambulance in disgust. "After seeing this, I Before the novel coronavirus brought its ferocious heat. eased almost all curbs on movement on 8 don't believe in humanity anymore." pandemic to New Delhi, Aamir was one of tens "We will faint in half an hour if we wear June. Crematorium workers went to lift the of thousands of people making a living in the the kit and work," he said. He and his fellow 'What choice do I have?' second body, a heavy-set man. He was Indian capital as a taxi driver. drivers are much more comfortable wearing a Like his father, Aamir trained as a wedged tight against the others, and as But that work dried up during the nearly thin hospital gown. But there might be a price stonemason, but found it too difficult to earn a the workers strained under the weight, he three-month lockdown to prevent the spread for their comfort: "We are always worried that living. He later found work as a taxi driver for tumbled to the ground, ripping the shroud as of the virus. With cases rising in India even we might catch the infection." a string of companies, including Ola and Uber. he fell. After they placed him onto the pyre, before the government lifted the lockdown Mohammad Aamir Khan helps relatives of Sometimes, he was able to save as much a relative stepped up to try to preserve the last week, a friend suggested perhaps the a man who died due to the coronavirus disease as 1 000 Indian rupees (about M233) per day man's dignity. The mourner was not wearing only business now booming in the country - to lower his body for burial at a graveyard in after expenses - enough for him and his wife, any protective equipment and a crematorium driving a private ambulance. New Delhi [Danish Siddiqui/Reuters] Rubi, to enrol their seven-year-old daughter, employee shouted at him to step back. Reporting on his first day, the 38-year- Government-run ambulances are scarce Hamda, at a local private school. Throughout it all, Aamir sat on a nearby old said he had not even realised he would be in India. Most people resort to calling private But after the lockdown began, the owner bench, staring vacantly into space as the transporting coronavirus patients until he was ambulances, some little more than converted of the taxi he drove said he was no longer smoke billowed around him. handed a set of overalls. vans with mobile numbers written on the side, required because of low demand. In a way, it had been a good day for him: It was not long before his ambulance in the hope a passer-by will note it down and Aamir has kept his ambulance work a He did not have to touch any bodies, his main became a hearse. Now his days are spent call if they fall sick. secret from his neighbours in Mandawali, a preoccupation when he starts his shift. And transporting corpses from the hospital to Unlike in many other countries badly hit low-income colony in the east of the capital yet his mind kept wondering what Rubi and cremation pyres and cemeteries, sometimes by the virus, ambulance drivers and other vital that was only recognised by the Delhi Hamda would do if something happened to stacked on top of each other six at a time, their health workers in India are poorly paid, have government in 2012. him. Who would take care of them? names written in permanent marker on their minimum training, no health insurance and He worries what they will think if they Singh's relatives blessed his body with burial shrouds. long working hours. find out. Doctors, nurses and other medical sandalwood powder and clarified butter. By Fears of catching infection "We are supposed to work for 12 hours a staff treating patients across India say they the time the flames began to lick at the pyre, Sometimes he is alone in his ambulance day - but 12 hours is never 12," Aamir said. have been attacked and spat at, with some Aamir and his ambulance had long left for and must rely on the relatives of the dead to "Earlier, there used to be one or two bodies. ostracised by friends and relatives as the their next funeral. help him lift the body from the back of the But now the mortuary is full." virus spread across the country. ALJAZEERA Thursday, June 18, 2020 8 MoneyNEWS&Business MoneyMatters This is make it count Lesotho… … In News How to invest in the things you believe in Maesaih bail application EBETH VAN HEERDEN debated in High Court Covid-19 may have caused a short-term return to single-use plastic but according to our Schroders Sustainability experts, this is just a short-term blip and the world needs to urgently ramp up disclosure, ambition and action. So, as part of my effort to live more sustainably, I’ve been looking into the various sustainable investing strategies out there. Believe me, there are a lot of them and it’s not always easy to immediately distinguish the differences between them. Luckily for you, I’ve done the research. And it turns out that “sustainable investing” is really a broad umbrella term that covers a variety of approaches. 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We request that she be denied bail,” opposed the Ordinary Advocate Chris Lephuthing who represents the Crown. ’Maesaiah is accused of the murder of her “It’s strange, I should not like this” says one husband Motsoahae Thabane’s second wife guy, then the other says “yes, but we are both Lipolelo. Selling saucy snaps online watching!”, then the first guy says "true that!"' "It really makes me laugh to see that!" … Grandmother quits job after earning M30,000 a month Despite the news being dominated by coronavirus she says fans never bring the topic Sandra Maria Brook, 59, says she was inspired shoot my own videos and photos.’ Sandra gave it up. "People don’t want to talk about Covid-19, they to go into adult modelling by her daughter Yaela some consideration. want to relax and escape. Vonk who has amassed a loyal audience of "I thought about it, and then said yes. Not only "A lot of fans seem to love my butt - which I 434,000 followers on Instagram. for the work but also an opportunity to be with am learning how to wiggle properly - and the soles A 59-year-old grandmother says she is my daughter for a longer period of time than just of my feet.’ quitting her day job as a carer after her daughter holidays. But there's so much more than sexy photos convinced her to sell saucy pictures online. "And also to be with my grandson, Yaela’s and fantasy chat available to Sandra's dedicated Sandra Maria Brook splits her time between young boy, who loved the idea that I would now fans. Portugal and Amsterdam and says she can make be able to bring him to school, make dinner and so "Sometimes it’s just nice to talk - there are a €1,500 (£1,300) a month through the website on." lot of lonely souls out there. And the way this job is OnlyFans. Sandra had been living a somewhat hippyish working out for me, I now have the energy to react She says that the money that she makes is life between contracts, preferring nature and and help.’ more than triple what she earned in her last job as solitude over the bustle of online life. Not all interactions with fans are so positive. a part-time carer. "I had a lot to learn, and I had not been too "On occasion I make mistakes,’ says Sandra. ‘I Her personal Instagram account has over concerned about my looks after being a few years realise too late in a conversation that a person 11,000 followers and depicts the grandmother in a off-grid. maybe isn’t as nice as they seem. series of skimpy outfits and suggestive poses. "So Yaela helped me, not only with learning "For example, lots of people ask if my daughter "I understand what the fans want, and I know how to film and build my social media profile, but and I will ever do a scene together. how to give it to them," Sandra tells us. with tips to the gym, getting in shape and getting "There is this fantasy of a mother and Over her working life Sandra has done stints my nails, hair and teeth perfect again. daughter together doing erotic scenes, but I make it as a gogo dancer, masseuse, personal trainer, "Of course, Covid-19 made that much more clear we never do that. escort and choreographer. difficult! The plan was to start my OnlyFans when "Of course we understand that if we make a "I have spent a lot of time on the stage, so I I had 5,000 followers on Instagram, but I started video or a picture of us together it works - so yes know all about performing for people," she says. anyway in March this year with only 3,000 we will sometimes both be dressed in our erotic Sandra’s daughter Yaela Vonk, who has a followers. style, and yes, we understand now that in minds very successful OnlyFans page of her own plus "I figured a lot of people would be at home the fantasy goes further. 434,000 followers on Instagram convinced her now, needing more amusement than ever!" "But not in mine or my daughter's mind. We up-for-it mum to give it a shot while they were on So far Sandra is happy with her earnings have a very healthy, normal but free-spirited holiday together. and enjoying the process of investing in herself, mother and daughter relationship." "We rented a villa together in the mountains of making progress and building up her fanbase. Sandra loves living with her daughter and Portugal," explains Sandra. "I am so grateful I have fans wanting to pay having the opportunity to spend so much time with "Yaela told me about her online work in more for me, renewing their subscriptions - I give them her grandson. detail, and we just talked about it - I was happy for what they want, clearly!" "The household works together, it’s lovely that her that she could earn lots of money, making the And Sandra has been pleasantly surprised I can take him to school and cook dinner, plus Yaela virtual world work for her. I was proud of her, but I that her sexy content seems to be attracting can do more.” didn’t think I could do this job myself." younger fans. And Sandra's old performing instincts have Soon after that Sandra was offered a job in "I did not expect my biggest audience would never deserted her. "For me, this life is sort of like England - but daughter Yaela talked her out of be in the under-35 age bracket!" she says. ‘I love working in the theatre. As long as I have camera getting on the plane. talking with them, most of them are really nice, gear, phone, makeup and clothes, I can live out of a "When I told her about England, she said 'why and hot! suitcase, without slaving for a boss. don’t you come and live with me instead?' She "It’s funny to see fans sometimes talking to "And most importantly, I am surrounded by offered to teach me about how to earn money, and each other in the comments section. the people I love.” Thursday, June 18, 2020 [email protected] NEWS 9 HEALTHYLivingSPORT

