From Qoaling to the throne
…All hail King Lipholo! QOALING – affectionately, or perhaps fearfully, known as Kasi ea li-Kleva (loosely translated as “the home of the streetwise”) – did not earn its reputation overnight. It has worked hard for it! If petty crime were an Olympic sport, Qoaling would surely be bidding for hosting rights, with its residents competing for gold in housebreaking, street robberies, knife attacks, impersonating police officers and gender-based violence. You name it, Qoaling has dominated the crime statistics. The situation became so concerning that the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) eventually decided to establish a police post in the area in 2020. One would have imagined that the first case reported there would involve some serious criminal enterprise, perhaps an armed robbery or a d…
