Tshosa recusal case postponed
Mohalenyane Phakela BOTSWANA Judge Onkemetse Tshosa has postponed the application for his recusal from trying 10 murder-accused soldiers to 17 May 2021. The application...
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Lesotho pledges support to Mozambique
Staff Reporter LESOTHO stands with the rest of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in supporting Mozambique’s fight against extremist Islamist rebel groups that...
Gruesome murders rock Maseru
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE country has once again been rocked by two gruesome murders. This follows the discovery of the bodies of two Maseru civilians, a...
Mokhothu steps up quest to win 2022 polls
…dines with the late Mosotho Chakela’s family, courts famo musicians. Pascalinah Kabi DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, is leaving no stone unturned in his...
Massive boost for DC
…as opposition MPs defect to DPM Mokhothu’s party ‘Marafaele Mohloboli TWO opposition Alliance of Democrats (AD) legislators, Mothepu Mahapa and Mokherane Tsatsanyane, have ditched the...
EU donates M13, 6 million to Lesotho
Staff Reporter THE European Union (EU) has donated €780 000 (about M13, 6 million) to Lesotho for various humanitarian projects aimed at assisting vulnerable households...
DPP Motinyane blasts Metsing, Mochoboroane
says their “opportunistic” bid to stop their trial is abuse of court processes, Mohalenyane Phakela THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Advocate Hlalefang Motinyane,...
Manyokole should have his day before tribunal: Majoro
Mohalenyane Phakela PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro insists that suspended Directorate of Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) Director General, Mahlomola Manyokole, should appear before the...
Mosito slams High Court judges
implores Chief Justice to crack the whip on errant judges who fail to provide reasons for judgements. Mohalenyane Phakela COURT of Appeal President Kananelo Mosito...
I’m done with politics: Moleleki
vows not to stand for re-election in Machache in 2022 but groom successor to take over the seat. ‘Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Monyane...
Majoro calls for FDI
Nthatuoa Koeshe LESOTHO desperately needs foreign direct investment (FDI) to stimulate its economy after the destructive effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro...
Kenyan national stabbed to death
‘Marafaele Mohloboli CONTROVERSY surrounds the death of a 39-year-old Kenyan national, Martin Masike, who was last week fatally stabbed by a civilian while he fleeing...
Govt refuses to authorise Covid-19 vaccines purchase
Pascalinah Kabi THE Health ministry has refused to grant the private sector permission to purchase the Russian Sputnik V to fight Covid-19. Health Minister Semano...
Metsing, Mochoboroane slam DPP Motinyane
Mohalenyane Phakela TREASON and murder-accused politicians, Mothetjoa Metsing and Selibe Mochoboroane, have accused the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Advocate Hlalefang Motinyane, of abusing court...
Treason and murder-accused soldiers apply for discharge
Mohalenyane Phakela | Pascalinah Kabi THREE of the four treason and murder-accused soldiers have filed High Court applications for their discharge on the grounds...
Tampane tables anti-domestic violence bill in parliament
Bereng Mpaki GENDER, Youth, Sports and Recreation Minister Likeleli Tampane this week tabled the Counter Domestic Violence Bill, 2021 in parliament amid loud cheers from...
Fired QMMH nurses in talks with Govt
Limpho Sello THE government has begun talks with the 265 nurses who were fired last month by Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) authorities. The nurses’...
QMMH PRO resigns
Limpho Sello QUEEN Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH)’s Public Relations Manager, Mothepane Thahane, has resigned from the beleaguered institution. She told the Lesotho Times that she...
US lifts sanctions on Lesotho national at ICC
Herbert Moyo | ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE United States (US) government has lifted the “inappropriate and ineffective” economic and travel sanctions which were imposed on...
Sophonea tables procurement bill before parliament
Bereng Mpaki FINANCE Minister Thabo Sophonea this week tabled the Public Procurement Bill 2020 in parliament, a move expected to strengthen the efficiency of the...
Former youth leader joins BNP leadership race
‘Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER Basotho National Party (BNP) youth league president, ‘Machere Seutloali, has signaled her intention to contest the party’s leadership post. The 36-year-old...
Court postpones BNP leadership case
Mohalenyane Phakela THE seven prominent members of the Basotho National Party (BNP) who filed an urgent application for the immediate removal of party leader, Thesele...
Govt cuts ties with the Tšepong Consortium
Limpho Sello THE government has resolved to cut ties with the Tšepong Consortium which has run the Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) since it opened...
SADC proposes a Transitional Justice Commission (TJC)
as regional body renews bid to stop high-profile trials, while victims’ families fiercely oppose the plans. Pascalinah Kabi THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) has...
General elections to be held in September 2022: IEC
…electoral body also schedules by-elections in five constituencies for July 2021 Mohalenyane Phakela THE next general elections are likely to be held in September or...
WASCO CEO suspension nullified
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Labour Court has nullified the suspension of Water and Sewage Company (WASCO) chief executive officer (CEO), Futho Hoohlo, on the grounds that...
Fresh woes for murder-accused soldiers
Mohalenyane Phakela MURDER-accused Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Captain Litekanyo Nyakane has been dealt a major blow after his lawyer, Advocate Karabo Mohau, withdrew his services....
Thabane flexes muscles
. . . appoints key allies to ABC’s executive working committee Pascalinah Kabi ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader and former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has...
AG unhappy with poor revenue by govt ministries
… Gender and Sports ministry collects a mere M500 in the 2018/19 financial year Bereng Mpaki SEVERAL government ministries have failed to collect non tax...
MCC fails to pay M10, 5 million taxes
Bereng Mpaki THE Maseru City Council (MCC) has been flagged by the auditor general’s office for its failure to remit to the Lesotho Revenue Authority...