Basotho Women Crazy About Foreigners

Basotho womens fascination with all things foreign has had quite a horrific consequences over the years.The one case which is typical of the ordeals they have suffered is the one of Matsiliso ,who is alleged to have been gunned down by her Danish husband fir fear that she would turn state witness and nail him for genital mutilation.The case is before the South African courts as i write

Basotho Women Crazy About Foreigners

During my visits to Lesotho, i experienced this fascination first hand .Nigerians,Zimbabweans,Zambians are top of the list of foreign husbands of choice .Most of these men use the women shamelessly for their own advancement ,to get Sesotho citizenship.Sexual gratification as well as cheap labour for their small businesses before dumping them without a second thought.

Some of the women i talked to openly declared that foreign men were better lovers both physically and emotionally.They claim that foreigners knew how to look after their ladies .Whether this is true or just a myth is open to debate.That is the mindset of the average Mosotho lady,which foreigners exploit to the hilt.

In one of the urban settlements,Haleqele ,the number of children seven years and under who have been sired by Zimbabweans is frightening.There has been an influx of young Zimbabwean males visiting for the purpose of informal trade .Soon the town will have a teeming Zimbabwean community.I do not believe these fathers bother to think of the fact that they will definitely carry the stigma through out their lives.Very few fathers actually marry their baby mamas .To them it is just a means of letting off steam.With the prevelence of H.I.V and A.I.D.S one would assume that these adults would play it safe.

The stigma is not only confined to the offspring ,as the mothers are also painted with the same brush.They are referred to as the 'Mathikatsi' ,loose women who sleep with foreigners.Their chances of marrying Basotho men are almost none existent as they as regarded as rotten apples.

Village Philanderer Bashed By Competitor

A local village wife who is in the habit of flaunting her husband's jewels and sleeping with most of the local men got more than she bargained for when she tangled with a married man.

Village Philanderer Bashed By Competitor

The woman, who is the source of village gossip,is well known for having affairs with all and sundry in the village and surrounding areas.She openly cuckolds her husband of ten years .It has got the extend where the sister-in-law came and ejected her from the family home and forced her to go and build her own homestead as the family was afraid that she would cause the mother-in-law to have a fit because of her shenanigans of bringing suitors to the home and she would keep the whole family awake with her screams whilst in the throes of ecstasy at the hands of various lovers .Her in-laws report that she carelessly deposed of the spent condoms at the back of her bedroom,endangering her children as well as the village children.

This time however,she tangled with the  wrong woman,The scorned woman heard about her tryst with her husband and she didn't take it lying down.She came visiting with vengeance in her heart and bashed the village flossy to a pulp whilst the other women from the village egged her on.

Most villagers agreed that the punishment was long overdue.We wait to see whether the thrashing will heal her itch.
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The Breast Cancer Sufferer Succumbs To The Disease

The old lady whom i wrote about previously succumbed to the cancer that was ravaging her body.

Breast Cancer Sufferer Succumbs To The Disease

What emerged during the funeral is a sordid story of neglect and abuse at the hands of her children.She bore four sons ,all grown up and working .They have all married ,except for one son ,they all live at the family home with their spouses.What irked the relatives of the deceased  was the tales of neglect at the act of these daughters-in-law especially at a time when the mother in law was sick.They never lifted a finger to help her.Since she did not bare a daughter ,her sister's daughters would come and help her out.Even when she ran out of food supplies  it is alleged that the daughtr-in-law would never give her anythig despite the fact that they were living in her home rentfree.

As I write ,one of the daughters-in-law,whose mother was also staying at the deceased's home ,now wants to move into the rooms where the deceased used to use.This has prompted protests and arguments of unfairness from the other spouses.

If one  cannot take care of their parents especially in their hours of need, then what is our purpose in life.

Road Rage

The adoption of the US dollar by our government has made it possible for citizens to buy second hand cars from dealers in Asian countries at an unprecedented rate.This lead to a myriad of problems ,one of which is the road rage from disgruntled road users.

Road Rage

The proliferation of cars on our roads,coupled with the helter-skelter driving of public transport vehicles.the sixteen seater vehicles,our roads have become both congested scary to drive on.The kombi-drivers simply do not care for other road users as they Scrabble for the scarce fare paying passengers.They will stop anywhere especially in the middle of the road ,in order to pick up passengers .The inconvenience to the drivers of private vehicles is huge.One has to be careful in order to ensure that they safely negotiate the roads.The kombi-drivers are a power unto themselves,they will cut in front of other vehicles,swerve,overtake in front of oncoming traffic.

