Category : Local News

MASERU — The trial of seven men who allegedly attempted to assassinate Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili in 2009 took a new twist in the High...

MASERU — High Court judge Justice Nthomeng Majara escaped death by a whisker on Saturday night when her younger sister, who was in her company,...

MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Tuesday hinted at his retirement. He told a press conference on Tuesday that he is not planning to...

MASERU — The Maseru magistrate’s court has reserved judgment in a case in which an inmate at the Maseru Central Prison was on trial for...

MASERU — Lesotho and other countries in the region should consider legalising prostitution if the continent is to meet its target of completely stopping new...

MASERU — He was a hero among the gay community in South Africa. But he died young, at the age of 41, of an Aids-related...

MASERU — Peace is what he wanted. Brutal violence is what abruptly ended his life on Saturday night. By the time his enemies pumped eight...

MASERU — All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane is one of the people who contributed to the transformation of Lephatšoe “Selomo” Lebajoa from a...

MASERU — The wife of television cameraman Habofanoe Ntsie told the High Court yesterday that the police never bothered to interview her despite having witnessed...

MASERU — A 54-year-old woman from Kolo was burnt to death together with her two-year-old grandchild last Friday. The two were sleeping at night when...

MASERU — Talks to bring sanity within the troubled Basotho National Party (BNP) have collapsed paving way for a bruising court battle later this month,...

MASERU — Co-operation with other countries in times of civil strife is inevitable, Public Service Minister Semano Sekatle told parliament yesterday. Sekatle said this in...

MASERU — Nurses at Tsepong Clinic are up in arms against their management demanding an improvement in their salaries and working conditions. Tsepong Clinic is...

MASERU — A 13-year-old boy from Tajane village in Mafeteng has been deported from South Africa after he was found wandering in the streets of...

MASERU – A prominent local attorney has threatened to sue the Law Society of Lesotho if it fails to rein in advocates who are stealing...

MASERU – The Maseru Region Transport Operators (MRTO) is today expected to lead a protest against poor service delivery by the government. The taxi association...

MASERU — National Independent Party (NIP) acting president Serame Khampepe was ousted in a boardroom coup on Sunday as a fierce power struggle within the...

MASERU — New National University of Lesotho (NUL) vice-chancellor, Sharon Siverts, pictured below, knows all too well the main challenge facing the institution. “From what...

MASERU — Two men who were suspected of killing a herder in a row over stolen sheep in Quthing eight years ago were acquitted by...

MASERU — A 28-year-old woman from Mafeteng was shot dead by two unknown men last week. Acting police spokesperson Lekhotla Mokete said the victim’s body...

MASERU — A meeting called by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to discuss the forthcoming local government elections almost degenerated into a farce yesterday as...

MASERU — The Water and Sewerage Company (Wasco) yesterday launched a campaign to encourage people to conserve water. Wasco public relations manager Khotso Letsatsi said...

MASERU — A local businessman is suing the Berea district council after it failed to pay him for a pedestrian roller which he had hired...

MASERU — Police shot a Leribe woman in a botched raid last year and when her husband demanded compensation he was given a temporary job...

MASERU — A Southern African Development Community (Sadc) team will today meet with Lesotho political parties to discuss electoral reforms ahead of general elections next...

MASERU — Over 600 employees at Hippo Knitting Factory might lose their jobs after thieves struck twice in the past two weeks and got away...

MASERU — A former security manager at Lets’eng Diamond Mine who once accused Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili of “meddling with the court” lost his appeal...