It’s business unusual at Trade Building
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — It is one of the ministries with a long name and Moahloli Mphaka, the principal secretary for Trade and Industry,...
Category : Local News
Party leaders want a permanent IEC
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Lesotho political party leaders are calling for “a permanent” Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). While attending a political leaders meeting held...
Report hails Lesotho polls
By Limpho Sello MASERU — The Sadc Parliamentary Forum report, which was tabled on Monday, hails last year’s poll as credible but also highlights areas...
Local artistes unhappy
By Mohalenyane Phakela MASERU — Lesotho Music Rights Association (LMRA) feels it is unfair for organisers of the Morija Arts and Cultural Festival to field...
Tšolo fired at airport
By Staff Reporter MASERU — Trade Minister Temeki Tšolo was given his marching orders soon after he landed at the Moshoeshoe 1 International Airport from...
Workers unpaid for six months
By Ntsebeng Motsoeli MASERU — About 30 casual immigration employees yesterday met Home Affairs Minister Joang Molapo over unpaid salaries and to discuss their contracts....
Ntsoaole appointed Trade Minister
By Billy Ntaote Maseru — Mabote constituency MP, Sk’hulumi Ntsoaole was yesterday sworn in as the Minister of Trade and Industry, Cooperatives and Marketing following...
BNP youth leader suspended
By Bongiwe Zihlangu and Billy Ntaote MASERU — The Basotho National Party (BNP) youth league has suspended its president Tšeliso Lesenya from all activities “pending...
Former Chief Justice’s perks remain intact
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Former Chief Justice Mahapela Lehohla is still enjoying the benefits of his former post despite his retirement last month. Justice...
NUL VCs in recent history
Below are highlights of the National University of Lesotho (NUL)’s vice chancellors since the beginning of the new millennium. In 2000 Vice Chancellor (VC)...
Siverts tried to resign twice before
By Staff Reporter MASERU — Professor Sharon Siverts’ resignation on August 24 as vice chancellor of the National University of Lesotho (NUL) is not the...
Girl’s murder shocks villagers
By Ntsebeng Motsoeli MAPOTENG — It is a windy day and most villagers at Ha Pelesa are hiding behind closed doors to avert dust. But...
Illegal occupants in 3-year rent arrears
By ‘Mantoetse Maama and Limpho Sello Butha-Buthe — An estimated 20 lowly paid civil servants who illegally occupied Government Residential houses in Butha-Buthe owe over...
Registration continues despite defective IEC roll
By Bongiwe Zihlangu MASERU — The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has resumed registration using a voter’s roll officially declared defective in 2011, just months ahead...
The great betrayal
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — The arrest of the child’s father on August 28 for allegedly raping his daughter repeatedly and infecting her with a...
Maseru City council plans makeover
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — It is not an easy task to run Maseru City Council, a municipality mainly dependent on government funding for it...
Decentralisation takes centre-stage again
MASERU — Last year, just before the national assembly elections in May, the former Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili launched the national decentralisation of primary health...
Volunteer recalls attack
By Nat Molomo MASERU — A member of the American Peace Corps Volunteer collapsed and colleague fell down as the gunmen shot at him, the...
Water crisis looms
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — A water crisis is looming countrywide with Maseru left with only a month supply of raw water for treatment from...
Justice Ramodibedi case: Crown submission upheld
By Nat Molomo MASERU — A panel of three High Court judges has decided that the relief sought by Court of Appeal judge Justice Michael...
Prime Minister changes course on water project
Staff Reporter MASERU — Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has modified his initial decision to take over control of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) for...
‘It’s Tim vs Tom, Thahane vs Thabane’
. . . Moleleki pokes fun at coalition disagreement By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Monyane Moleleki, opposition Democratic Congress deputy leader urged supporters to acquire...
Excitement turns into nightmare for ID seekers
By Ntsebeng Motsoeli MASERU — It is barely six months since government introduced the National Identity Civil Registry (NICR) project. However people are already complaining...
Man shares bed with wife’s corpse
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — A Mafeteng man woke up to the shock of his life last Sunday when he discovered that his wife he had beaten-up...
Accused turn witnesses
By Nat Molomo MASERU — Five of the seven people charged with corruption walked out of the dock after the crown withdrew charges against them. The five are charged...
A place to call home at last
. . . Some of the girls need sanitary ware, which the home is struggling to provide By Tsitsi Matope MOTSEKUOA — At last, 13-year-old...
Siverts resignation ‘cause for relief’
By Poloko Peo KOLO – The Lesotho Students Convention (Lesco), a National University of Lesotho (NUL) student association aligned to the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) is...
Council in limbo
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — Maseru City Council operations are in limbo after Maseru Mayoress Mofonase Hoohlo-Sakoane foiled a bid by councillors to pass a...
NUL VC ‘quits’
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — National University of Lesotho (NUL) Vice Chancellor Professor Sharon Siverts has allegedly resigned following hard on the heels of university...
Civil servants battle money lenders
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — A group of civil servants locked in a battle with money lenders are now fighting to prevent deductions made from...