Category : Local News

—As curtain falls on the esteemed accountant, public servant and politician Bongiwe Zihlangu ON Sunday, April 27, 2023, Lesotho awoke to the heartbreaking news of...

  Mohloai Mpesi Two Members of Parliament (MPs) from the ruling Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) are embroiled in a bitter feud, with one legislator accused of making death...

Moorosi Tsiane A FORMER soldier facing a murder charge is now fighting to get his job back in the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF), claiming he was...

…after ConCourt throws out his wife’s application Moorosi Tsiane BASOTHO Covenant Movement (BCM) leader Reverend Tšepo Lipholo’s lawyer, Advocate Fusi Sehapi, says he will stop...

Seithati Motsoeneng THE Basotho Covenant Movement (BCM) leader, Reverent Tšepo Lipholo’s controversial push to reclaim land he says was taken from Lesotho by South Africa...

Seithati Motšoeneng THE Chinese Embassy in Lesotho, in partnership with the National University of Lesotho (NUL), marked the International Chinese Language Day with a vibrant event...

…over pending psychiatric report Moorosi Tsiane A 41-year-old man from Thaba-Tseka, convicted of brutally murdering his three-year-old son, will have to wait even longer to learn...

  Moroke Sekoboto THE Sasai Econet Financial Services (SEFS), a subsidiary of Econet Telecom Lesotho, has upgraded its mobile money platform, EcoCash, to deliver a...

  Moroke Sekoboto MINISTER of Public Works and Transport, Matjato Moteane, has said the country needs at least M15 billion to complete the country’s road...

  Moroke Sekoboto LESOTHO’s participation at the World Travel Market (WTM) Africa 2025 exhibition has yielded valuable insights into the global perception of the Mountain...

  ‘Mathatisi Sebusi  PRIME Minister Sam Matekane has urged South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to commit to implementing the long-awaited 90-day visa-free arrangement for Basotho...

—After he penned letter to US Secretary of State Rubio  Mohloai Mpesi  THE government is angry with Basotho National Party (BNP) leader, Machesetsa Mofomobe, after he...

  —-As at least 431,000 Basotho suffer from mental illnesses  Mathatisi Sebusi  LESOTHO continues to grapple with the problem of containing the ever-escalating levels of mental...

  Moorosi Tsiane  THE Basotho Covenant Movement (BCM) leader, Reverend Tšepo Lipholo’s wife has rushed to the Constitutional Court to try and block her husband’s alleged looming arrest.  In her bizarre application filed...

  …Local fishers say they are arrested and beaten up but authorities deny this  Sechaba Mokhethi  Fishers at Katse Dam in Lesotho’s Highlands claim they...

  Moroke Sekoboto  A COALITION of youth organizations and political party youth leagues is urging the government to declare youth unemployment a national emergency, citing the...

  Moorosi Tsiane  SUSPENDED Basotho Action Party (BAP) deputy leader, Motlatsi Maqelepo, will have to wait until 2 May 2025 to know his fate within the...

  Seithati Motšoeneng  THE Ministry of Law and Justice, in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), is hosting a three-day seminar on the...

  Moroke Sekoboto  THE Bangladeshi Association of Lesotho (BAoL) has celebrated Bengali New Year 1432 and marked the beginning of the Eid Reunion – an important Islamic...

  Mohalenyane Phakela  CONCERNS have emerged over the safety of the M800 million Ha Belo Industrial Estate in Botha-Bothe, after the Lesotho National Development Corporation...

  —-Over tariffs threatening textile sector  Mohloai Mpesi  THE government will meet with the United States Trade Representative (USTR), Ambassador Jamieson Greer, and his team next...

  …to resell outside  Hopolang Mokhopi  THE Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) hunger woes are being further exacerbated by inmates who steal groceries from the institution. ...

Moorosi Tsiane  THE Internal Security (Declaration of Unlawful Organisation), Notice No. 40 of 2024, which criminalises famo groups, is being challenged in court by a soldier married...

Mohloai Mpesi  MEMBERS of Parliament have expressed strong opposition to a proposed legal amendment that seeks to raise the retirement age for police officers from 55 to 60...

  Moorosi Tsiane  QUEEN ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) has been slapped with an M8.29 million lawsuit by a Berea man who alleges that negligence by...

  …while DCEO claims Town Clerk not yet off the hook  Mohloai Mpesi  Following the withdrawal of fraud charges against him, former Maseru City Council (MCC)...

  Hopolang Mokhopi  THE Director of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA – Lesotho Chapter), Lekhetho Ntsukunyane (47), has been charged with defrauding the institution of M34...

…As Lesotho debt distress rises  Mohloai Mpesi  THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) is struggling to curb the rampant illicit financial flows (IFFs)...

  Hopolang Mokhopi  DESPITE grappling with perennial poverty challenges, Lesotho has reason for optimism after the recent launch of Pathways to Sustainable Livelihoods Project (PSLP),...