THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) has once again stunned the nation after revelations that it procured four-core electricity cable worth M1.2 million from a South African catering company.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was left in shock yesterday upon learning that LEC Acting Managing Director, Nathaniel Maphathe, authorised the procurement of the cable from HDM Catering and Projects, a company based in South Africa’s Qwa Qwa in the Free State province.
Mr Maphathe approved the transaction despite the refusal of suspended Head of Finance, Makabelo Matsoso, to endorse the payment.
Ironically, Mr Maphathe had claimed he was appointed to root out corruption after the LEC Board, under his leadership, suspended Managing Director Mohlomi Seitlheko and nine executive managers on 12 March 2025.