LINEO MABEKEBEKE test blood is scarce. Blood donation essential According to Maqelepo, an MASERU - The minister of health adequate supply of safe blood can Motlatsi Maqelepo, says it is crucial only be assured through regular that people continue to donate blood donations by voluntary donors. so that patients can have access health service, even He said Lesotho is a lucky to the blood products they need in country to have voluntary donors, times of emergencies. as they donate out of good-will. He Speaking to the campaign theme said although people do not donate in for this year’s World Blood Donor during C0VID-19 large numbers as expected, however, Day - safe blood saves lives, the they are always readily available in minister said the idea is to focus times of crises. on the contribution an individual Blood donations, he said are giver can make to improve health for needed all over the world to ensure others in the community. that people have access to safe and With the slogan - give blood quality-assured blood as well as and make the world a happier place, blood products in both normal and Maqelepo said they will focus on emergency situations. the contribution donors make to the He appealed to Basotho to donate entire community as a critical factor blood now because there are a lot of towards the improvement of health. people out in dire need of blood. Calling for more people to donate “Through the campaign, we call blood, he said individuals who on more people all over the world to donate and receive blood are not become life-savers by volunteering at risk of spreading and catching to donate blood regularly,” he said. the corona virus through blood Celebrating as well as thanking transfusion, but rather make an blood donors, the minister said it is important decision of helping one a day to raise awareness about the another. global need for safe blood and how The need for safe blood is everyone can contribute. universal. Safe blood is critical The plan he said is to raise wider both for treatments and urgent awareness of the urgent need to interventions. It can help patients increase the availability of safe blood suffering from life-threatening for use wherever and whenever it is conditions live longer and with a needed to save life. higher quality of life and supports “The involvement and support complex medical and surgical of Basotho will help to ensure procedures. greater impact of the World Blood Blood is also vital for treating the Donor Day, increasing recognition wounded during emergencies of all worldwide that giving blood is a life- kinds, natural disasters, accidents saving of solidarity and that services and armed conflicts as well as providing safe blood and blood having an essential life-saving role products are an essential element in maternal and neonatal care. of every health care system,” the But access to safe blood is still a minister also said. privilege of the few. Most low-and- Due to the current COVID-19 middle-income countries struggle to pandemic, the World Health make safe blood available because Organisation (WHO) shall run a donations are low and equipment to ESSENTIAL: Blood donation global virtual campaign this year. HIV prevention still vital on the agenda during COVID-19

if one does not have access to running communities and community important than now. clean water or others, she says. organisations have been on the She says the balance must As the COVID-19 crisis unfolds frontline of the HIV response and be struck with protecting health globally, she Moharasoa shows that already frontline AIDS partners are workers and people living with HIV in well managed health systems, adapting to protect people living as well as limiting the spread of there is a shortage of staff and with HIV and those at risk from COVID-19. medical equipment to mention a COVID-19,” she says. For many of the victims and few, and yet compliance and strict In respond to the COVID-19 support structures, the on-going adherence to medical regime is crisis, she appeals to the government pandemic has reshaped how HIV essential. and donors to recognise communities services are provided. While they As an AIDS activist stationed as an integral part of health systems realise that HIV self-testing maybe in her new office - an improvised and resource them accordingly in an acceptable alternative to maintain home office – she says she cannot order to deal with the double blow services, they also note challenges stop thinking about what this new pandemic in our health system. that may come with it. pandemic means for people living At the same time, she says as “While adhering to physical chores. with HIV, especially in those areas HIV communities they must organise distancing guidance, community Moharasoa where health systems are already and advocate together to ensure that support structures such as says others live in desperately under-funded and HIV prevention stays on the agenda, village health workers face a huge far worse conditions, fragile. politically and financially. mountain to climb without personal unable to even get basic She adds: “Those of us working “We also have to ensure that protective clothing and equipment to prevention advice, let with HIV know that AIDS is not over. crippled services such as shortage effectively continue with their work,” alone to comply with it. While we have made great strides of condoms and other prevention Moharasoa says. She says there are in expanding access to treatment, supplies are quickly addressed,” she Before the pandemic, HIV test- LINEO MABEKEBEKE many challenges facing people living people still are not accessing the states. kits were distributed in crowded with HIV and AIDS during these medicines they need.” She says it would be wise if they places such as taxi ranks and MASERU - COVID-19 is now a global times of set living standards and She notes that during this work together with the government workplaces with large workforces. As pandemic affecting lots of people code. unprecedented period, it is clearer to ensure that they tackle both HIV/ it began to spread, the government around the world. Many, just like It is difficult to practise social than ever that communities have AIDS and the COVID-19 pandemic. limited the size of gatherings and Ithabeleng Moharasoa are living in distancing if one shares a single a critical role to play in sustaining Meeting the needs of people who therefore the availability of testing lockdown, working from home while room home with the family, and even services and keeping people safe. live with or are at risk of contracting kits and other HIV prevention managing childcare and everyday pointless to talk about hand-washing “Since the earliest days, HIV she says has never been more supplies declined. Thursday, June 18, 2020 10HEALTHNEWS TIPS DECODING MEDICAL TERMS HUMAN BODY FUNCTION Recognize early and prevent the Tor n M C L A human body consists of trillions of cells organized in a way that maintains distinct internal compartments. damage from heart attacks The medial collateral ligament (MCL) connects the These compartments keep body cells separated from upper leg bone (femur) to the larger bone of the external environmental threats and keep the cells Picking on and recognizing symptoms early of lower leg (tibia). It is located on the inner side moist and nourished. They also separate internal body heart attack can save you from a whole lot of of the knee. The MCL is typically injured when fluids from the countless microorganisms that grow on damage done by it. Don’t ignore any discomfort or the knee joint is pushed sideways when making body surfaces, including the lining of certain tracts, or feeling of heaviness in the chest, pain that spreads a wrong move or by receiving a direct blow to passageways. The intestinal tract, for example, is home through back, shoulder, and arms, dizziness, or the knee. A torn MCL results in pain, swelling, to even more bacteria cells than the total of all human cells in the body, yet these bacteria are outside the body sweating. The earlier you get medical help, the and instability of the joint. The condition is often greater are the chances of survival. and cannot be allowed to circulate freely inside the treated with ice, bracing, and physical therapy. body.

