All Quotes

"South Africa's collective memory is an integral part of its living heritage"

"people without an awareness of where came from cannot be in a position to reclaim their history"

"Thus the celebration of our poetry resonates with the initiative by the department to reclaim and revitalise our indigenous languages and literature, in both the oral and written forms"

"The courts would not approve or disapprove that we have numbers, only numbers will prove in the National Assembly, where such matters are handled not the courts."

"I received a report over the weekend from three constituencies. Today (Monday) I received a report from two DC MPs, making me aware that they had been informed by their constituency officials of the NSS’s interference in our preparations for the national youth committee’s elective conference."

"According to the MPs, the constituency officials were seeking advice on dealing with NSS members fishing for information."

"Responsibilities of the NSS include keeping tabs on the state of national security, giving tipoffs to the office of the Prime Minister and other departments that they work with on issues that could pose a danger to the country."

"Now they have left their responsibility of spying on matters that might pose danger to the country and are focused on the DC. Our party is mandated by its constitution and IEC policies to regularly renew its political structures. DC is doing that by convening elections for the national youth committee."

"Now, the government agencies are trying to go against our youths fulfilling their party’s constitutional requirements. Why would they be trying to find the names of those who will be going to the conference? We wonder what interest NSS has on this issue."

"This is pure intimidation to our members. These children are still young, and they have just reached the age of maturity. They don’t have much experience in these things. So, it is a serious threat that the NSS wants their names."

"What is NSS’s interest In the DC youth’s elective conference?"

"These are acts of intimidation, so that we don’t go about our business freely. If the NSS is investigating something or has perhaps heard that something untoward is likely to happen there, they must ask us openly."

"We contacted one of the NSS officials from one of those regions and he responded curtly. He said he was busy but confirmed that the NSS had that task. He said we would talk later because he had picked the call when he was at an awkward position."

"We are living in very volatile times of high crime, and it poses a threat when security agencies start asking about the names of people, which vehicles they would be travelling with and the like."

"Those are very private details. It’s sensitive information and very private to us…"

"The principal debt is M25 million and the RSL included charges, ballooning the debt to M96 million."

"We acted swiftly to save the college from closure."

"The audit reports were not done for five years."

"The college was on the brink of collapse."

"The court ruled in favour of the students."

"This study examines the responses of mothers of girls about similarities and differences of their and . After these measures had been completed and scored, the investigator obtained zygosity diagnoses of the twins made by extensive blood‐group analyses. Of the 61 pairs of twins, 11 were misclassified by their mothers. Despite these mothers’ erroneous beliefs about the zygosity of their twins, they described the twins as having similarities and differences appropriate to their true degree of genetic relatedness."

"Sensory data are filtered through the knowing apparatus of the human senses and made into perceptions and s. The human mind is also constructed in a , and its knowledge is in part created by the social and cultural context in which it comes to know the world. Knowledge of the world is therefore always constructed by the human mind in the working models of reality in the sciences. Fleeting impressions of criminal behavior are elaborated by individuals into complete accounts that they believe to be "true." The wrong people are identified as the criminals, and events are construed in ways that are consistent with the observer's emotions and prejudices. Scientific theories are judged by their persuasive power in the community of scientists. They advance and decline through discussions among scientists. In social and developmental psychology, most of the models specify about human interactions have variables with neither temporal nor directional priorities that can escape challenge."

"Psychological science has a great deal to contribute to social welfare in all societies, because the world's most pressing social problems are behavioral in nature—, hunger, , , low worker productivity, poor educational outcomes, and so forth. Thus, psychological research can inform to improve approaches to these important s. The relationship of psychological science to public policy is often troubled, however, by misunderstandings about the role of science in the policy making process. Many scientists fear that their research results will be “misused” by others whose values differ from those of scientists. Thus, psychologists are reluctant to publish research results that can be used to support policies contrary to their own values and hesitate to ask research questions that can generate politically incorrect results. In this article, I argue that psychological science has a primary responsibility to ask dangerous questions and to report results honestly, without fear of their use; that research is not translated directly into public policies; and that psychological science should not be perverted either by fear of political consequences or by compromising truth in a quest for power. Three research examples are given to illustrate the different faces of temptation to pervert psychological science in a misguided hope that scientists' own values will be reflected in public policies."

"I don’t see the event taking place this year… it has even removed from our budget for this year."

"The Covid-19 situation is not getting any better and we decided to cancel the event."

"This is one of the events that are sponsored by the ministry, so we are just waiting for the ministry’s official response as per our advice to cancel… then we will be able to formally tell our stakeholders on the way forward."

"Our finance team has already started processing the payments and hopefully by the end of this week, the funds will reflect in the athletes’ accounts."

"Some athletes do not have bank accounts and these will be given cheques."

"We know that the athletes need the money especially during the lockdown where there are no races. This is why we must speed up the process."

"You will agree with this committee that currently, Lesotho does not have a clear financial system, and without that, we can never have a clean audit report."

"Also, the report issued by the ministry of finance last year that there was a missing M6.1 billion left Basotho with doubts. This kind of acts are a result of our ineffective financial system."

"Ms Lintle, there is no way you can say you don’t know about the meters worth M6 million from Landis and Gyr. I put it to you that you purchased meters worth M6 million which are not compatible and are not being used by LEC right now."

"I have many reasons for leaving RFP. There was a time when we snubbed the party and supported a motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister. That was because most of the things we campaigned for and promised the people had not been implemented…We were never forgiven for that,” Mr Makara said, adding Mr Matekane’s government was “no longer fit for purpose."

"constituency relies on agriculture and rightfully we were expecting that once we take over the governance, we would turn Basotho’s fortunes around in that key sector. But we failed."

"The other issue is the RFP leadership. It is bad. Our expectation was that the leadership would call us to hear our views. But that never took place. We were regarded as people who had their own agendas and interests."

"What history can do is show that people have to take responsibility for what they activate out of their tradition. It’s not just a given thing one slavishly follows. You have to be accountable."

"I am proud and filled with joy that finally our people are getting assistance. This shows that we are a sympathetic nation and considerate towards others’ needs…and this is indeed a wonderful thing."

"People with disabilities need special treatment hence we approached Habitat for Humanity Lesotho to assist this family. We are blessed that Minister Lephema is even present to celebrate and commemorate this day with us."

"The government, through my ministry, is fully committed to disaster risk reduction, particularly in ensuring that houses are constructed to withstand disasters."

"We need to emphasize disaster resilience through housing that highlights the importance of disaster preparedness."

"The shared responsibility lies in partnership between government, communities, private sector, non-governmental organizations, and development partners."

"Let us carry the spirit of collaboration,."

"Resilience is a unifying factor, and through partnerships, we can achieve a disaster-free Lesotho."

"The most important issue while upbringing children is to encourage them to invest much of their time in learning so that tomorrow they can embark on transforming the country to a better state."

"In the financial sector and the broader private economy, legal identity has unlocked opportunities for citizens to open bank accounts, access credit, use mobile money, and participate in digital financial services. For businesses, it has reduced fraud, improved trust, and expanded financial inclusion."

"These achievements place us firmly on track to deliver on United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 legal identity for all by 2030."

"In an era riddled with geo-political tensions, increased migration flows, climate change, terrorism, and economic disruptions, stateless persons are disproportionately affected."

"I said enough is enough."

"Over the years, my heart has been bleeding as I saw my people suffering due to the absence of basic needs."

"Still, I could not believe that I had won the elections."