Category : Local News

  …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...

Hopolang Mokhopi  MINISTER of Law and Justice, Richard Ramoeletsi, is embroiled in a bitter dispute over a plot in Ha Thetsane, which he claims to have bought in 2000 but for...

…despite government efforts to reduce backlog  Mathatisi Sebusi / Hopolang Mokhopi  DESPITE the government’s promise to issue passports within three days for Basotho working and studying in South Africa, many applicants...

  …as boot camp “harasser” faces dismissal  Mathatisi Sebusi  LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) commander, Lieutenant General Mojalefa Letsoela, has vowed not to allow any soldier under his command...

Rethabile Pitso  THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC)’s interim Managing Director, Tšeliso ‘Mokela, has called for government support to keep the utility operational, warning that without it,...

Ithabeleng Qhasho  MINISTER of Education and Training, Professor Ntoi Rapapa, has called on all Basotho to rally behind the 2026 Back-to-School campaign.  Speaking at a press briefing in...

  Mathatisi Sebusi  IN 2025, The Lesotho Times and Sunday Express remained steadfast in their commitment to fearless, independent and impartial journalism. Throughout the year, the publications held leaders accountable, amplified human rights concerns and produced...

  Rethabile Pitso  OUTSPOKEN Basotho Covenant Movement (BCM) leader, Dr Tšepo Lipholo, has accused Prime Minister Sam Matekane of orchestrating his arrest in July 2025 to deflect attention from the government’s failure...

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...