Category : Local News

… as experts declare main contractor incapable of delivering on critical multi-billion maloti project  …forcing LHDA to “descope” and rope in other contractors  SUN JV, the consortium contracted to build the multi-billion Polihali Dam, simply...

…as PS Phapano calls for disciplinary action against suspended executives  Mohloai Mpesi  THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) has lost more than M1 billion over the past three years...

…as ministry moves to hire permanent staff to curb corruption  Seithati Motsoeneng  THE Ministry of Home Affairs says it has significantly reduced the country’s passport backlog...

…as SA medical bills soar  Rethabile Pitso  THE mother of 12-year-old ‘Nete Leotlela, who was brutally attacked by five dogs last week, says her son remains in intensive care...

…calls for urgent action to protect judicial officers  Hopolang Mokhopi  THE Judicial Officers Association of Lesotho (JOALE) has strongly condemned the death threats made against Mohale’s...

…as Parliament tightens borrowing oversight  Mohloai Mpesi  THE government has failed to utilise M10 billion in borrowed funds earmarked for capital projects during the past financial year, prompting Parliament...

THE death threats directed at a Mohale’s Hoek magistrate should compel every institution charged with safeguarding justice in the country to act. No judicial officer...

Moorosi Tsiane  THE governance turmoil engulfing the National University of Lesotho (NUL) has taken another dramatic turn after suspended Registrar, Liteboho Maqalika-Lerotholi, approached the High Court to...

…as they escalate PAC showdown to Court of Appeal  Moorosi Tsiane  THE standoff between Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) management and Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is far...

Moorosi Tsiane  LERIBE-based cannabis company Banel (Pty) Ltd has approached the High Court seeking the release of 500 kilograms of medicinal cannabis worth more than M1.2 million, which...

Bokang Mofoka  A dispute over alleged livestock theft escalated into one of the most violent incidents to hit villages in Mohale’s Hoek in recent months, leaving one...

‘Makananelo Manamolela  THE Ministry of Gender, Youth and Social Development has warned that ‘Malibuseng Children’s Home in Maseru East is operating illegally. It says the facility has repeatedly failed to comply...

Moorosi Tsiane  THE High Court has reserved judgment in the bail application of Foliki Makhutle, the man accused of murdering Lesotho Nursing and Midwifery Organisation (LeNMO) secretary Morephe Santi. It will...

Mohloai Mpesi  THE Private Sector Foundation of Lesotho (PSFL) is seeking to position the country within South Africa’s expanding Special Economic Zone (SEZ) network by pursuing closer cross-border...

…to strengthen accounting profession  Seithati Motsoeneng  THE Lesotho Institute of Accountants (LIA) and Botho University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening accounting...

Rethabile Pitso  INSTITUTIONS of higher learning have been urged to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) responsibly, with speakers at a Higher Education Summit emphasising that the technology should...

Moroke Sekoboto  PROMINENT marketing strategist, Tšokolo Makeka, has launched a campaign to unify, professionalise and regulate Lesotho’s marketing industry.  This after representing the country at the prestigious Africa Top 100 Chief...

Mohloai Mpesi  THE Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has chastised the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning over its use of the Contingencies Fund to finance what the Auditor-General says were non-emergency...

Moorosi Tsiane  FORMER Military Intelligence chief, retired Major General (Maj-Gen) Tumo Lekhooa, has accused former Basotho National Party (BNP) leader Chief Thesele Maseribane and former Police Commissioner Khothatso Tšooana of being behind the...

A Monarch of service, unity and hope  AS Basotho celebrate the 63rd birthday of His Majesty King Letsie III, the occasion offers an opportunity not...

Silence Charumbira ANC national chairperson and Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe called for deeper cooperation between Rwanda and South Africa, saying stronger...

…as accounts employee resigns after probe into theft begins Moorosi Tsiane A former Scott Hospital accounts employee is under police investigation for allegedly siphoning more than M350,000 from...

  …as PAC probes M524 million processed outside IFMIS Mohloai Mpesi THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) came under intense scrutiny yesterday after lawmakers accused...

  Seithati Motšoeneng THE government has urged Basotho not to panic over forecasts of an emerging El Niño weather pattern, stressing that while the coming...

  …as they recount sexual abuse, hunger and harsh working conditions  Bokang Mofoka  SHEPHERDS from across Lesotho have laid bare the harsh realities of their lives, describing abuse,...

  Mohloai Mpesi  THE Ministry of Finance and Development Planning’s Department of Debt has come under fire after failing to account for a M119.64 million discrepancy in the...

  …as he claims Matekane’s SA citizenship undermines response to xenophobia  ‘Makananelo Manamolela  BASOTHO National Party (BNP) leader, Machesetsa Mofomobe, has accused Prime Minister Sam Matekane and his ministers of failing to...

  …as they launch Personal Finance Management Programme Moroke Sekoboto THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) and the National University of Lesotho (NUL) have intensified...

…as it marks 30-year anniversary Staff Reporter AS part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, Standard Lesotho Bank (SLB) has launched the third edition of its annual...

  …Hails relations with Lesotho as Communist Party of China (CPC) marks 105 years of resilience Moroke Sekoboto CHINA has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting peace, development, cooperation...