Category : Local News

  Seithati Motsoeneng  THE Vitality Bophelo Sheleng medical scheme aims to ensure that all Basotho are health-insured at a time when Lesotho faces a stark reality: only about two...

Kabelo Masoabi  THE trial of two Maputsoe-based police officers accused of soliciting bribes to secure the release of a suspect failed to take off yesterday due to procedural...

Ithabeleng Qhasho  BASOTHO students studying in South Africa have received a major lifeline after a breakthrough agreement now allows universities to provisionally register those affected by...

Kabelo Masoabi  A 20-year-old man accused of raping a young woman has told a court the case against him is a fabrication, despite allegedly being caught in the act...

  To accelerate the completion of Lesotho’s long protracted national reforms process, the new European Union (EU) Ambassador to Lesotho, Mette Sunnergren, advises putting clear timelines and benchmarks for goal implementation. Ms Sunnergren, who assumed...

  Mathatisi Sebusi SENKATANA Oncology Clinic is overwhelmed by the rapidly increasing number of cervical cancer cases diagnosed at the facility over the past two...

  –As Auditor General savages utility’s accounting Mohloai Mpesi THE Water and Sewerage Company (Pty) Ltd (WASCO) suffered a whopping M47.1 million loss in the...

  Maphephe, Matete, Monyane makes the cut Mathatisi Sebusi / Mohloai Mpesi THE Council of State has finally concluded the recruitment process for three Independent...

…but the fired board chairperson defends top DCEO man Mohloai Mpesi THE major shareholders of Naledi Funeral Planners have removed the company’s board chairperson, Malefetsane Tlelima, over the...

  Moorosi Tsiane A child born out of wedlock can now inherit from a deceased parent in  a landmark judgment that has reshaped Lesotho’s law of succession...

Leemisa Thuseho THE governments of Lesotho and South Africa have agreed to repatriate the remains of South African anti-apartheid freedom fighters who perished during the...

Kabelo Masoabi A 46-year-old deaf shopkeeper from Ha Setene this week gave harrowing testimony in the Leribe Magistrates’ Court, recounting how she was robbed at gunpoint...

…as workers struggle and companies protest regulations Ithabeleng Qhasho THE private security sector is facing a deepening crisis, with underpaid guards struggling to survive while...

…prosecutor drops bombshell in court Moorosi Tsiane THE trial of nine soldiers accused of murdering former Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander Lieutenant-General (Lt-Gen) Maaparankoe Mahao...

  Seithati Motšoeneng TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Vodacom Lesotho, has reinforced its commitment to transforming lives through education by awarding fully funded international scholarships to six outstanding...

  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...