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH Outcry as health facilities Fortunately, I still had some supply to last me a external expenditure (financed by development couple of days on that day. I wonder how many partners/donors) is 32percent of total limit access to health people have defaulted on their medication since expenditure (Public Health Sector Expenditure our clinics started limiting their services,” Review 2017 by World Bank and UNICEF) Mohatlane wondered. According to a community healthcare worker services Even before the corona virus pandemic from Thaba-Bosiu who spoke on condition of emerged, some public health facilities around the anonymity, “…at the height of lockdown, many Since COVID-19 was declared a national in Lesotho, has threatened that its members will country were already taking a limited number of people were turned away from health services pandemic by the former Prime Minister, down tools if government is unwilling to spring patients per day as a result of limited amount of and those who were lucky were and attended to Motsoahae Thabane, health professionals have to action to resolve the issue of unsafe working drugs and medication supply at their disposal. by healthcare professionals were told to go and been incessantly lamenting that the government environment and better and timely remuneration Pursuant to buy their medication at has done little to address their basic request: that for its members. government’s resolution private pharmacies.” they be provided with basic Protective Personal The association and other healthcare to achieve United Nation’s Health experts Equipment (PPE). professionals have received support from outside Sustainable Development claim that over the Coalition of healthcare professionals in the health sector as well - the Transformation Goals (SDGs) and all …at the height of lockdown, counter drugs pose Lesotho comprising medical doctors, nurses Resource Centre (TRC) and other non- other global, regional and many people were turned a serious health risk and other healthcare professionals have jointly governmental organisations have voiced their national health goals, the away from health services and as they are prone to released a statement detailing their points of displeasure in unison with the healthcare government revised its being abused or taken concern. However, since March when healthcare professional associations. National Health Policy those who were lucky were without prescription by professionals started their protest, government’s Amidst all this commotion, the biggest (NHP 2016). and attended to by healthcare healthcare professionals response has been lukewarm - a considerable victims are thousands of poor Basotho who have Provision of Universal professionals were told to go and this may result in number of hospitals and clinics around the no other alternative other than use the public Health Coverage (UHC) fatalities, addiction or country still has no adequate PPE. health care system, especially those in the rural is one of the major and buy their medication at chronic illnesses. Some observers attribute this slow response areas where there are no private clinics. cornerstones of the private pharmacies.” Without any to healthcare professionals’ plea for help to Some health centres and hospitals in certain policy. While UHC has doubt, the corona virus internal power struggle in government that saw parts of Lesotho have taken drastic measures been hailed as one of the pandemic has laid bare reshuffling of cabinet including the Minister of to protect their staff from possible corona virus pro-poor interventions the dire shortcomings in Health - at the moment when the whole world infection. For example, the Nazareth Health by some observers, it has compromised quality the public healthcare system of Lesotho. Despite is immersed in trying to find solutions to and Centre in Nazareth, Machache allows only a of services offered as well as access to health to having noble health policies, frameworks and contain the Covid-19 pandemic. maximum of 30 patients per day. most of the rural poor. strategies, the situation on the ground is a far Health facilities belonging to the Christian These are only patients who go for routine One of main objectives of the National Health cry from all these aspirations. Public healthcare Health Association of Lesotho (CHAL) are the medical check-ups and to collect their chronic Strategic Plan (NHSP 2017-2022) is to “ensure system is still largely underfunded and thus most hard-hit. On top of having no adequate medication - high blood patients, patients on an equitable, efficient and sustainable health greatly compromising achievement of Universal PPE as it is the case with many health facilities anti-retroviral treatment and pregnant women. financing system that protects people from Health Coverage for all as per goal 3 of the United around the country, many CHAL healthcare According to Tšeliso Mohatlane, a disabled man financial catastrophe and impoverishment as a Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. workers have been struggling to make ends who resides in Nazareth, access to healthcare in result of using health services”. Altogether, there are 372 health facilities in meet due to delayed payment of their salaries as the area is limited. On average, patients in Lesotho spend less Lesotho. In addition to the referral hospital and a result of late disbursements of subvention by “Some people start queuing outside the on an out-of-pocket basis compared to patients in two specialised hospitals, these comprise 18 government. clinic’s gate as early as 1am. It’s survival of the most of sub-Saharan Africa. Private expenditure district hospitals, three filter clinics, 188 health The Lesotho Nurses Association (LNA), fittest. I was turned away from the gate when I (mainly out of pocket expenditure) is 24percent centres, 48 private surgeries, 66 nurse clinics whose members are in the frontline of healthcare went there to collect my anti-retroviral drugs. of the total, government is 44 percent while and 46 registered pharmacies. Metro-Scope

AQUARIUS: 21 Jan. - 19 Feb. TAURUS: 21 Apr. - 21 May LEO: 24 Jul. - 23 Aug. SCORPIO: 24 Oct. - 22 Nov. You may realize how important it is not to live a As Mars separates from dreamy Neptune, you The subtle and spiritual side of life is ramped up, Ready to push for what you want? This week life that is one-sided. If you have been focused may be determined to focus on those things that and any insights gleaned could have a profound you might shake off any complacency and be on work and little else, then this week's line- are important to you and your future, and not be effect on your lifestyle if put into action. Events determined to go get it. You may need to be up, including a potent Solar Eclipse in your distracted by friends or social media. The days might play out in such a way that they encourage persuasive and certain conversations could be lifestyle sector, can incline you to experiment ahead might require you to hold an important you to adopt a more holistic approach. Rather intense, but progress is possible. Hoping for a new with a different and more harmonious approach, conversation or reach a decision, and for this to than pushing yourself to the limit, you may be opportunity? This week's powerful Eclipse can see allowing you to get involved in a range of happen you'll need to be on the ball. Before you persuaded to change things, so you have a chance you eager to take up an offer that might pave the activities. Mercury rewinds too, so keep commit to anything Taurus, check out the facts. to unwind and explore a variety of options. way for something exciting Scorpio. important data safe.

PISCES: 20 Feb. - 20 Mar. GEMINI: 22 May - 21 Jun. VIRGO: 24 Aug. - 23 Sept. SAGITTARIUS: 23 Nov. - 21 Dec. The coming week begins a phase when creativity As quick-thinking Mercury your ruler turns Ready for a reunion? As lively Mercury your ruler As talkative Mercury regresses in your sector and romance can be at a peak. As Mercury turns retrograde in your money zone, it can highlight a rewinds in your social sector from this week, there of money, it is just as well to take extra care retro though, you could be drawn to a hobby that need for attention to financial affairs. With a Solar is potential for you to connect with friends you when purchasing big-ticket items or making you used to enjoy. Similarly, someone from the Eclipse in this same sector this week, the time is may have known a while back. The days ahead any arrangements. With a Solar Eclipse in past might come back into your life. The Solar ripe for action that can turn your situation around. could also bring another encounter that might be your financial zone, you have an opportunity to Eclipse in Cancer suggests that an encounter may Other powerful influences suggest you'll need to a major turning point. Maybe there is romantic organize matters so that you can move ahead on have more to it than meets the eye. This might look at this from a variety of angles if you are to potential or the option of a friendship that could be a sound basis. For now, start small and slowly become a friendship or so much more. get the best advice and best deals. life-changing in so many ways. increase your efforts, and positive strides could be made Archer. ARIES 21 Mar. - 20 Apr. CANCER: 22 Jun. - 23 Jul. LIBRA: 24 Sept. - 23 Oct. CAPRICORN: 22 Dec. - 20 Jan. Consider simplifying your schedule as this week Emotions can ramp up from midweek due to the You may be in the spotlight this week, so be sure Good communication can be key to enhancing may be intense, with powerful aspects that can Solar eclipse at the weekend. As the Sun enters your that it is for all the right reasons. With Mercury relationships, especially with messenger Mercury influence goals and career. The key to success is not sign hours before this event, the energy of new reversing and a Solar Eclipse in your sector of goals rewinding. This and other influences could see to rush, but to let your intuition lead the way. The beginnings can be to the fore. Mind, with Mercury and ambitions, your actions could be noticed more you revisiting an issue that may be affecting a weekend eclipse is excellent for a fresh start on the rewinding in Cancer, there could be some indecision than usual. You might use this to your advantage, current bond, with a view to resolving it. Ready for domestic front. Mercury is rewinding though, so around what to do first. But this Eclipse might be the especially if there is something you want to promote romance? The weekend Solar Eclipse might see a take things step-by-step as your plans could change start of a positive new phase, and one that may see or a message you want to share. Be ready, as it could spark of attraction occurring that could blossom more than once Aries. you fulfilling a key goal. hit the mark Libra. steadily over the coming weeks and months. Thursday, June 18, 2020 HEALTHYLivingNEWS 11

