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MASERU — Lesotho’s civic groups yesterday appealed to South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma to ensure there is free movement between the two countries’ borders. The civic groups are working under the auspices of the Lesotho Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (LCN). Zuma is expected in Lesotho today on a two-day state visit. The South African president […]
MASERU — Three MPs yesterday handed a petition to Finance Minister Timothy Thahane urging the government to bail out the beleaguered MKM. The MPs’ petition comes three weeks after a senior High Court judge urged the government to bail out MKM depositors. MKM was shut down by the Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) in November […]
MASERU — ‘Maselebalo Ntaolane, one of the two women charged with kidnapping a one-week-old baby, yesterday wept uncontrollably after she was convicted of a kidnapping charge. Ntaolane and ‘Mathuso Ntiise were found guilty of kidnapping a baby belonging to Mahali Kotoka on January 30 this year. Magistrate ‘Makampong Mokhoro postponed sentencing in the case to […]
MASERU — A suspected burglar was shot dead last Friday after he was found in one of the offices at the finance ministry offices at the government complex in Maseru. Soldiers guarding the complex also shot and injured his suspected accomplice. Police said the men, both from Khubetsoana, had broken into three ministry offices. Their […]
MASERU — A 53-year-old man has appeared in the High Court to face charges of defrauding the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) of M2.8 million. Steven Dlamini was arrested in 2004 for alleged fraud. He was however released from custody in 2006 after two magistrates allegedly tampered with court records to show that charges against […]
MASERU — Respected South African businessman Professor Mervyn King on Thursday said recent developments in the global business operations have called for a change in the manner corporate entities are governed. The business magnate is the chairman of the King Committee on Corporate Governance in South Africa. He is also a director of several companies […]
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Monday officially opened the new Domiciliary Clinic in Maseru which was funded by the United States development agency Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Lesotho. The clinic, which is situated in Moshoeshoe II in Maseru, is the first of 138 clinics to be built by the MCA around the country. […]
MASERU — Lesotho international Bushy Moletsane has sealed a loan deal with yet another Botswana side. He has joined Premier League side Botswana Police XI Sporting Club on a one-year loan deal after spending last season at Flamengo Santos. Moletsane, 26, last season helped Flamengo Santos finish second in Botswana’s top-flight league after joining them […]
MASERU — Lesotho will be part of the historic Youth Olympic Games starting in Singapore tomorrow. Four athletes — Tšehla Monethi, Mpho Moeti, Ntšeke Setho and Lineo Machobane — will be representing Lesotho at the inaugural youth tournament for competitors aged between 14 and 18. Monethi will run in the 200 metres race while Moeti […]
MASERU — It was a sweet defeat. Lesotho’s Under-20 national side suffered a 1-2 defeat against South Africa in a CAF Under-20 Championship tie on Sunday at Setsoto Stadium. But despite the defeat the Makoanyane XI scrapped through to the next round against Libya on a 3-2 aggregate score-line. On a cool Sunday afternoon, the […]
MASERU — She is on top of the sporting world. Two weeks ago she became only the second Lesotho national to win a medal at an international athletics event. Her name — is Selloane Tšoaeli. Tšoaeli came back home with two medals — a gold and bronze medal — following her heroics at the African […]
MASERU — Opposition parties have accused the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of tinkering with the new electoral boundaries in its delimitation exercise in favour of the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party. The parties say the constituencies were redrawn to ensure the LCD remains in power after the 2012 general election. A consultant hired […]
MASERU — Selloane Tšoaeli wrote her name into Lesotho’s sporting folklore when she won gold and bronze medals at the African Senior Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, at the weekend. Tšoaeli’s 1.75 metre jump at her third attempt ensured she walked away with the gold medal at Africa’s biggest sporting championships. She went on to claim […]
MASERU — Two new constituencies have been formed, one has been dissolved while a number have been renamed or moved to other districts. These are the major changes that resulted from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)’s review of the country’s electoral constituencies. The IEC presented the final review report to stakeholders on Thursday last week. […]
MASERU — Five employees of First National Bank (FNB) who are facing charges of defrauding a local garage of M216 000 yesterday agreed on a plea bargain deal undertaking to repay the money. The agreement was drawn by crown counsel Advocate Sefako Seema and defence lawyers for the accused Advocate Shale Shale and Lepedi Molapo. […]
