MKM saga takes yet another twist
MASERU — The MKM saga has taken yet another twist after a shareholder in one of the companies under the group approached the High Court...
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Parly to be ready by October
MASERU — The new M70 million parliament building will be ready for use by October, principal secretary in the Ministry of Public Works and Transport,...
Drunken masters
Scrutator has never been in the business of playing “mother” to people or being a moral prefect for others but today, just for this once,...
Workers fired in pay dispute
MASERU — Workers at garment manufacturer Shinning Century Limited were summarily fired on Monday after they downed tools demanding payment for long-service. Shinning Century Limited...
US pledges M34 million for HIV programme
MASERU — The United States has pledged about US$5 million (M34 million) to strengthen Lesotho’s prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV programme. The US...
Two in court for robbing nuns
MASERU — Two men appeared in the Maseru Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday to answer charges of robbing two Catholic nuns of their car at Ha...
Church project keeps hunger at bay
MOHALE’S HOEK — Reverend Thabang Moletsane, 53, of the Lesotho Evangelical Church, says they are farming in God’s way. Quoting liberally from the Bible book...
Opposition threatens to boycott poll
MASERU — Opposition leaders on Tuesday threatened to boycott the forthcoming local government elections in September unless the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) conducts a fresh...
NUL lecturers threaten to strike
ROMA — Teachers and researchers at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) say they will go on strike in August if the management fails to...
Coletu protests reduced student intake at NUL
MASERU — The Congress of Lesotho Trade Unions (Coletu) will today protest at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) against the government’s decision to slash...
Opposition leaders arrested
MASERU — There was drama at the Basotho National Party (BNP) Centre on Tuesday when an ex-soldier “arrested” and frog-marched four opposition leaders to the...
The allegations that angered Sako
MASERU — The citizen’s arrests of four opposition leaders by an ex-soldier, who has a checkered history, on Tuesday might have “stolen” the headlines but...
Was the arrest stage-managed?
MASERU — Speculation is rife that the “citizen’s arrest” of four opposition leaders by ex-soldier Hosanna Sako at a press conference on Tuesday could have...
Army reverses plan to evict soldier
MASERU — The Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) has backed down on its plans to evict Captain Bulane Sechele from a house at Ratjomose Barracks. Last...
IMF hails Lesotho’s reforms
MASERU — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday said Lesotho’s improved economic reforms have enabled the country to adjust to declining revenue from the...
Improve business climate, says US ambassador
MASERU — The United States ambassador to Lesotho Michelle Bond yesterday urged the government of Lesotho to address factors that drive away foreign investors. “It...
Firm sues Mosisili for M11 million
MASERU — A local company is suing Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili for M11.6 million for failing to protect its property during the 1998 political riots....
Man threatens to shoot lover’s hubby
MASERU — When Kelisitse Tsatsi arrived at his home at Sekhutlong in Sekamaneng in Berea on the night of June 13 he was shocked to...
War of words erupts in BNP
MASERU — Former Basotho National Party (BNP) secretary general Majara Molapo has accused party leader Thesele ’Maseribane of failing to pay rent for his company...
Rapist offers daughter 50 lisente
MASERU — 50 lisente. That was what a 27-year-old Maseru man offered his 12-year-old daughter to buy her silence after raping her. But the girl...
Sandstone firm backtracks on wages
TEYATEYANENG — Workers at the Lesotho Sandstone Enterprises at Lekokoaneng in Berea this week accused management at the company of backtracking on their promise to...
Cattle thieves wreak havoc in Qacha
QACHA’S NEK — A heavily armed gang storms this rural cattle post at Lebakeng in Qacha’s Nek district taking the guard by surprise. Startled, the...
Close NUL for renovations
Phew! Phew! So here we go again. That issue which gets the bile of many people churned out by that ridiculous excuse of a university...
A photholed legacy
Scrutator doubts any person will miss Tsele Chakela, the former transport and public works minister, who recently resigned after four years of bungling. The man’s...
Behind the headlines
MASERU — What a week it has been for the Lesotho Times. It was always going to be a hectic week especially after breaking the...
The toxic twins of hunger and Aids
THABA-TSEKA — Two donkeys, a cow and a M300 monthly pension from the government is what separates Manthabiseng Tšoeu, 66, and her seven grandchildren from...
Soldier takes on army commander
MASERU — An officer who is facing court martial for breaching the army’s code of conduct yesterday urged the Constitutional Court to strike down some...
Disgruntled ruling party members form new party
MASERU — Some disgruntled members of the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party have formed a new party. The Baphuthi Congress Lesotho (BCL) was...
Sandstone workers down tools
MASERU — Only 25 lisente. That is what workers at Lesotho Sandstone Enterprise in Teyateyaneng, about 40km north of Maseru, are earning to produce a...
Phohleli murder trial postponed
MASERU — The trial of four men who are facing seven counts of murder was yesterday postponed to today after one of the lawyers withdrew...