Category : Local News

  Moroke Sekoboto  THE Roads Directorate has commenced the design phase for the upgrading and construction of a 45-kilometre road from Ha Matlali to Lebakeng in Qacha’s Nek District.  The M1.4 billion...

  MINISTER of Trade, Industry and Business Development, Mokhethi Shelile, has assured Basotho that the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) will be extended, despite the...

  Seithati Motsoeneng  THE Examination Council of Lesotho (ECoL) is investigating two high schools suspected of examination malpractice during the 2025 Lesotho General Certificate of Secondary...

…launch quarterly coordination mechanism  …highlight successful visit of China’s Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi  Moroke Sekoboto  THE People’s Republic of China and Lesotho have reaffirmed their...

  …over corruption and fraud charges  Hopolang Mokhopi  THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) has hauled National University of Lesotho (NUL) lecturer Professor Mosotho...

  Basotho, welcome to the New Year of our Lord, 2026.  I hope the new 2026 calendars are proudly hanging on your walls, the festive hangovers have...

…accused of brazen violation of the law …by taking private sector job while still a DCEO staffer …Uses DCEO role to promote private interests Mohloai...

…As govt wants Commission relocated to a new place in Masowe IV —Barely two years after electoral body spent M77 million on new office  …But...

  Moorosi Tsiane/Mpesi Mohloai DISGRUNTLED members of the Alliance of Democracy (AD) have taken their battle to oust party leader, Professor Ntoi Rapapa, and his executive committee to...

…over 5 000 Basotho intercepted for entering SA illegally Mathatisi Sebusi VAN Rooyens Gate border post is now the leading hotspot for illegal migration between South Africa and Lesotho after...

…says litigation challenging recruitment cannot stop the process Mohloai Mpesi/Mathatisi Sebusi THE government is pushing for the finalisation of the stalled recruitment of Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)...

…fall prey to mobile money scams in Maputsoe Kabelo Masoabi IN Maputsoe, Lesotho’s second-largest town, elderly residents are increasingly falling victim to sophisticated mobile money...

Rethabile Pitso THE Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) has dismissed 14 customs officers allegedly involved in tax fraud and corruption that reportedly cost the government about...

  …reduces alcohol limit from 100mg to 50mg  Rethabile Pitso  WITH effect from April 2026 motorists whose blood alcohol concentration exceeds 50 milligrams per 100 millilitres...

…as music, culture and tourism unite at Lesotho’s premier lifestyle festival  Moroke Sekoboto  TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL), in partnership with Global Events, this week...

…to avoid compromising justice delivery  Moroke Sekoboto  POLITICAL analysts and human rights activists have described the safety of judicial officers as a structural requirement for the proper administration of...

Rethabile Pitso  FORMER South African President Thabo Mbeki has delivered a powerful lecture in honour of the late King Moshoeshoe II, marking 30 years since...

.. appeals against Labour Court contempt ruling sentence  Hopolang Mokhopi  THE Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) Board has escalated its bid to block the reinstatement of dismissed Commissioner-General, Advocate ’Mathabo Mokoko, by appealing to...

…as Builder’s City winds up raffle  Moroke Sekoboto  BUILDING dreams became a reality on Saturday for one lucky customer, ‘Mathebe Ramotšekoane, after Builder’s City officially handed over the grand prize from its...

…as she launches fresh bid to retain office  Hopolang Mokhopi  THE suspended Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Advocate Hlalefang Motinyane, has intensified her legal battle to reclaim her position, launching fresh...

…as Minister is accused of usurping Director of Immigration’s powers  …director challenges transfer to Foreign Affairs  Mathatisi Sebusi / Hopolang Mokhopi  MINISTER of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and...

Hopolang Mokhopi  THREE men have been charged in the Maseru Magistrates Court for robbing High Court Judge Polo Banyane of her iPhone 15 Pro Max cellphone, valued at M32...

  Kabelo Masoabi  LESOTHO is facing an escalating crisis of gender-based violence (GBV), marked by a disturbing rise in the killing of women, most often at...

…as three inmates at MCCI are mysteriously poisoned  …but there is no record of “poisoned” food being brought in  Mathatisi Sebusi / Hopolang Mokhopi  THE poisoning of three inmates at...

  …as crime syndicates tighten grip   Staff Reporter  LESOTHO is facing a severe and escalating internal security crisis driven by organised criminal syndicates, with the state...

  …after eight-year halt  Ithabeleng Qhasho  THE Ministry of Trade, Industry and Business Development has reinstated and officially launched the 2026 National Quality Awards, marking a...

Makatleho Khotle  IN a bid to usher in the new year and inspire hope among villagers in the Butha Buthe district, the Hololo Development Foundation (HDF) has donated...

  ’Makananelo Manamolela  THE newly appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police, Mpopo Tšoele, has hit the ground running, holding his first...