MASERU — The government of Lesotho is working on a new law to curb human trafficking, a serious crime that various international study reports have accused the southern African country of not taking seriously. The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Bill 2010 is expected to be brought before parliament when it reopens in September from a three-month […]
MASERU — United States ambassador to Lesotho Robert Nolan says Lesotho should enact a comprehensive law prohibiting all forms of human trafficking. Nolan was addressing a one-day workshop on human trafficking held in Maseru last Thursday. The ambassador said although Lesotho was finalising draft legislation on anti-trafficking much work still needed to be done to […]
MASERU — A High Court judge on Tuesday lashed out at a furniture company boss for allegedly hiding behind three companies to avoid paying her suppliers. Sebopeho Lerotholi who is the managing director for Khomola Pty Limited Company is at the centre of a payment dispute with a local furniture supplier, Nazareth Furnishers. The case […]
MASERU — A senior police officer and four other suspects were last week nabbed for possession of marijuana. The five who are all aged between 20 and 35 appeared in court last Wednesday. “Senior Inspector Mokone Mahlase who is based in Maseru and his companions Sekonyela Khama, Teboho Lekena, Motsamai Mots’oene and Thabo Mokhethi were […]
BEREA — A 53-year-old man from Sefikeng in Berea last week axed his wife to death following a dispute over the cooking of sugar beans. Police spokesman Masupha Masupha confirmed the incident. “Police received a tip-off that there was a man in Sefikeng who hit his wife with an axe,” Masupha said. He said it […]
By Mpeshe Selebalo MASERU — Lesotho’s economy is on the recovery path in line with current global trends, a local economist has said. Sephooko Motelle, an economist with the Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) told participants at the National Economic Forum in Maseru on Tuesday that the country’s prospects for recovery were looking good. The […]
MASERU — At last there is good news for Lesotho’s embattled textiles and clothing sector. The sector which saw massive factory closures last year is finally on the path to recovery, according to the latest figures released by the Bureau of Statistics. The report released a fortnight ago shows that the textile and clothing sector […]
MASERU — Former senior national team coach Mahao “Bomba” Matete has been appointed technical adviser for Lesotho’s Under-17 team. Matete received his appointment letter from the Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) on Monday. This was after the football body reportedly failed to find a “suitable person” to replace former assistant coach, Motlalepula “Maradona” Majoro, who was […]
MASERU — Lesotho’s under-20 coach Leslie Notši has called on his charges to “rewrite history” when they clash with South Africa in the second leg of their Caf Under-20 Championship qualifier at Setsoto Stadium on Sunday. Makoanyane XI go into the game with a healthy 2-0 lead after stunning their more illustrious opponents, Amajita, in […]
MASERU — Insurance firm Metropolitan Lesotho continued its support of local football by donating M40 000 worth of sporting equipment to Vodacom Premier League side LDF last Thursday. LDF, who last won the championship in 2004, received 17 jerseys, shorts and socks as well as 17 pairs of Adidas football boots. It is not the […]
MASERU — If there is a team that will be in a jam come the start of the season in a fortnight, that team will surely be Mphatlalatsane. The St Monicas side is still in shock following the death last Saturday of the club’s communications and marketing manager Molisana Jomane. Jomane, 41, who died in […]
MASERU — Lesotho tennis looks set to return to the Davis Cup next year after almost a decade without the men’s national teams participating in the annual championship. The country is also set to take part in the Fed Cup, the women’s equivalent. Lesotho hasn’t featured at either the Davis Cup or the Fed Cup […]
MASERU — Tumisang Taabe, the Lesotho Cycling Association vice-president and founder of Tumi’s Bike Club, has hailed the unveiling of a BMX bicycle racing track in Khubetsoana at the weekend. The track launched on Saturday is Lesotho’s first-ever BMX bicycle racing track. Taabe said it was a vital development which gave young enthusiasts an opportunity […]
MASERU — Lesotho will next month be among nine African countries that will take part in the World Netball Championships qualifiers to be held in Gauteng, South Africa. The qualifiers will be to determine which two countries will join Malawi to represent the continent at the world championships to be held in Singapore next July. […]
By Khahliso Khama MASERU — The Maseru Central Park was a hive of activity last weekend as Basotho youths celebrated the start of the ploughing and planting season known as Selemo sa Basotho. Selemo sa Basotho is marked on the first of August every year when the Basotho traditional year begins. The day marks the […]
