Monthly Archives: November 2024
Mohloai Mpesi THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) says it is still pursuing the fertiliser fraud case against Peka constituency legislator, Mohopoli Monokoane, despite reports that it has dropped the case. Mr Monokoane had celebrated with his supporters on Tuesday, declaring that he was a free man as the DCEO would not be charging him. But the antigraft body has since contradicted his claims. […]
Bongiwe Zihlangu DEPUTY Commissioner of Police (DCP), Mahlape Morai, has instructed traffic officers to desist from harassing motorists by illegally impounding their vehicles and confiscating their drivers’ licences and motor vehicle registration documents as collateral to compel them to report to the police. Vehicles should only be seized when they are needed as evidence in […]
Moorosi Tsiane A TOP lawyer has urged Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Hlalefang Motinyane, to improve her office’s competences in handling criminal cases to ensure justice for victims of crime. This follows a number of Court of Appeal judgments last week that exposed shortcomings in her office’s handling of cases. Top lawyer and former Deputy Prime Minister, Advocate Kelebone Maope KC, emphasised the […]
Moroke Sekoboto LOCAL motorists are feeling the pinch of this week’s fuel hike. Petrol 93 increased by 30 cents per litre, while petrol 95, diesel 50, and illuminating paraffin, each rose by 45 cents per litre. The higher fuel prices announced by the Petroleum Fund this week came into effect yesterday after two months (September and […]
Moorosi Tsiane THE murder trial of former army commander Tlali Kamoli, in connection with the 2015 murder of Lieutenant General (Lt-Gen) Maaparankoe Mahao, stalled on Tuesday after his lawyer, Advocate Letuka Molati, informed the court that Kamoli was unfit to stand trial because of an illness. Advocate Molati claimed that Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) officers had refused to take […]
Moroke Sekoboto THE Ministry of Health, through its Department of Pharmaceuticals, has urged the public to use medicines safely and to report any side effects that they may feel after taking medications. Marelebohile Mabuzela, a representative from that department, said using medicines correctly could significantly reduce the risk of side effects and serious harm. […]
Seithati Motšoeneng LOCAL musicians can finally celebrate a significant development: their music will now earn royalties from commercial use. This was formalised through a government gazette issued on Monday, which outlines the new tariffs for those using Basotho musicians’ works registered with the Lesotho Copyright Society of Authors (LESCOSA). The tariffs apply to a wide […]
…Providing significant relief for developing countries Seithati Motšoeneng In a bold strategic move to empower low-income countries in overcoming the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has decisively announced a 36 percent reduction in borrowing costs. This significant decrease which took effect on November 1 2024, translates […]
So there you have it. Our own version of Machesetsa is now in the White House. The Donald is now president elect of the world’s “greatest” nation – the United States. Yes, we get some goodies here in Lesotho from Uncle Sam to help us pay for the poverty created by the misgovernance and […]
Hopolang Mokhopi THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has released guidelines, known as Preferred Product Characteristics (PPC), for blood-based diagnostic tests for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Developed with a group of 20 leading scientists, these guidelines aim to help create affordable and effective tests suitable for global use, including in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The PPC […]
DCEO seeks arrest warrants Amid bad faith accusations Moorosi Tsiane THE M280 million fraud and money laundering case involving collapsed micro-lender, Platinum Credit, has taken a new twist with the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) seeking arrest warrants against the company’s international investors while negotiating to have their two alleged local accomplices off the […]
Mathatisi Sebusi THE government has reportedly incurred a loss of M49 million, with potential for even more losses, after the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) allegedly engaged an underqualified contractor for the Ha Belo electrification project. According to a confidential report by an engineer commissioned by the Ministry of Energy, the contractor lacked the necessary skills to execute […]
Mathatisi Sebusi THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) is investigating the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs, and Police over alleged corruption related to the recruitment of 363 temporary staff at the National Identity Documents and Civil Registration (NICR) and Livestock Registration, Marking, and Information Systems (LRMIS) projects. The DCEO wrote to the ministry’s […]