Category : Local News

By Billy Ntaote MASERU — The Basotho Enterprises Development Corporation (BEDCO) could be forced to write-off loans advanced to small businesses affected by the 1998...

By ‘Mantoetse Maama MASERU –– The police are investigating the alleged abuse of a 15-month-old child at a nursery (name withheld) located in the Thetsane...

By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — Two thieves reportedly broke into the home of a police constable in Ha-Mokotsoane to steal his cap for ritual purposes....

By Limpho Sello THABA-BOSIU — The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with its partners, has completed the primary healthcare data collection and analysis, an exercise...

  . . . Ritual murder suspect appears in SA court By Billy Ntaote MASERU –– Lesotho’s most wanted suspect Lehlohonolo Scott was finally arrested...

By Ntsebeng Motsoeli MASERU — The Minister of Public Service, Motloheloa Phooko, has said preliminary findings of a public service headcount conducted last December have...

By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Lengolo Monyake has come out in defence of his son — former Justice and Correctional Services minister Mophato Monyake —...

  . . . ABC MPs Monyake and Litšiba speak out By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Two All Basotho Convention (ABC) Members of Parliament (MP),...

By ‘Mantoetse Maama MASERU — The police are still looking for a man who allegedly shot two people dead and seriously injured three others in...

By Billy Ntaote MASERU —The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) lost 168 members to the main opposition Democratic Congress (DC) at the weekend. The...

JOHANNESBURG –– South Africa’s biggest private hospital group, Netcare, on Monday defended its flagship public-private partnership in Lesotho, after a damning Oxfam report said the...

. . . accused of failing to warn premier of no-confidence motion By Bongiwe Zihlangu MASERU –– Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has fired his Political...

By Mohalenyane Phakela MASERU — Lesotho High School students protested outside the institution yesterday morning soon after two of their classmates were hit by cars...

…trio found liable of violating obligations to employer By Staff Reporters MASERU — Two Zimbabwean journalists, and one Mosotho, have been banned from working in...

By Billy Ntaote MASERU –– Parliament was yesterday adjourned indefinitely — a move which opposition legislators criticised as a strategy to dodge a proposed no-confidence...

. . . MPs fight bid to block no-confidence motion By Billy Ntaote MASERU –– Parliament was yesterday adjourned indefinitely — a move which opposition...

By Keiso Mohloboli MASERU — The Basotho Batho Democratic Party (BBDP) leader Jeremane Ramathebane was yesterday released on M1 000 bail and M50 000 surety...

By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Parliament’s public accounts committee wants former Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili to repay the M569 315.00 government spent on the maintenance...

By Boitumelo Koloi MASERU — The speaker of parliament Sephiri Motanyane this week said he could not make a decision regarding an application by a...

By Bongiwe Zihlangu MASERU — The Ministry of Gender, Youth, Sports and Recreation deputy principal secretary, Rethabile Mosisili, who has been accused of “chronic absenteeism”...

By Tefo Tefo MASERU — Justice Michael Ramodibedi now anxiously awaits his fate after the Court of Appeal on Monday announced it would be making...

Parly wants company to return M36 million By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) wants the Nthane Brothers to refund government a...

By B Zihlangu MASERU — Democratic Congress (DC) leader Pakalitha Mosisili could make a sensational return to power if a planned no-confidence motion against Prime...

By Keiso Mohloboli MASERU –– Retired South African judge, Willem van de Merwe, is heavily tipped to be appointed Lesotho’s Chief Justice, the Lesotho Times...

  . . . as Soulo is booed in parliament By Keiso Mohloboli MASERU — There was drama outside parliament on Monday when communications minister...

By Keiso Mohloboli MASERU — Two men appeared in the Maseru Magistrate’s Court last Thursday for allegedly fleecing several companies of M6, 2 million between...

By Keiso Mohloboli BEREA — The Lekokoaneng area chief ‘Masekoati Masupha and Berea police on Tuesday held a public gathering in Ha Fusi aimed at...