‘Diabetes prevalence should worry us’
LESOTHO this week joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Diabetes Day on 14 November. World Diabetes Day was first commemorated in 1991...
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Service delivery the priority: Au
THE Ministry of Home Affairs is a key government agency, since it offers a multitude of services to the citizens of Lesotho, as well as...
‘Lesotho needs to prepare for disasters’
THE Lesotho Red Cross Society (LRCS) will this month celebrate 50 years of providing humanitarian services to Basotho. In this wide-ranging interview, Lesotho Times (LT)...
‘The people should always come first’
Tsitsi Matope Communities expect every politician they vote into power to improve the provision of basic services in their areas in the shortest possible time. Failure to...
‘Lesotho needs to be a nutrition champion’
MALNUTRITION is the underlying cause of 35 percent of deaths in children younger than five years of age on the African continent, and Lesotho is...
‘LDF is not beyond redemption’
A RANDOM street survey held recently by the Lesotho Times seeking to hear people’s perceptions about the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) mostly revealed feelings of...
‘Being in govt not about settling scores’
RCL leader Keketso Rantšo reflects on a ‘difficult’ exile and her vision for a new Lesotho for all Tsitsi Matope AFTER fleeing her homeland...
‘Go and vote to bring the change you want’
BASOTHO will on Saturday go to the polls to elect local government representatives. Concurrently, parliamentary by-elections will be held in the constituencies of Teyateyaneng,...
Kwesé TV off to ‘amazing’ start
IN May this year, multi-platform broadcasting television network Kwesé TV network marked its grand entrance into the Lesotho market with a glamorous gala event...
‘Motšomotšo assassins were not alone’
LAST week’s assassination of Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander Lieutenant-General Khoantle Motšomotšo by his subordinates plunged Lesotho into yet another security crisis. The killing prompted...
‘NMDS needs govt, students support’
IT has now become a norm of sorts for students of higher learning institutions to strike over late issuance allowances a few weeks into...
‘MPs loans criteria needs review’
IN November 2015, the then seven-party government led by Pakalitha Mosisili paid M32 million to a local financial institution which 118 members of the...
‘Level playing field for women in politics’
ON 9 August 1956, more than 20 000 women from all walks of life united in a mass demonstration to the Union Buildings in Pretoria,...
‘Senate needs people with expertise’
THE intrigues in the battle for the Senate presidency have been hogging the limelight in recent weeks. They culminated in Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso losing...
‘Local govt a platform for development’
PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane declared 30 September 2017 as the date for local government elections earlier this month. The local government polls will also coincide...
‘Big cabinet no guarantee for stability’
[beautifulquote align=”left” cite=””] PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane was inaugurated on 16 June 2017, with 22 ministers and four deputy ministers sworn-in a week later....
Clear reforms timetable critical: CCL
OVER the years, the Christian Council of Lesotho (CCL) has been playing an influential role in Lesotho’s social and political arenas. Ahead of the...
‘Efficiency the new parly byword’
WITH the All Basotho Convention (ABC), Alliance of Democrats (AD), Basotho National Party (BNP) and Reformed Congress of Lesotho (RCL) cobbling together the 63...
‘Lesotho has a lot of bogus parties’
OF the 1 253 643 people registered with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to vote, only 579 914 cast their votes in the 3...
AU upbeat on free elections prospects
EVER since the March 2017 proclamation by King Letsie III that the country would hold snap national elections on 3 June 2017, the country...
‘DC-LCD merger rumours spread by opposition’
THE town of Hlotse, in Leribe district, was brought to a standstill this past Sunday when three political parties held their campaign rallies around the...
‘Ignore weather warnings at your peril’
WITH the heavy snowfalls and hailstorms experienced around the country over the last weekend, the weather has become an issue of concern ahead of...
Letlotlo a sore loser: Ramatšella
IN March this year, the High Court brought to an end a long-running Lesotho People’s Congress (LPC) leadership battle by ruling in favour...
‘Media self-regulation the way to go’
THE media fraternity in Lesotho yesterday joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Press Freedom Day, held annually on 3 May to...
‘HIV fight needs holistic approach’
WITH the international community setting the target of ensuring HIV/AIDS is no longer a public health issue by 2030, efforts to fight the pandemic...
‘RCL focuses on rural vote battle’
THE Reformed Congress of Lesotho (RCL) forayed into the highlands regions usually dominated by congress parties by holding two rallies in Mokhotlong district over...
‘Thabane’s entourage was ambushed’
THE disarming of All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane’s bodyguards by members of the police and army last Saturday has ignited a lot...
‘IEC will get the money for polls’
WITH the snap general elections scheduled for 3 June 2017, the site of contestation between the outgoing government and opposition alliance has been the...
‘IEC up to the elections task’
THE Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) announced the election timetable on Monday this week ahead of the snap general elections scheduled for 3 June...
‘Elections route not necessary’
THE Alliance of Democrats (AD) has written a letter to National Assembly Speaker Ntlhoi Motsamai to officially notify her of the party’s existence. The...