Daily Archives: January 24, 2025
Moorosi Tsiane A FRESH legal battle has erupted within the troubled Basotho Action Party (BAP), with the suspended deputy leader, Motlatsi Maqelepo, now challenging the constitutionality of the party’s own constitution. Mr Maqelepo yesterday dragged the party before the Constitutional Court, challenging the Central Executive Committee (CEC)’s decision to dissolve its constituency executive committees. In his application, Mr […]
Moorosi Tsiane CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has urged Magistrates to impose harsh punishments on perpetrators of sexual offenses against children. Justice Sakoane made these remarks on Tuesday during the handover of five refurbished child-friendly courts under the Citizen Voices Addressing Violence Against Children (CVAVAC) project. The project is funded by the European Union in Lesotho […]
Mathatisi Sebusi INFAMOUS Chinese businessman, Yan Xie, popularly known as John, has vowed to retain control of the government-owned Lesotho Promotions and Marketing Services (LPMS) building until the government settles an alleged debt to him. Inside the seized building is equipment worth M3 million belonging to the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Business Development. This […]
Moroke Sekoboto NINETEEN-year-old abduction victim, Reitumetsi Phiri, remains deeply traumatised following the harrowing events of 24 August 2023. According to her mother, Boneswa Phiri, Reitumetsi is currently undergoing rehabilitation to recover from the psychological and emotional toll of her ordeal. Ms Phiri made these remarks while addressing the media after one of the alleged […]
…as SA government vows to discipline “corrupt” SAPS officers Mathatisi Sebusi THE South African government remains embarrassed by the escape of Lesotho-born illegal mining kingpin, Neo James Tšoaeli, allegedly through the help of the police. Commonly known as Tiger, Tšoaeli resurfaced from shaft 11 of the Stilfontein mine, where the South African Police Service (SAPS), […]
—as Civil Aviation department says it is unaware of project. —while PS fails to explain why Minister Moteane’s “former” company was awarded tender Mohloai Mpesi / Moroke Sekoboto PRINCIPAL Secretary of Public Works and Transport, Tšepang Koele, has been ordered to re–appear before the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) next week. This after she failed to explain how a portion of the […]
Bongiwe Zihlangu IN more than two years as Prime Minister, Sam Matekane has achieved remarkable progress and accomplishments, a cabinet minister has argued. He has restored stability for his coalition government and integrity for Lesotho – no small feat in a country whose three previous coalition governments collapsed dramatically, leading to repeated Southern African Development […]
Moroke Sekoboto A BUTHA Buthe woman, ‘Makaete Grace Lefaso, has become the first winner of the M200 000 cash prize in Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL)’s ongoing Baso200 campaign. The telecommunications giant presented her with the cheque on 17 January 2025 during a lively celebration in the Butha Buthe CBD. Launched on 29 November 2024, the Baso200 campaign […]
Mathatisi Sebusi THE new film, Echoes of Change, has been released in an effort to communicate climate change information innovatively and ensure it reaches diverse audiences. This project is a collaboration amongst the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, the World Food Programme (WFP) under its project, Improving Adaptive Capacity of Vulnerable and Food-Insecure Populations (IACOV), and […]
Mohloai Mpesi BUSINESSMAN and Democratic Congress (DC) activist, Bothata Mahlala, has harshly criticized Lesotho’s politicians, accusing them of frequently lying and making false promises to the people. Mr Mahlala urged Basotho to end what he described as the era of unchecked political deception by their politicians and demand accountability from them in the next general […]
Seithati Motšoeneng AS plastic waste reaches critical levels both in Lesotho and globally, impacting ecosystems and human health, swift interventions have become imperative. To effectively tackle this crisis, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to introduce a compulsory plastic levy to try and curb […]
