Category : Local News

MASERU — The Law Society of Lesotho this week took the battle to get the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Leaba Thetsane stripped of his...

MASERU – Two women were arrested last week for allegedly stealing 15 computers at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare office in Maseru. The...

MASERU — The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD)’s Sunday rally in Maseru turned into somewhat of a circus when the infighting in the party...

MASERU — Limkokwing University re-opened its doors on Tuesday amid more scenes of chaos at the troubled university. The university was shut down indefinitely on...

MASERU — Opposition MPs this week united in condemning the proposed Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister (Retirement and Spouses’ Benefits) Bill 2010 that was...

MASERU — A report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the AuditorGeneral’s financial reports for 2004/5 and 2005/6 has split MPs. There was heated...

MASERU — The High Court is today expected to hear an application by students seeking to force authorities at Limkonkwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT)...

MASERU — A 26-year-old man from Ha-Khoeli in Berea two weeks ago handed himself to the police after he battered to death a man he...

MASERU — A High Court judge on Tuesday told a defence lawyer representing Habofanoe Ntsie to stick to the murder trial before court and not...

MASERU — A six-year-old girl from Ha-Ngoatonyane in Mazenod was raped and later found strangled two weeks ago. A 16-year-old suspect has been arrested in...

MASERU — The main opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC) party is facing a serious cash crunch. The party has been unable to withdraw funds from...

MASERU — It was launched amid pomp and fanfare. It was hailed as a panacea to Lesotho’s human resources woes. The launch of Limkokwing University...

Ministry of Finance The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the ministry had a deficit on Capital Account of M445 257 000. The report said there...

MASERU — The Christian Council of Lesotho (CCL) report tabled before a Sadc summit in Windhoek, Namibia, is set to be modified, the Lesotho Times...

MASERU — The main opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC) party yesterday officially sacked its secretary-general Macaefa Billy. Billy received his dismissal letter at around 10am...

MASERU — A Mauritian woman is suing a Mosotho woman for having an adulterous affair with her husband. Anita Fiard is seeking damages of M500...

MAFETENG — Another famo artist was shot dead last Sunday night. Lehlohonolo Senone, 24, was fatally shot at his home in Mafeteng by unknown gunmen....

MASERU — The High Court on Monday postponed judgment in a case in which a former National University of Lesotho (NUL) pro-vice-chancellor is suing Public...

MASERU — Teachers at a primary school near Thetsane are up in arms against the school’s administrator for allegedly failing to repair classrooms that were...

MASERU — Two women who were last month slapped with 15-year jail terms for kidnapping a baby this week appealed for bail in a fresh...

MASERU — When it was all done a taxi owner had been stabbed by a screwdriver and his car had been rammed into. He had...

MASERU — Another top representative to the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC) is facing jail for alleged corruption, forgery, fraud and theft. The commission oversees...

MASERU — The Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) has suspended the broadcasting licence for local radio station Joy FM for three months starting Tuesday for alleged...

MASERU — Opposition parties say the report the Christian Council of Lesotho (CCL) released this week on its mediating efforts on the dispute over the...

MASERU — Local Government Minister Ponts’o Sekatle this week proposed amendments to the Local Government Elections Act (1998) and the Local Government Act (1997) to...

MASERU — A Maseru police constable appeared in court on Monday to answer charges of corruption. Constable Mokhitlinyane Mokiti, 47, is alleged to have solicited...

MASERU — The National Identity Cards Bill 2010 which seeks to document all people living in Lesotho was read in parliament for the first time...

MASERU — A post office manager has filed a M200 000 lawsuit against the police for torture, unlawful arrest and detention. Taele Mohale, who is...

By Khahliso Khama MASERU — Limkokwing University students yesterday went on strike protesting against what they called “bad management and poor services”. The strike started...

IN last week’s issue of the Lesotho Times, we carried a story headlined “Hotel boss jailed”. The story said a local businessman, Tumo Tlelai, had...