Category : Local News

Moorosi Tsiane ACTING Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Advocate (Adv) Lehlanako Mofilikoane has called for High Court Judge Mafelile Ralebese to recuse herself from presiding...

…as QMMH bosses demand her recusal …labels her “corrupt and unfit” to lead PAC Mohloai Mpesi A parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry into the administration...

…as the US pours M4.2 billion into Lesotho’s health system …signs a 5-year MoU committing to building the sector Moroke Sekoboto THE United States government has renewed its commitment to strengthening Lesotho’s health sector...

…barred from legal practice over stolen client funds Moorosi Tsiane ADVOCATE Dyke Thejane has suffered a devastating professional blow after Acting High Court Judge, Sekake Malebanye, struck him off the...

…says govt won’t bail out ailing parastatals Mathatisi Sebusi THE government will not bail out any ailing parastatals that owe taxes to the Revenue Services...

…vows to press ahead with land-return mission despite “state intimidation” Moorosi Tsiane BASOTHO Covenant Movement (BCM) leader, Dr Tšepo Lipholo, has vowed to forge ahead...

Moorosi Tsiane ATTORNEY Tumisang Mosotho and human rights activist Tsikoane Peshoane have taken their fight to overturn the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) recruitment process to...

Mohloai Mpesi THE Private Member’s Bill, seeking to amend the National Assembly Electoral Act by abolishing party lists and requiring the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)...

…as five more parties get struck off the roll Mohloai Mpesi THE Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has deregistered five more political parties for failing to...

  …after MCC pays part of its tax debt Mathatisi Sebusi MASERU City Council (MCC) has paid M5 million toward its Pay As You Earn...

  Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Police Commissioner Molahlehi Letsoepa’s latest bail hearing has hit a snag, as procedural hurdles continue to stall progress. Instead of arguments...

  THE recent High Court decision to strike Advocate Dyke Thejane off the roll of legal practitioners marks a significant moment for the legal profession...

  Seithati Motsoeneng THE government has handed over nine brand-new vehicles and 3000 blankets to the Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS), reaffirming its commitment to justice,...

  The Independent Electoral Commission of Lesotho (IEC) has earned a prestigious continental accolade after the Electoral Integrity Global Report 2025 ranked Lesotho fourth in...

…upgrades bills to curb counterfeit threats Moroke Sekoboto THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has upgraded the Maloti banknotes to enhance security features, modernise the...

…as LSRC bemoans poor funding for AUSC Region 5 Games Leemisa Thuseho THE African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 has unveiled the 13 sporting...

Mohloai Mpesi  FORMER Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) Procurement Manager, Peo Mputsoe, has sensationally claimed that he was forced to resign at gunpoint by a senior government official at State House.  He narrates...

…as Justice Mokoko delivers damning verdict in chilling triple-murder case  Moorosi Tsiane  HIGH Court Judge, Tšeliso Mokoko, has convicted three men for the brutal murder of radio personality Ralikonelo “Leqhashasha” Joki, bringing to...

…limits services as it struggles to pay staff and buy medicines  Mathatisi Sebusi  PARAY Mission Hospital is drowning in a debt of close to M12 million, a crisis that has forced...

Accused of treating the church like a personal “fief”  Accused of leaving “poor Diocese” in M5 million debt  Mohloai Mpesi  A disgruntled priest of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa –  Lesotho chapter, Reverend Lebohang Kheekhe, has...

…promises to make first M500 000 payment in February  Moroke Sekoboto  CONTROVERSIAL textile outlet, Lugy’s Manufacturing’s Acting Managing Director, Mairoon Adams, has pleaded with the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to grant her...

Moorosi Tsiane  FORMER Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) forensic scientist, Mofo Setloboko, has delivered explosive testimony informing Judge Charles Hungwe that the bombs used in the simultaneous attacks...

Kabelo Masoabi  THE High Court has dismissed an application by murder-accused Ntisa Ramosebetsi to be acquitted before placing his defence, ruling that the prosecution has presented a case he must...

…vows to investigate the “shocking” dismissal of the corruption case  …while MP Monokoane labels the case a witch-hunt  Hopolang Mokhopi  THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) Director General, Advocate...

Moorosi Tsiane  PROMINENT lawyer, Attorney Tumisang Mosotho, and human rights activist, Tsikoane Peshoane, will tomorrow know whether they were erroneously disqualified from being appointed as the new Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) commissioners.  This...

  THE horror that unfolded in Pitseng last week is not an isolated incident — it is the latest and most jarring display of an army that has repeatedly...

Ithabeleng Qhasho  THE Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Lesotho has marked its 20th anniversary, celebrating two decades of lifesaving healthcare services for children and adolescents affected...

Seithati Motsoeneng  A talented young visionary, 29-year-old Kananelo Mphana from Lithabaneng, Maseru, is making waves in cinematography and marketing, after he recently earned an AFDA award for best cinematographer — one of the most prestigious...