LINDSAY BOTTOMS, THE CONVERSATION 16 JUNE 2020 Intense exercise with The coronavirus began to affect sporting events as early as January 30, when the Chinese Football Association announced it was delaying the start of the football season. face mask on could be Two months later it was revealed that the Tokyo Olympic Games would be postponed until the summer of 2021 – the first postponement in modern Olympic history. dangerous. Here's Why Sporting administrators are only now exploring ways to enable a return to training and competition at both professional and amateur levels. In the absence of a vaccine, though, there are several challenges. One of them is around breathing. When playing sport, breathing is faster and harder than at rest, which increases the risk of passing the disease on. As a result, premier league football is considering introducing face masks. Others may follow suit. Yet a mask makes it harder to inhale the quantity of air needed to perform at the highest levels. We know that wearing a surgical mask can increase the resistance to airflow. Exercise invariably leads to faster and harder breaths, so wearing a mask during exercise places a further strain on airflow. At low to moderate-intensity exercise, effort will feel slightly harder than normal with a mask, but you can still walk comfortably. The challenge appears to be more during heavy exercise (say, rugby or football) taking in air at rates of about 40- 100 litres per minute. When we do heavy exercise, our muscles produce lactic acid, which causes that burning sensation. It is then converted to carbon dioxide and exhaled. But what happens if the carbon dioxide is trapped by the mask? As you move from moderate to heavy exercise, you may be re-breathing carbon dioxide, which can reduce cognitive function and increase breathing rate. There may also be less oxygen in the recycled air, which could imitate exercising at higher altitudes. So it is important we gain a better understanding of the limitations of heavy exercise with a face mask. The need for this understanding is growing, given the story reported on an Australian news channel of two teenage boys in China dying within a week of each other during compulsory physical education examinations while wearing face masks. Autopsies have not been performed, so it's impossible to know whether or not the masks played a role in the boys' deaths. But – by exercising longer or harder – would have and enforcement of workplace safety – advises levels and low oxygen levels. There could be it raises the question, is it safe to exercise a large effect on the physiological responses to that employees should not be exposed to similar issues of wearing a face mask with with a face mask on during COVID-19? exercise, causing altitude-sickness symptoms 1.5percent carbon dioxide for more than 15 other high-intensity sports. A supplier of fencing equipment such as dizziness or headache. minutes. With gyms looking to reopen and sports approached the University of Hertfordshire There are negligible levels of carbon Fencing has been part of the Olympics clubs wanting to resume, before anyone with just this question. dioxide in atmospheric air, and when since 1896 and is unique in that we already recommends wearing a face mask, research exercising with only the fencing mask this have a mask on when exercising. So, before urgently needs to be undertaken to ensure the Treadmill test remains below 1percent. With the face mask any recommendations are made for wearing safety of the sporting community, regardless To gain a rough understanding of the on, it trebled to 3percent. Bear in mind that a face mask for fencing, it is important that of any underlying conditions.Lindsay Bottoms, problem, I experimented on myself. I ran the UK Health and Safety Executive – the further research is undertaken on more than Reader in Exercise and Health Physiology, on a treadmill at 10kph (6.2 mph) for three government agency responsible for regulation one person to explore the high carbon dioxide University of Hertfordshire. minutes to reflect the intensity and duration of fencing. I did this with a full fencing kit, with and without a cloth face mask under my fencing mask. I used a portable gas analyser and adapted it to measure the concentration of gases being breathed in and out. The concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere is around 21percent at sea level. When running on the treadmill with only the fencing mask, the concentration of oxygen was around 19.5percent. This would be equivalent to exercising at 600 m (about 1,968 ft) above sea level. But wearing a face mask under the fencing mask reduced my oxygen level to around 17percent – the equivalent of exercising at 1,500 m (4,921 ft). Any further decreases in oxygen concentration 12 Thursday, June 18, 2020 TRAVELNEWS &FOOD MONEY What a cannabis pizza Recipe Of The Week Baked chicken wings And that's what you'll find on the Instructions cannabis pizza range - four sprays of Amazing Baked Chicken Wings tastes like made with the best Dry Rub for Preheat oven to 400. Place a wire concentrated CBD on the pizza just chicken. rack in a baking sheet and grease as it comes out of the oven. Ingredients it. There are two colourful pizzas to 8-10 chicken wings Combine ingredients for the dry choose from - the vegetarian Green 2 tbsp canola oil rub in a small bowl and mix well. Goddess stays true to its name with Place chicken wings in a bowl grilled baby marrow, feta and rocket, Dry Rub: and drizzle a little oil over them. while the meatier Not-so-plain 2 tbsp brown sugar Mix to make sure that each wing Mary Jane is a spicier option with 1 tsp garlic powder is evenly but lightly covered with peppadews, mushrooms and chicken. 1 tsp onion powder oil. You'll also be able to add CBD 1 tsp cumin Rub each chicken wing with some to any other dish for a little extra - 1 tsp smoked paprika dry rub all over. perhaps make your salad a little more 1/2 tsp salt Bake wings for 45-50 minutes. green. 1/4 tsp cracked black pepper Wait until it cools enough and dig And even kids can have some. 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper in. The smell of the CBD is a little stronger on the veggie version, losing itself to the spicy MJ, but when it comes to taste you will never be able to tell the difference. The only flavours you'll get is the tasty ingredients, which are very nice combinations without the added green spice. CBD has no THC - the fun ingredient in marijuana - and is only GABI ZIETSMAN partnership with local CBD producer supposed to make you relax just a Africanpure - a company that only little more. I never really thought I'd be trying came onto the scene last year Did I feel relaxed though? I a cannabis pizza during lunch on a October, importing their green don't know - with these kinds of workday. from Switzerland until the licensing things you never know if it may be a While you might think that process for farms run smoother in placebo effect induced by the idea of you may come back to the office South Africa. They saw a big boost consuming a cannabis product, but I just a little bit giggly, the use of when the South African government can say my general state of stress felt Cannabidiol (CBD) on a Col'Cacchio removed CBD from schedule 7 - the a little less strained. pizza means the effects of THC are same as heroin - making it legal for So if you're scared of the Big Bad left out of the equation. anyone to sell. Dagga but want to look cool in front The restaurant chain launched Provided the daily dose is 20mg of teenagers, this is your time to its new cannabis pizza range in or less per day. shine. News24 Thursday, June 18, 2020 13 PublicNotices&Events NEWS

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The Government of Lesotho through the Lesotho Millennium Development Agency (LMDA) is looking for highly qualified professionals with specialised skills to support the Health Facilities Maintenance Programme and Compact II development. Interested and highly committed individuals are invited to apply for the following position on contract basis ending on the 30th April 2021. The contract may be extended based on performance and conduct:

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 JOB SUMMARY: The core function of Head Internal Audit is to provide advice and assurance to the Board of Directors and Management on the efficiency and effectiveness of internal financial and management controls.

 KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: KPI 1. Develop and implement Internal Audit strategy. KPI 2. Review and assessment of risk within LMDA. KPI 3. Develop and Implement the LMDA annual audit plan. KPI 4. Review of internal and financial management control systems. KPI 5. Coordination of the external audit process. KPI 6. Carry out special assignments as needed. KPI 7: Produce internal audit reports.

 SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: The incumbent supervises two (2) Internal Auditors

 EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: • Chartered Accountant or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent • At least ten years work experience as an Internal Auditor, five of which must have been engaged at the level of Head of Internal Audit. • At least five years’ experience in audit related to projects.

 COMPUTER SKILLS: • To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of standard computerised financial management systems; MS Office applications (Excel, Word, Power Point, Access).

