What politicians said . . .
MASERU — Political leaders yesterday expressed mixed feelings about the 2012/2013 budget presented by Finance Minister Timothy Thahane. Home affairs deputy minister Lineo Molise lauded...
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Old age pensions increased
By Lineo Pene MASERU — The government has increased old age pensions from the current M300 to M350 per month with effect from April 1. Finance...
Thahane wants parents to help educate their own children
MASERU — Parents should seriously consider contributing towards their children’s education as the government can no longer afford to go it alone, Finance Minister Timothy...
Sacu revenue boosts budget
MASERU — Finance Minister Timothy Thahane yesterday presented a M13.7 billion budget that some economic commentators described as exceptional. Thahane said the government was able...
LCD youth leader Bulane dies
MASERU — Controversial Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) youth league secretary general, Lebaka Bulane, died on Monday in a car accident. Bulane, 31, who was...
IEC gets M51 million to organise election
MASERU — The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has been allocated M51 million to organise this year’s election. The government is yet to announce the election...
Police get M150 million
By Mathabang Fobo MASERU — The government has allocated M150 million to the Lesotho Mounted Police Services (LMPS) for the construction of houses and refurbishment...
Boy killed in gruesome attack
BEREA — It’s a solemn atmosphere at the Seetsa family in Koalabata, a village on the outskirts of Maseru. On Sunday the Seetsa family had...
Thahane pleads for low bank charges
By Tebello Moalosi MASERU — Finance Minister, Timothy Thahane yesterday appealed to commercial banks to lower service charges to encourage people to deposit their monies....
Lesotho to weed out corrupt civil servants
MASERU — The government is conducting a forensic audit to weed out corrupt civil servants, Finance Minister Timothy Thahane said yesterday. Thahane was answering questions...
Government to assess new capital projects
MASERU — The government will in the next five years subject all new capital projects to strict appraisal mechanisms to assess their contributions to economic...
Top judge’s stained past exposed
MASERU — Justice John Lyons, an Australian judge seconded to Lesotho by the Commonwealth, has a controversial past. At his appointment to head Lesotho High...
Of turncoats and political prostitutes
A prostitute is a man or woman who engages in a sexual activity for payment. In other countries like Germany and The Netherlands prostitution is a...
Disgruntled MP says he will
MASERU — An MP who crossed the floor to the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) is now planning to contest the general election as an...
Lesotho launches M50 million Partial Credit Guarantee Fund
MASERU — Finance Minister Timothy Thahane has urged Basotho youths to apply for loans under the government’s M50 million credit guarantee scheme. Thahane was speaking...
Clerk wants top judge probed
MASERU – A judge’s clerk has asked the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) to investigate Justice John Lyons, an Australian judge seconded to Lesotho by the...
NUL’s law faculty dean resigns in protest
MASERU — The dean of the law faculty at the National University of Lesotho (NUL), Attorney Qhalehang Letsika, has resigned in protest over the varsity’s...
‘ANC regime worse than apartheid’
MASERU — Foreign Affairs Minister Mohlabi Tsekoa says Basotho are getting a raw deal from the South African government which is now treating them worse...
Border security comes first: Mahlangu hits back
The South African High Commissioner, Happy Mahlangu, yesterday said Tsekoa should clarify what he meant by saying the situation is worse than the apartheid era....
Parties to sign election roadmap
MASERU — The government, opposition leaders and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) are expected to sign an election roadmap for this year’s election. The agreement...
61-year-old gets 30 years for rape
MASERU — A 61-year-old man from Ha-‘Masana, about 35km south of Maseru, will spend the next 30 years behind bars for raping two minor children....
Diplomat recalled to answer charge
MASERU — The government has recalled a diplomat who had been posted to South Africa after revelations that he was facing a criminal charge. Makhabane...
Matter of fact
IN OUR last issue of the Lesotho Times we published a letter written by one Molepe alleging that prominent lawyer Haae Phoofolo had served time...
Lesotho: keyhole gardens equal hope
Sarah Oughton – AS climate change, food crises and the HIV pandemic continue to hit hard in Africa, Lesotho has found one small but successful...
Youths ‘insult’ minister
MASERU — A Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) youth from Likhoele constituency in Mafeteng district has landed herself in hot water for allegedly insulting and...
When journalists play the ombudsman’s role
Scrutator did not know whether to cry or laugh when she heard that a local journalist was thoroughly beaten by a group of police officers...
LCD to hold special conference month-end
MASERU — The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) will hold a special conference on January 27 and 28 to decide the fate of the...
Lectures resume at troubled NUL
MASERU — Lectures at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) resumed on Tuesday with the teachers’ union saying negotiations to find a solution to the...
LLA veterans to contest polls
MASERU — Members of the Lesotho Liberation Army Veterans Association (LLA-VETA) say they will stand in this year’s parliamentary election under the Lesotho People’s Congress...
Two youngsters shot dead in New Year celebrations
MASERU — Two young boys were shot dead and a further six people were seriously injured when a group of unknown men opened fire on...