Africa-Press – Lesotho. Speaking at a public rally held in Pitsaneng Ha Moshati Berea on Thursday, the men cheered and appealed to the Prime Minister Dr. Moeketsi Majoro opens a traditional circumcision school as they say it has long been closed due to the Covid-19 epidemic.
Presenting the news on behalf of the detectives, Mr Nkhahle Khothokhotho said they promised to comply with the provisions of Covid-19. He went on to explain that they would only take the fat boys as the fact is that in their environment they have already vaccinated in large numbers.
One of the residents, Mr Mahlomola Tupa, outlining the problems they are facing, explained that the biggest problem was that of a bridge that could collapse at any moment.
He said the Pitsaneng community was asking for a new high bridge. Tupa said another problem was the orphans and people living in Pitsaneng who were very poor, and asked for benefits and wheelchairs to make their daily lives easier.
The Principal of Pitsaneng Primary School, Ms Keletso Ntlaba, said they were asking for two more classrooms as it was still difficult to teach the other two classes as they needed classrooms.
Ms Ntlaba described another problem as young children who could not come to school on time and said that they were asking for the establishment of Lambs where the children would receive guidance and discipline to go to primary school.
Pitsaneng Local Government Candidate Mr Lebelo Lebelo reiterated the issues raised by the public and said poverty was a major cause of crime in Pitsaneng.
He also explained that students could not learn well due to the need for electricity and asked the community for electricity connection. Tsoana Makhulo Constituency Candidate Tshoeu Molise appealed to the public at the police station in response to the Pitsaneng crime case.
He also appealed to the public for high school as he said students walk long distances to get closer. Mr Molise also appealed to the public for roads, water and sanitation.
The Prime Minister Dr. Moeketsi Major promised the community that he had heard of their challenges and that he and his staff would follow up on their solutions.
He explained that while they were making plans to collect the vehicles, they distributed them to the police station. He promised to donate a car to the Sefikeng camp where the Pitsaneng community gets help.
The Prime Minister also explained that he had heard the cry for the need for bridges and electricity and ordered the Minister of Energy to provide electricity to all health facilities and schools in the country and that by 2030 all households in the country would be connected to electricity.
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