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Interested candidates should hand-deliver their application letters together with CVs, copies of certificates and transcripts on or before 3rd July 2020 at 12.00 noon, to Lesotho Millennium Development Agency, 5th floor Post Office Building, Maseru. Applications should be signed for by submitters. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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The Lesotho Millennium Development Agency (LMDA) is a body corporate and successor of the Millennium Enterprise Oversight role to Master’s Degree in Engineering, Project A good Challenge Account Lesotho Authority (MCA Lesotho), established under MCA Lesotho Authority Act No. 1 Performance Management regarding Management, Business Administration understanding and of 2008, as amended by Legal Notice (MCA Lesotho Authority (Continuation) No. 151 of 2013, effective from Committee organisation’s strategic or equivalent, with at least fifteen years’ practice of: 15th January 2014. The MCA - Lesotho (MCA – L) was a Government entity funded by the Government of and operational direction; experience in project management at • corporate the United States of America acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). From 2013 the review projects, contract senior management level. governance and operations of MCA – L continued under the auspices of LMDA. and procurement Extensive practical knowledge of project Board oversight; management tools; and contract management of construction • role of Board LMDA was granted mandate by the Government of Lesotho in April 2018 through the Strategic Plan review quality and maintenance infrastructure activities. Committees 2018/2019 - 2022/2023 to support the Ministry of Health to design, implement and manage the Health management structure Knowledge of control and monitoring of and control Facilities Sustainability Programme, planned to ensure efficient and sustainable health service delivery to and tools; and monitor organisational strategy, implementation function; and contribute to poverty reduction and economic growth; coordinate the sustainability strategies for Compact I the procurement and of key organisational mandate and • oversight investments; and develop and implement Compact II for the Government of Lesotho. project performance. strategy; procurement management; and of overall experience in service in Board committees enterprise The LMDA is governed by the Board of Directors. The Board is a decision making body that has an overall of statutory bodies or projects; and project authority and responsibility for the oversight, direction and decisions of the Agency. The Board also has the Specific professional qualification in planning and general power to establish the underlying standards and principles by which the LMDA mandate is executed. project management will be an added implementation; advantage. The Board has established within it the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee; Enterprise Performance Human Review Human Resources Advanced degree in Human Resource A good Committee and Human Resources and Remuneration. The LMDA requires three (3) suitably qualified Resources and Policies including Management or equivalent, plus 15 years’ understanding and external candidates to supplement the existing membership of the Committees. The following are the key Remuneration Industrial Relations experience in a senior human resource practice of: roles of the Committees and requirements for qualification for appointment to the committees: Committee Policies and provide management position; 10 years’ of • corporate advice; assist the Board which experience in strategic HR policy governance and NAME OF KEY REQUIREMENT FOR ATTRIBUTES in the execution of its development and implementation; at Board oversight; COMMITTEE ROLES QUALIFICATION duties with regard to least 5 years’ experience in the position • role of Board Finance, Audit Evaluation of the Chartered Accountant or Master’s degree A good general administration managing not less than 80 people; 5 years’ Committees and Risk adequacy and efficiency or equivalent in Financial Management, understanding and and governance of the of which experience in alignment of and control Committee of the internal controls, Business Administration, Accounting practice of: Organization. strategic human resources and business function; and accounting practices, and/or a Chartered Accountant • corporate objectives; plus 5 years’ experience in • oversight of information systems, certification or equivalent. governance and the implementation and coordination overall human financial risk assessment, with minimum of 15 years’ experience, Board oversight; of a performance management system. resources management and in financial management; accounting; • role of Board Knowledge of corporate management control and mitigation measures auditing; information technology systems Committees practices and oversight and experience in labour law and auditing processes; or risk management; and control service in Board committees of statutory compliance; review the risk Knowledge of Government of Lesotho function; and bodies or projects. management progress treasury and financial management • oversight of The candidates should send written application with appropriate motivation, accompanied by a and ability to mitigate processes; management enterprise risks management’s comprehensive CV and traceable professional references by hand to: challenges, effectiveness and oversight of mitigation processes; financial and The Chief Executive Officer of risk management oversight of financial management risk planning LMDA activities; review process relating to donor agencies; and and legal; 5th Floor, Post Office Building key risks facing the experience in service in Board committees regulatory Kingsway, Maseru 100 organization, and the of statutory bodies or projects; and financial responses to address compliance; The closing date for submission of applications is 3rd July 2020 them. 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It is difficult to imagine that in a country because the unpredictability of COVID-19 is where, in just a few months, half the one reason why it is so challenging." population could be unemployed while There are a few skills that a good some businesses could be looking for new driver needs to have. "In addition to good or temporary employees. As the number driving skills they also need to be able of infections has surpassed 50 000, with to communicate with a client, provide a recovery rate of just over half of that, customer service and have good time workforces are bound to be affected. management skills. Many of these things According to a City Press article, a can be difficult to measure in an initial professor of vaccinology at the university verbal interview. This is why you should of the Witwatersrand, Shabir Madhi also spend time with them while they drive, predicts infection rates in Eastern Cape do a pre-employment driver assessment and Gauteng will be the same as levels in and get references from previous the Western Cape in two and four weeks employers. respectively. The managing director of "The driver may be on their best MasterDrive, Eugene Herbert, considers behaviour with a potential employer in the effect on fleets. "Fleet operators could the vehicle, but it does provide a basic potentially find themselves in a position indication of their driving skills, reactions where they have lost some of their drivers to potentially dangerous situations and how to the illness while other drivers may be they treat the vehicle. Additionally, temporarily laid off while they recover. MasterDrive does a superb job in accurately "This may require companies to hire new assessing candidates driving skills. The drivers during a fairly busy period as they pre-employment test provides an idea of make for lost time during lockdown or work how the driver is likely to behave when under pressure to deliver essential supplies you're not around. References will give needed during COVID-19. We caution you a possible idea of the experience past against rushing hiring decisions and put the employers had with the candidate." same level of effort and dedication into your COVID-19 has the potential to create selection as you would at any other time.” a unique situation amongst fleet drivers. Do not make the mistake of threatening "Difficult economic times may result in your good health and safety record or some drivers being retrenched in some the safety of other drivers by hiring the industries while an increase in demand wrong people. “Keep a close eye on changes coupled with ill drivers may result in the amongst your workforce and be ready to need for more drivers in other industries. If hire or start looking for new drivers well you find yourself in the latter position be ahead of the time. Do not let a sudden ready to hire the drivers that you need decrease in your workforce catch you without compromising on your standards," unaware. Granted, this can be difficult says Herbert. Thursday, June 18, 2020 NEWS 19

features a new touchscreen while available chromatic colours are used New Lexus IS pushes limits on the upper instrument panel. The new IS boasts a new version of Lexus Safety System+, which has further evolved through the introduction of advanced safety of dynamic performance technologies, including added functions such as Emergency Since the debut of the first generation The aggressive styling design while offering a high level of vehicle Grille features a three-dimensional Steering Assist which improves in 1999, the Lexus IS has pursued creates a wide and low form control.” structure that originates from the the system’s lane recognition the fun of driving unique to compact characterised by sharpness, while In addition to slender headlamps foremost tip of the grille. Block forms performance. These advances are rear-wheel-drive sports sedans. The the IS features advanced safety featuring newly-developed compact based on a spindle motif combine part of Lexus’ continuing efforts all-new IS takes high-level driving technologies, including an evolved and lightweight lamp units, a low with a mesh pattern to achieve a to prevent traffic accidents and performance and sporty styling after version of Lexus Safety System+. centre of gravity is expressed sporty impression. There are now fatalities, reduce driver burden, more than a million units sold, over Lexus International Chief Engineer through low-positioned areas two new exterior colours developed and develop driver-assist systems more than 20 years to new extremes. Naoki Kobayashi says, “What we around the grille matched by for IS. These include Sonic Iridium, that provide a more natural and In strengthening its Lexus had foremost in mind in developing lowered side character lines and the which accentuates the shape of the safer driving experience. Driving Signature of performance, the new IS was to make it a car that shape of the rear extremity of the vehicle, as well as Sonic Chrome, The Pre-Collision System has the new IS was honed at various excelled in communicating with the trunk. Muscular fenders, straight- which exhibits a metallic quality been improved to detect daytime facilities throughout the world, driver and, as a car with wide latitude line-type rear combination lamps in a high-gloss finish. The F Sport cyclists as well as pedestrians in including the new Toyota Technical for providing such feedback, would sporting an “L” motif, and three- version boasts an exclusive “F” mesh low-light conditions and oncoming Centre Shimoyama that opened last never fail in doing so, regardless dimensional bumper garnishes add pattern as well as a grille-bottom vehicles and pedestrians crossing the year. Uncompromising attention to of the road conditions or driving to the aggressive look. In addition, air intake, special 19-inch alloy street. Also featured are functions detail will allow drivers of the new status. We retained the compact new-design 19-inch tyres and wide wheels, a rear spoiler, and the F such as Emergency Steering IS to enjoy a comfortable driving body and aimed to make the new IS proportions based on a wide track Sport-exclusive Radiant Red Contrast Assist, which assists steering sensation in everyday driving a Lexus compact sports sedan that evoke a sense of sporty driving. Layering external panel colour. within the vehicle’s lane as cued by situations. provides high-quality ride comfort A new-design Lexus Spindle Inside a new multimedia system the driver. Dynamic Radar Cruise Control and Lane Tracing Assist (LTA) combine to help the driver stay on course. In the new IS, lane recognition performance has been improved. When LTA is activated, AI technologies are applied to camera- actuated, white-line recognition for advanced deceleration of the vehicle in line with the size of the curve. Keeping lateral g-forces constant while driving through curves contributes to stable and comfortable driving and makes driving assist more continuous. Other new technologies include Automatic High Beam which detects preceding or oncoming vehicles. Various other forms of advanced safety equipment are featured on the new IS, including parking support brakes, and the Panoramic View Monitor, which supports periphery safety checks. The new Lexus IS will be available for sale in South Africa early next year. The range will comprise three model derivatives which Lexus SA will announce at launch. Lexus’ industry-leading 7 Year Warranty and Maintenance Plan will come as standard for IS drivers. Thursday, June 18, 2020 20 NEWS

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would like to make the public and its supporters aware that the club has at this stage not produced face Kaizer Chiefs issue fake masks and all the masks that are in circulation are fake." Marketing Director Jessica Motaung added: "We have noticed with great concern that there are many unauthorised Kaizer Chiefs mask warning branded masks circulating in public. "They give the wearer a false sense of security that they are protected, but in reality, they are more vulnerable and put their health at risk."

Kaizer Chiefs would like to make the public and its supporters aware that the club has at this stage not produced face masks and all the masks that are in circulation are fake.