The blood pressure of most private vehicles shoots through the roof as the 'emergency taxis',this is the name the sixteen seater kombis are referred to here,rush here and there in search of the elusive dollar,so they can meet their daily targets.Many a time the private vehicle drivers resort to road rage ,so that they vent they frustration.

The fact that most roads in the urban centres have potholes does not help either.Most scenes of drivers avoiding potholes and other vehicles is like a horror dodgem car exhibition.

Simple courtesy and sticking to prescribed lanes,could go a long way towards curbing wayward behaviour of these taxi drivers.

When All Hope Is Lost

A mother of three young children, the eldest who is thirteen years old and the youngest a toddler of thirteen months recently ended her life because of debts.

When All Hope Is Lost

She had approached a loan shark ,together with three other women to borrow money to be used for the start of a business venture.The other members were supposed to be joint guarantors of the 500 dollars which every member of the group had borrowed.When the venture she had started folded and she could not repay the loan amount plus interest,she told her brother that she was having financial problems.The desperate woman threatened that should the situation continue then she would end her life.When her sibling heard this he drove to meet and counsel her and left her some money to tide her over.After making two payments ,she clandestinely bought some poison,wrote several letters inform her relatives whom she wanted to take care of her children.Under the cover of darkness she drank the poison.

In the middle of the night,when the toddler needed attention.the mother was unresponsive.The elder sibling woke up to find out what the matter was ,only to find the mother catomase.He promptly called for help from the neighbour,who happens to be a nurse.They asked another neighbour to ferry her to hospital,but she was pronounced dead on arrival.

One should never allow themselves to believe that whatever bad situation they are in will not change.Change is inevitable.Had the lady   asked the lender for relief so could pay a reduced amount,she probably could be alive today.She would be taking care of her children.Her children are in a worse situation because of the action she took.No matter how well the mother's sister will take care of them,they will never see their mother again.depriving them of a mother's love at such a tender age.

Economic Hardships Create Monsters Out Of Citizens

The prevailing economic hardships have entrenched a callous disregard for others as evidenced by the massive mansions being built ,huge S.U.Vs being bought and other grandiose exploits.

Economic Hardships Create Monsters Out Of Citizens

Gone is the culture of sharing and caring for the community that was the stay of the country during the liberation struggle.The new dispensation has led to a fierce class struggle where every Tom,Dick and Harry wants to outdo their neighbours in the status struggle.Stories abound of the individuals who build eighteen or twenty-five bedroom mansions for a typical family of four individuals,Large sums are spent on acquiring the latest state of the art automobiles which are paraded at the slightest opportunity.Complete disregard is paid to the collective suffering in the country.It is a case of each man for himself and the devil takes the hindmost.Simple logic would suggest that if these individuals pooled their resources ,they would easily revive some of the struggling companies and in the process earn a lot of money in dividends when the companies do well.

The situation has got so bad that even church leaders are getting in on the act and are blindly fleecing their flock for their own aggrandisement.

The bibble teaches us in Galations 6;2 'To share each other's troubles and problem,and in this way obey the law of Christ'

Pensioners Fleeced Of Their Hard-Earned Cash

Reports suggest that a very big pension fund's employees have been fleecing pensioners of their retirement funds systematically over the years.

Pensioner Fleeced Of Their Hard-Earned Cash

This came to a head when a pensioner from Mutare queried the non-payment of his monthly pension.The person who dealt with his query is alleged to have informed him that he was being paid through a certain, he denied having an account with that bank.Further digging unearthed the scheme where the correct names were used to open accounts with the bank ,but the identity document was false.The culprits allegedly worked with a corrupt bank official ,who facilitated the opening  of the savings accounts as well as the disbursement of the funds.This collusion must have also included workers at the office responsible for issuing identity cards as one has to go and personally apply for an identity document.

Reliable sources suggest that the investigations uncovered an elaborate scheme and resulted in a few individuals losing their jobs .It is also alleged that one former employee also fleeced the pension fund of close to a million dollars before skipping the country.