Category : Local News

Recently, the U.S. government announced an arms sales package to China’s Taiwan region totaling 11.1 billion USD. It is another stark manifestation of the United...

Mohloai Mpesi  Concerns over delays in the appointment of commissioners to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) have escalated sharply, with the Democratic Congress (DC), Lesotho’s official...

….vows to end political interference from crippling power utility    Moorosi Tsiane  The Acting Managing Director of the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC), Ts’eliso Mokela, has blamed “political interference and nepotistic...

 . . . As Acting MD bares all, vows to change the parastatal’s operations    THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) has hogged the limelight for the...

. . . As Acting MD bares all, vows to change the parastatal’s operations   THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) has hogged the limelight for the...

Moorosi Tsiane  TWO men who brutally beat and slit the throat of their drinking companion during a drunken brawl in Mafeteng have been sentenced to a combined 73...

Moroke Sekoboto  THE Minister of Trade, Industry and Business Development, Mokhethi Shelile, has opened a locally owned apparel and textile factory, marking a significant milestone in the government’s quest to harness...

  Rethabile Pitso  LETSHEGO Financial Services’ “LetsGo & WIN” campaign touched on Mohale’s Hoek this past Friday where lucky winners walked away with cash and prizes valued at M35 000.  The...

 Moroke Sekoboto  THE Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) has reaffirmed its commitment to preserving the environment by planting more trees.   RSL, in collaboration with the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) through its Youth Development...

  For years, the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) has staggered from one crisis to another, haemorrhaging money while offering the public a steady diet of...

. . . a misplaced bare-knuckle fight to have unsubstantiated allegations of corruption gain traction  Thabo Maketekete Sekonyela  AS we wind-up another land-marking, monumental year in the fragile political history of...

 30-day sentences suspended on condition they reinstate Adv Mokoko  Board vows to appeal Labour Court judgment  Mohloai Mpesi  THE long-running war between Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) and...

Govt wants IEC to sell property for M25m Masowe site  Prime Minister uneasy with tall building near State House  IEC says it’s going nowhere  Mohloai Mpesi ...

  . . . as recruitment of new Commissioners stalls  . . . blames voter apathy on “unclean” voters’ roll  THE outgoing Chairperson of the Independent...

Moorosi Tsiane  FORMER Police Commissioner, Molahlehi Letsoepa, will spend this Christmas in jail after the High Court yesterday reserved judgment on his bail application until 12 January 2026. ...

Moroke Sekoboto   PRIME Minister Sam Matekane has commended the government of China for supporting Lesotho’s efforts to mainstream agriculture as a key driver of economic growth.   Mr Matekane lauded China’s support after receiving...

. . . as Moradi Crushers, community prepare to sign MoU  Hopolang Mokhopi  A long-standing dispute over the environmental impacts caused by quarry miner, Moradi Crushers, and the Mpeke community is set to end...

. . .As showdown looms over limits of parliamentary powers  Moorosi Tsiane  THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has interdicted Parliament’s watchdog Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from probing...

…as Dona@balos holds 13th graduation ceremony  Rethabile Pitso  POPULAR local culinary school, Dona@balos, held its 13th graduation ceremony in Maseru on Monday this week.  A total of 90 fresh chefs...

  Suspicion that elements within the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) are working hand-in-glove with criminals has once again exploded into public view — this...

Moorosi Tsiane ACTING Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Advocate (Adv) Lehlanako Mofilikoane has called for High Court Judge Mafelile Ralebese to recuse herself from presiding...

…as QMMH bosses demand her recusal …labels her “corrupt and unfit” to lead PAC Mohloai Mpesi A parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry into the administration...

…as the US pours M4.2 billion into Lesotho’s health system …signs a 5-year MoU committing to building the sector Moroke Sekoboto THE United States government has renewed its commitment to strengthening Lesotho’s health sector...

…barred from legal practice over stolen client funds Moorosi Tsiane ADVOCATE Dyke Thejane has suffered a devastating professional blow after Acting High Court Judge, Sekake Malebanye, struck him off the...

…says govt won’t bail out ailing parastatals Mathatisi Sebusi THE government will not bail out any ailing parastatals that owe taxes to the Revenue Services...

…vows to press ahead with land-return mission despite “state intimidation” Moorosi Tsiane BASOTHO Covenant Movement (BCM) leader, Dr Tšepo Lipholo, has vowed to forge ahead...

Moorosi Tsiane ATTORNEY Tumisang Mosotho and human rights activist Tsikoane Peshoane have taken their fight to overturn the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) recruitment process to...

Mohloai Mpesi THE Private Member’s Bill, seeking to amend the National Assembly Electoral Act by abolishing party lists and requiring the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)...