She also said: "We are aware of the demand for the branded Kaizer Chiefs masks. The process is to identify the appropriate mask and design. Once we have gone to production, we will alert the public. We just don't want to rush into producing the mask that will not meet the required quality and Kaizer Chiefs standard. "We have to produce the right product for our supporters and UPTIGHT: Kaizer Chiefs marketing director Jessica Motaung the public. In the process, we have been receiving samples and Absa Premiership giants Kaizer The wearing of masks in public Amakhosi though are naturally protective equipment they wear suggestions from various entities Chiefs have issued a strong warning spaces has become mandatory in concerned of the quality of any meets the required standard. and entrepreneurs. All of whom are to supporters to be aware of fake South Africa as the country works to branded masks and has called on its A statement from the club's considered in the process to reach the masks that are in circulation. curb the spread of Covid-19. supporters to ensure any personal official website read: "Kaizer Chiefs final product." World No 1 Ashleigh Barty has PGA Championship to go ahead 'concerns' over playing US Open without fans member. Men’s world No 1 Novak Djokovic The PGA Championship will be held and defending champion Rafael in August but without fans, after Nadal are among players who California health officials on Monday have raised concerns about the gave the green light to the first major tournament and Barty also falls championship of 2020, the San into that camp. Francisco Chronicle reported. "I have concerns too," she The tournament scheduled for told The Associated Press in an 6-9 August in San Francisco had email. hoped to attract up to 40 000 fans a "I understand the day at Harding Park golf course but tournaments are eager to run that was before the PGA Tour was but keeping everyone safe has shut down because of the coronavirus to be the priority. outbreak. "I can’t wait to get back out there The PGA Championship, which and play but we have to make sure it’s is run by the PGA of America, was World Number One Ashleigh safe to do so first, not just for me but originally scheduled to take place in Barty admits she has “concerns” over for my team." May. Harding Park last held a PGA playing at the US Open in New York. Barty, though, is likely to get a event in 2015 and has never hosted a Tennis has been on a break since chance to defend her Roland Garros major championship. Construction on the start of March with August 1 the title in September as the French Open grandstands was already underway date pencilled in for a possible return was moved due to Covid-19. when the Tour was shut down in with the US Open scheduled to start However, the Australian admits it March at the Players Championship. DEFENDING CHAMP: Brooks Koepka on August 31. is tough to set "tennis goals" for the Brooks Koepka will defend his However, there are storm clouds remainder of the year. title at Harding Park, where he will extra hole to beat Collin Morikawa in After the Charles Schwab, the hanging over the Flushing Meadows "It’s tough to set goals, that’s for look to become the first player to win a playoff as the Tour made a muted PGA Tour will feature the RBC hard-court Grand Slam as New York is sure, (when) we still don’t really three straight PGA Championships return from the pandemic in Fort Heritage (18-21 June) in Hilton the epicentre of the coronavirus in the know what the rest of the year will since Walter Hagen won four in a row Worth, Texas. The next four events of Head, South Carolina; the Travelers United States. look like, there is so much out of our from 1924-27. the restart will also be played without Championship (25-28 June) in Organisers have already hinted control," she said. The PGA cancelled 11 spectators. Cromwell, Connecticut; and the that should the US Open go ahead, "When we have some certainty tournaments and revised its The first tournament to have fans Rocket Mortgage Classic (2-5 July) in then there will be several restrictions on the rest of the year, my team and remaining schedule, finally resuming will be The Memorial, 16-19 July in Detroit, Michigan. in place, including players getting I will sit down and set a few tennis last week with no spectators at the Dublin, Ohio. Officials are planning The US Open is rescheduled for tested several times a week and goals." Charles Schwab Challenge. for up to 8 000 fans per day at 17-20 September in New York. players being limited to one support - TEAMtalk media Daniel Berger parred the first Muirfield Village. AFP report Thursday, June 18, 2020 22 NEWSSPORTS NationalWeather NewsinSports

GladAfrica Championship side, Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila, on Tuesday that the U.S. Open tennis tournament will take place has confirmed the purchase of Bidvest Wits’ ABSA Premiership as scheduled this summer in Queens. The event will begin on status has been finalised. The Limpopo-based side confirmed this August 31 without fans in the stands because of the continued on its official twitter page on Saturday evening although both spread of the coronavirus. The Grand Slam will be held at Wits and the Premier Soccer League are yet to confirm the deal. Flushing Meadows, despite some players voicing concerns about The name will change from Bid Vest Wits FC to Tshakhuma travelling to New York and there will be no qualifying and no Tsha Madzivhandila FC as of the beginning of the new mixed doubles under plans approved by the governor. We can season and the team would play at Thohoyandou showcase tennis as the ideal social distancing sport," said US Stadium as their home ground. Tennis Association chief Mike Dowse.

This was thought to be just a rumour with the Among the details in the US Open's health and safety plan, Braamfontein-based side among the well-established which has been widely shared on social media, were: that ABSA premiership teams with a solid financial players travelling to New York will be entitled to two rooms backing. It seems the only remaining thing will be in an official hotel outside Manhattan. No more than two for the PSL to approve the deal so that the team people will be allowed to a room, but competitors will also can campaign in top-flight football next season. have the option of renting a private house outside However, it is not going to be that simple with Manhattan at their own expense. Players Tshakhuma saying in the tweet that it has will not need to quarantine on entering the also bought all Wits’ players who will United States, but will be tested before they MASERU have to relocate to Limpopo. Bidvest begin their journey to New York. The United Wits were established in 1921 and States has the highest number of coronavirus FRIDAY SATURDAY are the PSL's oldest club with a rich cases and the highest death toll in the world 15°C / -2°C history and will celebrate 100 years and New York is the hardest-hit state, with next year. more than 30,000 deaths. Cuomo wrote SUNDAY that extraordinary precautions would 14°C / -2°C 15°C / -2°C The New York governor New York be in place to protect players, including Governor Andrew Cuomo announced extra locker room space. MAFETENG

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TEBOHO JAFETA way forward regarding their elite SUNDAY football leagues completion, it is not 12°C / -5°C 12°C / -4°C MASERU - BANTU FC coach Bob easy for Lesotho to quickly make a Mafoso says some players who resolution. BUTHA BUTHE consider football as a career and “Firstly when this pandemic who entirely rely on football for a started to hit the football fraternity, FRIDAY SATURDAY living are immensely affected by the we were not sure as Bantu FC 11°C / 0°C suspension of football activities in technical team what to do, but we Lesotho due to covid-19 outbreak. discussed the matter and afterwards SUNDAY Mafoso said most players do not we told all our players to keep 10°C / -1°C 11°C / 1°C work and rely entirely on football to training individually to retain earn a living. fitness,” he said. LERIBE “Such players are negatively He said during follow-ups, the FRIDAY SATURDAY affected and find it hard to survive players have been giving them 16°C / -3°C during this time because they are positive results and he believes that not sure when this situation will this is influenced by the fact that SUNDAY change,” he showed. their players are professionals who 15°C / -4°C 16°C / -3°C He further mentioned that even well understand how they should though it is taking longer for football conduct themselves. BEREA governing body to decide when the He said if the league resumption league would resume, he expects date is set, it will take them three FRIDAY SATURDAY Bantu head coach Bob Mafoso that the decision will finally be weeks as the technical team to 11°C / 0°C reached. understand that given the current easy for LEFA to decide,” he said. ensure that their players are at the “The expectation is that the situation in Lesotho with regards to He also said even though other same level of fitness and ready SUNDAY decision will finally be reached. We covid-19 outbreak, it will not be so countries in Africa have resolved a before resuming the league games. 10°C / -1°C 11°C / -1°C Thursday, June 18, 2020 SPORTSNEWS 23 Likuena players expected back at training in SA

