{"id":63264,"date":"2025-10-21T18:53:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T18:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/pac-not-a-toothless-dog-chairperson"},"modified":"2025-10-21T19:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:28:56","slug":"pac-not-a-toothless-dog-chairperson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/pac-not-a-toothless-dog-chairperson","title":{"rendered":"PAC NOT A TOOTHLESS DOG- CHAIRPERSON"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is functioning effectively and getting results unlike in the past when it was perceived as a toothless dog.<\/p>\n<p>This was said by PAC Chairperson Mrs. Machabana Lemphane Letsie when unpacking PAC\u2019s role within the Southern African Development Community Organisation of Public Accounts Committees (SADCOPAC).<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Lephane Letsie said nowadays people complain of massive measures taken by PAC against people who misused public funds, labelling it as overreaching.<\/p>\n<p>She emphasised that the committee acts according to law when interrogating witnesses, emphasising that it remains committed to ensuring that those who misuse public funds pay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Lesotho<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. 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