Senators warn of Illegal liquor trade, endangering community members’ lives

MASERU Tempers flared in the Senate this week as lawmakers sounded the alarm over what they described as a “lawless liquor trade” that is spiralling out of control and endangering lives across Lesotho. The debate, which quickly grew heated, laid bare deep concerns that liquor traders are operating without respect for the law, opening late into the night and creating hotbeds of crime and risky behaviour in local communities. Leading the charge was Senator ‘Mabataung Mokhathalawho stood up to press the Leader of the House, MatjatoMoteane, on…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...