Category : Local News

By Keiso Mohloboli MASERU –– Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP)- Crime, ‘Matšepo Soko was sent on forced leave on Tuesday this week—a day after appearing...

By ‘Mantoetse Maama MASERU — Two people died while one was seriously injured when two neighbouring factories, KHY Plastics and Dragon Pak, were gutted by...

By Limpho Sello MASERU –– The Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital Operations Director, Dr Karen Prins, has received death threats from an unidentified individual who accuses...

By ‘Mantoetse Maama MASERU –– The police have launched an inquiry into the shooting of seven Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (Tšepong) employees during a violent...

By Billy Ntaote MASERU — The Lerotholi Polytechnic Rector, Mr Tsietsi Lebakae, was suspended this week after it emerged the government-owned tertiary institution owed M13...

By Tefo Tefo MASERU — Acting Chief Justice Tšeliso Monaphathi on Tuesday ordered the arrest of former Likhetlane Constituency Member of Parliament (MP), Mr Libe...

  Thabane terminates Ramafole’s contract as government secretary with immediate effect By Keiso Mohloboli MASERU- Prime Minister Thomas Thabane yesterday fired Government Secretary Motlatsi Ramafole....

By Keiso Mohloboli MASERU- Suspended Court of Appeal President Justice Michael Ramodibedi has resigned, ending his turbulent stay at the helm of Lesotho’s judiciary. An...

By Billy Ntaote MASERU — The Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Commander Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli and Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) Commissioner Khothatso Tšooana yesterday...

By Tsitsi Matope MASERU —Two senior procurement officers working in the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture were suspended this week over suspected irregularities in...

By Limpho Sello Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital workers will embark on an indefinite strike on Monday next week after wage-negotiations deadlocked and relations with management...

By Limpho Sello MASERU — A total of 121 Basotho were deported from South Africa over the Easter holidays due to lack of relevant documentation....

By ‘Mantoetse Maama MASERU –– Over 140 employees at Crabtree factory this week downed tools demanding a 30 percent salary increase. The factory, which started...

    . . Police summon eight soldiers over bombings By Billy Ntaote and Keiso Mohloboli MASERU –– The Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) has...

…as suspended finance PS fights for bail   By Tefo Tefo MASERU — Suspended finance principal secretary Mosito Khethisa on Tuesday appeared before the Maseru...

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...