STAFF REPORTER table with both teams having played He added: “At the end of the day, 24 games of the 2019/20 season. we have to go back because this is MASERU - Lesotho national team Sera, who is in his first year where we get our salaries and have players plying their trade in the South playing for Bloemfontein Celtic to keep praying that nothing will go African Premiership were expected confirmed to this publication that he wrong. As for training, I have tried back at work with their respective has received a letter from his club to keep in good shape during the clubs from Wednesday this week. telling him to report for training lockdown and even today I was out on Lesotho currently has the trio of as the South African Premiership the field training.” Bloemfontein Celtic’s Motebang Sera prepares for return to action. Sera has had a decent start to and Black Leopards duo of Tšoarelo He stated that he was working life playing in the South African Bereng and Tumelo Khutlang with relevant authorities in the Premiership making 12 appearances playing their football in the Absa country to help him make his way in all competitions and scoring four Premiership. back to Bloemfontein, where he was goals. He lasted 88 minutes in his last Sera and Khutlang have been based before football activities were match as Celtic booked a place in the in the Mountain Kingdom since halted by the Covid-19 pandemic. semi-final of the Nedbank Cup with a late March after the South African The lanky striker, who was the 4-3 penalty victory over TS Sporting. government suspended football big winner at the 2018/19 Econet Countryman Bereng, who activities following the Corona Virus Premier League awards, scooping the plays for Limpopo-based Black outbreak. Player of the Season and Top Goal Leopards, also confirmed he has been However, the South Africa scorer accolades, admitted that it’s a summoned to return for training this Football Association (SAFA) has bit scary to go to South Africa, where week following a long break caused since confirmed their government the Corona Virus infections continue by the Corona Virus pandemic. has given football the green light to to rise with each day. The talented midfielder said return to action under the national “As much as I missed playing he is not panicking as he was due lockdown. and happy to go back, I’m at the same for his first day back at the club on Celtic, coached by former Likuena time a bit scared because the Corona Wednesday despite the increasing BACK AT WORK: Top Bloem Celtic striker Motebang Sera captain - Lehlohonolo Seema, are in Virus has caused havoc world-wide. number of the Covid-19 infections having registered 19 appearances plying their trade in the Absa ninth position in the South African What is important is for me is to be across South Africa. in all competitions for relegation Premiership is Khutlang, who has Premier League and also in the semi- very careful and also follow all the The 30-year-old midfielder has threatened Leopards and also finding had a very difficult campaign and finals of the Nedbank Cup while Black guidelines that have been put in place enjoyed more game time than all the the back of the net just once. has played only five games in all Leopards are at the bottom of the to protect all of us,” Sera said. Likuena players playing in the PSL The last of the Likuena players competition for Leopards. Soweto Marathon cancelled Lesotho embraces online Chess TEBOHO JAFETA some challenges such as people who TEBOHO JAFETA could not participate due to lack MASERU – While a majority of data and some were challenged MASERU - A thorough review of the of sports activities are under by poor network connectivity,” Covid-19 health risks posed by large suspension in Lesotho due to the Mcpherson said. events and gatherings has left the Coronavirus outbreak, the Chess During the Friday tournament, organisers and sponsors of the Old Federation of Lesotho (CFL) has the national champion Tšephe Mutual Soweto Marathon 2020 with embraced the use of internet to keep Lebajoa scooped the first position no choice but to cancel the event. players busy while staying at home. and pocketed M150 while Liteboho According to the race Facebook During the weekend, CFL held its Mohatlane appeared on second page, calling off South Africa’s first online chess tournament titled position. biggest one-day road running event, Lesotho Checkmate Corona Virus and On third position was Naleli fondly known as the People’s Race, was at lichess.com website on Friday McPherson who also won the best was not an easy decision. and Sunday. lady prize of M50. “We’re deeply disappointed at not This follows the International The second day of the being able to host the 27th edition Chess Federation (FIDE)’s launching tournament saw Kananelo Latela of this iconic annual event,” Soweto of its biggest online chess marathon and Tšephe Lebajoa sharing the first Marathon Trust Chairman Sello on May 18. In this online chess position as they both obtained the Khunou said. marathon, FIDE will be organising at same points, but the M150 prize went He said the People’s Race has least 1500 online chess tournaments to Latela. always been a great celebration of the across major chess platforms with Theko Khanyapa appeared third people’s strong spirit, but noted that hundreds of thousands of participants while the best lady M50 prize went to with the Covid-19 pandemic expected running for 30 days and 720 hours Maboloko Leboela. to peak only around September, they non-stop. CFL publicist Selatela Khiba cannot take the risk of hosting 40 The tournaments are aimed at described the event as a great success 000 people on November 1, which is all the chess players in the world, adding that the players embraced too soon thereafter. regardless of age, country or their it a lot as it attracted about 50 “The Soweto Marathon is so level of play. There will be many participants on Friday. Khiba said the much more than just a road race. special prizes and all of them will tournament attracted players from It’s a celebration of our history, be distributed not between those the highland districts such as Qacha’s our heritage and our country and a who score more points, but between Nek, Thaba-Tseka, while Botha-Bothe reminder to runners that resilience, winners of the random draw, thus and other lowlands districts including perseverance and commitment are giving a winning chance to everyone Maseru participated as well. key to success, even when times are and reward first and foremost the He said they had a challenge of tough and the road is long. I would value of participation. participation on the second day of the like to thank our sponsors who stood UNDERSTANDING: Veteran marathoner Lebenya Nkoka One of the prizes and the major tournament - on Sunday. behind our decision wholeheartedly. struggle against Covid-19 is a battle that the race organisers realised that ones will include invitations to the “The attendance was not as good We will be bigger and better come that can only be won by social sponsors were not willing to invest 2021 Chess Olympiad in Moscow, for on Sunday, we had a few players 2021 when the glorious Soweto and distancing and staying away from during this time. a week. participating because the majority her people will host our athletes once crowds as much as possible,” Lee “Or maybe organisers also It is in line with this aim that CFL of them thought the tournament had again,” Khunou announced. said. realised that it would not be easy to held this first ever online tournament ended on Friday,” he said, adding that Vuyo Lee, chief marketing officer In an interview with Metro, local have foreign athletes’ participation in free of charge for Basotho chess there was communication breakdown at Old Mutual, the title sponsor of the veteran marathoner Lebenya Nkoka the race due to the fact that countries’ players and the competition was in between the federation and players. race, said as a responsible business, applauded the decision to cancel the borders are currently shut owing to the form of a blitz of 3+2 per player. Khiba said CFL plans to hold two they have a duty of care to all their marathon. the Covid-19 pandemic,” he said. Spectators can also watch the other tournaments at the end of the stakeholders. “They have taken the right The marathoner showed that the games online as they progress. month. She said they must do whatever decision because the current cancellation of the event forced him to In an interview with Metro, “This tournament is meant they can to help curb the spread of the coronavirus situation in South Africa halt his training as that was the only the tournament director Naleli to encourage young players’ pandemic while protecting the health is worse and makes it hard to predict race he was preparing for. Mcpherson said the competition went participation because whenever a and safety of the people. when the situation would cease,” he “Initially, I was training for this well even though it faced various young person plays against an older “Much as we love the People’s said. race, so I stopped immediately when challenges due to its nature. player, we reward the youngster Race and its unique celebration Nkoka further showed that the I learnt that it had been cancelled,” he “The tournament went well as whether or not they have won,” he of iconic locations in Soweto, the cancellation may be due to the fact also said. planned even though we encountered also said. 24 Thursday,EVERY THURSDAY June 18, 2020 LegendsNEWS of Our Time June 18 - 24, 2020 The legend of Tupac lives on

