Category : Local News

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...

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...

MASERU — The Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) has backed down on its plans to evict Captain Bulane Sechele from a house at Ratjomose Barracks. Last...

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...

MASERU — The United States ambassador to Lesotho Michelle Bond yesterday urged the government of Lesotho to address factors that drive away foreign investors. “It...

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....

MASERU — When Kelisitse Tsatsi arrived at his home at Sekhutlong in Sekamaneng in Berea on the night of June 13 he was shocked to...

MASERU — Former Basotho National Party (BNP) secretary general Majara Molapo has accused party leader Thesele ’Maseribane of failing to pay rent for his company...

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...

TEYATEYANENG — Workers at the Lesotho Sandstone Enterprises at Lekokoaneng in Berea this week accused management at the company of backtracking on their promise to...

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...

MASERU — What a week it has been for the Lesotho Times. It was always going to be a hectic week especially after breaking the...

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...

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...

MASERU — Some disgruntled members of the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party have formed a new party. The Baphuthi Congress Lesotho (BCL) was...

MASERU — Only 25 lisente. That is what workers at Lesotho Sandstone Enterprise in Teyateyaneng, about 40km north of Maseru, are earning to produce a...

MASERU — The trial of four men who are facing seven counts of murder was yesterday postponed to today after one of the lawyers withdrew...

MASERU – A local transport company that is embroiled in a dispute with one lawyer is suing the Law Society of Lesotho for allegedly turning...

MASERU — The trial of two parents who are facing charges of sexually molesting their 16-year-old daughter took a new twist on Monday when the...

MASERU — Communities in Maputsoe say they are living in fear of an armed gang that has been terrorising villagers in recent weeks. A member...

MASERU – A Quthing woman escaped being raped last week after biting the finger of a man who attempted to rape her. Police spokesperson Masupha...

MASERU — The principal secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mohale Sekoto, was found dead in his office yesterday morning. Police confirmed...

MASERU — Individual voters can now sue the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and petition the courts to order it to reallocate parliamentary seats, according to...

MASERU — A former senior army officer is suing army commander Lt Gen Thuso Motanyane for M4.2 million for unfair dismissal from the Lesotho Defence...

MASERU — Moments before he was shot dead the late managing director of Astoria Bakery, Thabo Phohleli, was asked to close his eyes and pray,...

MASERU — The Lesotho Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) lost its right to receive funding from government because it no longer represents all trade...

MASERU — A Thaba-Tseka businessman will forever rue his decision to answer the call of nature when he was robbed of M100 000 in a...

MASERU — The government says it will stop a local business tycoon from operating his tar processing business in a residential area in Maseru South...