Born Lesane Parish Crooks (Makaveli) in June 16, Shakur's third album, Me Against The World, 1971 New York City, Tupac Amaru Shakur grew up was released in March 1995 and was very well- primarily in Harlem. In 1984, his family moved received, with many calling it the magnum opus of to Baltimore, Maryland where he became good his career. friends with Jada Pinkett Smith. It is considered one of the greatest and most His family moved again in 1988 to Oakland, influential hip-hop albums of all time. It is Shakur's California. His first breakthrough in music fourth-best-selling album with 3,524,567 copies came in 1991 as a member of the group Digital sold in the United States as of 2011. Me Against the Underground. World won best rap album at the 1996 Soul Train In the same year he received individual Music Awards. recognition for his album "2Pacalypse Now," but All Eyez On Me was the fourth studio album this album was also the beginning of his notoriety by 2Pac, recorded in October 1995 and released as a leading figure of the gangster permutation of on February 13, 1996, by Death Row Records and hip-hop, with references to cop killing and sexual Interscope Records. The album is frequently violence. recognized as one of the crowning achievements of His solo movie career also began in this year 1990s rap music. with Juice (1992), and in 1992 he co-starred with Steve Huey of AllMusic stated that "despite Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice (1993). some undeniable filler, it is easily the best However, law confrontations were soon to production 2Pac's ever had on record". It was come: A 15-day jail term in 1994 for assault and certified 5× Platinum after just 2 months in April battery and, in 1995, a conviction for sexual assault 1996 and 9× platinum in 1998. The album featured of a female fan. After serving 8 months pending an the Billboard Hot 100 number one singles "How appeal, Shakur was released from jail. Do U Want It" and "California Love". It featured Notorious 25-year-old gangsta MC and actor five singles in all, the most of any 2Pac album. Shakur was shot and killed before he had a chance Moreover, All Eyez on Me (which was the only to fulfill the promise of a successful career in both Death Row release to be distributed through fields. PolyGram by way of Island Records) made history Shakur had a certain charisma that always as the first double-full-length hip-hop solo studio made him stand out in his films. This was album released for mass consumption. especially true in Gridlock'd (1997) which proved It was issued on two compact discs and four that the versatile young artist had the makings of LPs. Chartwise, All Eyez on Me was the second being a major star. Unfortunately, he was murdered album from 2Pac to hit number one on both the during a drive-by shooting outside a Las Vegas, Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Nevada, hotel a few months before its release. charts. It sold 566,000 copies in the first week Shakur sold over 75 million records worldwide, of its release and was charted in the top 100 for making him one of the best-selling music artists one-week Soundscan sales since 1991. By the end of all time. His double-disc albums All Eyez on Me of 1996, the album had sold 5 million copies. (1996) and his Greatest Hits (1998) are among the The album won the 1997 Soul Train R&B/Soul best-selling albums in the United States. or Rap Album of the Year Award. Shakur also won Shakur is consistently ranked as one of the the Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist at the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, 24th Annual American Music Awards. and he has been listed and ranked as one of the In October 1995, Shakur was released from greatest artists of any genre by many publications, prison after serving nine months of a sentence including Rolling Stone, which ranked him 86th on years at large on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted starting his career in Baltimore. Although for sexual assault and formed a new group called its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. On Fugitives list, beginning in 1982. Mutulu was Shakur began recording in 1987, his professional Outlaw Immortalz. Shakur joined the Death April 7, 2017, Shakur was inducted into the Rock wanted for having helped his friend (no relation) entertainment career did not take off until the early Row label, under which he released the single and Roll Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Assata Shakur (also known as Joanne Chesimard), 1990s when he debuted in Digital Underground's "California Love". Shakur began his career as a roadie, backup Tupac's godmother, to escape from a penitentiary "Same Song" from the soundtrack to the 1991 film On February 13, 1996, Shakur released his dancer and MC for the alternative hip hop group in New Jersey in 1979. Nothing but Trouble, and also appeared with the fourth solo album, All Eyez on Me. This double Digital Underground, eventually branching off as She had been imprisoned since 1977 for killing group in the film. The song was later released as album was the first and second of his three-album a solo artist. Most of the themes in Shakur's songs a state trooper in 1973. She lived as a fugitive for the lead song of the Digital Underground extended commitment to Death Row Records. It sold more revolved around the violence and hardship in inner several years before gaining asylum in Cuba in play (EP) This Is an EP Release, the follow-up than nine million copies. The record was a general cities, racism, and other social issues. 1985. to their debut hit album Sex Packets. Shakur departure from the introspective subject matter of Both of his parents and several other people Mutulu was caught in 1986 and eventually appeared in the accompanying music video. Me Against the World, being more oriented toward in his family were members of the Black Panther convicted and sentenced to prison for the 1981 After his rap debut, he performed with Digital a thug and gangsta mentality. Shakur continued Party, whose ideals were reflected in his songs. robbery of a Brinks armored truck, during which Underground again on the album Sons of the P. his recordings despite increasing problems at the During the latter part of his career, Shakur two police officers and a guard were killed. Shakur went on to feature Shock G and Money-B Death Row label. Dr. Dre left his post as in-house was a vocal participant during the East Coast- Shakur had an older stepbrother, Mopreme from Digital Underground in his track "I Get producer to form his own label, Aftermath. Shakur West Coast hip hop rivalry, becoming involved "Komani" Shakur, and a half-sister, Sekyiwa, two Around", which ranked #11 on the U.S. Billboard continued to produce hundreds of tracks during in conflicts with other rappers, producers, and years his junior. Mopreme performed in many of Hot 100. his time at Death Row, most of which would be record-label staff members, most notably The his recordings. In 1993, Shakur formed the group Thug Life released on his posthumous albums Still I Rise, Notorious B.I.G. and his label, Bad Boy Records. After completing his second year at Paul with a number of his friends, including Big Syke Until the End of Time, Better Dayz, Loyal to the Aside from his career in music, Shakur was Laurence Dunbar High School, Shakur transferred (Tyruss Himes), Macadoshis (Diron Rivers), his Game and Pac's Life. He also began the process also an actor, starring in six films and one TV to the Baltimore School for the Arts. There he stepbrother Mopreme Shakur, and the Rated R of recording an album, One Nation, with the New show in the 1990s, including Poetic Justice (1993), studied acting, poetry, jazz, and ballet. (Walter Burns). York-based Boot Camp Clik and their label Duck Gang Related (1997) and Gridlock'd (1997). He performed in Shakespeare plays and in the The group released their only album Thug Down Records. On September 7, 1996, Shakur was fatally role of the Mouse King in the ballet The Nutcracker. Life: Volume 1 on September 26, 1994, which went On June 4, 1996, he and Outlawz released the shot four times in a drive-by shooting at the Shakur, accompanied by one of his friends, gold. diss track "Hit 'Em Up", a scathing lyrical assault intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Dana "Mouse" Smith, as his beat box, won many The album featured the single "Pour Out a on The Notorious B.I.G. and others associated Las Vegas, Nevada. He was taken to University rap competitions and was considered to be the best Little Liquor", produced by Johnny "J" Jackson, with him. In the track, Shakur claimed to have Medical Center of Southern Nevada, where he died rapper in his school. He was remembered as one who went on to produce a large part of Shakur's had sexual intercourse with Faith Evans, the wife from his injuries six days later. of the most popular kids in his school because of album All Eyez on Me. of Wallace, Shakur's former friend and rival, and The year after his birth, Shakur was renamed his sense of humour, superior rapping skills, and The group usually performed their concerts attacked Bad Boy's street credibility. Shakur was after Túpac Amaru II, the 18th-century Peruvian ability to mix with all crowds. without Shakur. The album was originally released convinced that some members associated with Bad revolutionary who was executed after leading an His close friendship with Jada Pinkett Smith by Shakur's label Out Da Gutta Records, though Boy had known about the 1994 attack on him due indigenous uprising against Spanish rule. lasted until his death. In the documentary Tupac: Amaru Entertainment has since gained the rights to their behavior that night and the information His parents, Afeni Shakur (born Alice Faye Resurrection, Shakur says, "Jada is my heart. She to it. Among the notable tracks are "Bury Me a G", that his sources gave to him. Williams in North Carolina) and Billy Garland, will be my friend for my whole life." "Cradle to the Grave", "Pour Out a Little Liquor" According to a 2005 interview with Jimmy were active members of the Black Panther Party Pinkett Smith calls him "one of my best (which also appears on the soundtrack to the 1994 Henchman, in Vibe magazine, after the attack, in New York in the late 1960s and early 1970s. friends. He was like a brother. It was beyond film Above the Rim), "How Long Will They Mourn Shakur immediately accused Henchman, an Shakur was born a month after his mother was friendship for us. The type of relationship we Me?" and "Str8 Ballin'". As a result of criticism of associate of Bad Boy CEO Sean Combs, of acquitted of more than 150 charges of "Conspiracy had, you only get that once in a lifetime." A poem gangsta rap at the time, the original version of the orchestrating the attack. Shakur, therefore, against the United States government and New written by Shakur titled "Jada" appears in his album was scrapped and re-recorded with many of aligned himself with Suge, Death Row's CEO, York landmarks" in the New York Panther 21 trial. book, The Rose That Grew from Concrete, which the original songs being cut. The album contains who was already bitter toward Combs over a 1995 Many people in Shakur's life were involved also includes a poem dedicated to Pinkett Smith ten tracks because Interscope Records felt many of incident at the Platinum Club in Atlanta, Georgia, with the Black Liberation Army; some were called "The Tears in Cupid's Eyes." the other recorded songs were too controversial to which culminated in the death of Jake Robles, the convicted of serious criminal offenses and During his time in art school, Shakur became release. Although the original version of the album friend and bodyguard of Suge Knight; Knight was imprisoned, including his mother. His godfather, affiliated with the Baltimore Young Communist was not completed, Shakur performed the planned adamant in voicing his suspicions about Combs' Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, a high-ranking Black League USA. He began dating the daughter of the first single from the album, "Out on Bail" at the involvement. Panther, had been convicted of murdering a director of the local chapter of the Communist 1994 Source Awards. Thug Life: Volume 1 was In the years following their killings, associates school teacher during a 1968 robbery, although his Party USA. certified Gold. The track "How Long Will They of both Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. made sentence was later overturned. Before using his first name as his rap name, Mourn Me?" later appeared on 2Pac's posthumous comments indicating the pair, were it not for their His stepfather, Mutulu Shakur, spent four Shakur went by the alias MC New York when Greatest Hits album. deaths, would have reconciled. IMDb