Category : Local News

  Bereng Mpaki GOVERNMENT has moved to expedite the process of obtaining a work permit by bringing the application process under one roof. This was...

  Billy Ntaote DEPUTY Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing says attempts by some “detractors” to sabotage his visit to the United Kingdom to solicit for investment...

  Billy Ntaote FINANCE Minister Dr Mamphono Khaketla has extended South African firm Bidvest Car Rental’s contract to provide vehicles to the government after one...

  Bereng Mpaki and Rethabile Pitso Basotho subscribers of MMM Global continued to invest in the Ponzi scheme yesterday despite the weekend collapse of Bitcoin—one...

  Pascalinah Kabi WHEN Thabang Tsoeu (name changed to conceal his identity) was handed a one-year jail sentence for armed robbery early last year, he...

  Billy Ntaote One of the companies which failed to qualify for government’s fleet tender has threatened legal action should the Ministry of Finance proceed...

  . . . as Americans vow to monitor ‘serious’ security sector concerns Billy Ntaote THE United States government has renewed Lesotho’s eligibility for trade...

  Limpho Sello THE search continues for two ‘Maseribane High School students who are believed to have drowned while swimming in Senqu River on Sunday....

  Bereng Mpaki Lesotho’s textile industry faces collapse unless foreign buyers resume doing business with local firms as a matter of urgency, trade union leaders...

  Tefo Tefo The Court of Appeal on Monday reserved judgment on whether or not its suspended president, Justice Kananelo Mosito, should stand trial for...

  Billy Ntaote A delegation of senior officers from the ministries of Defence and National Security, Police and Public Safety, and Home Affairs visited the...

  ’Marafaele Mohloboli Three suspects, among them a member of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF), were remanded in custody yesterday over the fatal shooting of ...

  ’Marafaele Mohloboli The Ministry of Home Affairs has condemned Free Movement Consultants for charging Basotho after assisting them to make online applications for the...

  Mohalenyane Phakela HEALTH Minister Dr Molotsi Monyane has lauded Vodacom Lesotho (VCL) for investing heavily in the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Dr Monyamane...

  . . . as 4 500 tonnes of fertile soil is lost to erosion every hour Pascalinah Kabi LESOTHO is losing 300 lorry loads...

  Keiso Mohloboli THE Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) is investigating “a syndicate” of soldiers that has been stealing medication from Makoanyane Military Hospital for resale,...

  Billy Ntaote The government is next month expected to write “a detailed report” on the progress it has made in implementing recommendations made by...

  Billy Ntaote All Basotho Convention (ABC) secretary general, Samonyane Ntsekele, has slammed the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for “tolerating government’s delaying tactics” in...

  Pascalinah Kabi Mokhotlong farmers are counting the costs of early frost which hit their district on Friday last week, destroying any hopes they had...

  ’Marafaele Mohloboli Hardly five months after allegedly shooting and critically injuring his wife at her workplace, Lesotho Police Staff Association (LEPOSA) president, Inspector Molibeli...

  Bereng Mpaki THE government has ordered local mining companies to only procure certain goods and services in the country. The move, which comes into...

  ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE police are investigating alleged death threats made against All Basotho Convention (ABC) youth league stalwart Selimo Thabane. According to police spokesperson,...

  Keiso Mohloboli EXILED Basotho living in South Africa have accused Defence Minister Tšeliso Mokhosi and other government officials of peddling “unfounded and misleading” accusations...

  ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Independent Democratic Union of Lesotho (IDUL) has requested the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) to help 350 workers who have been...

  Pascalinah Kabi Growing up in the village of Ha Mabote, young Mapota Mapota knew he was destined for life in the creative lane. The...

  Limpho Sello A CALL has been made for young people to be innovative to avoid the pitfalls that lead to HIV/AIDS infection and unwanted...

  Makhopotso Mothusi When Inka Spira last year took home a copy of a German newspaper with an article highlighting a fundraising pilot in Lesotho,...

  Billy Ntaote Talks aimed at facilitating the return of opposition leaders who fled to South Africa in May last year resumed in Maseru this...

  Bereng Mpaki THE Lesotho Electricity and Water Authority (LEWA) has approved an 8.7 percent increase in water and sewerage service tariffs which comes into...

  Billy Ntaote Former Prime Minister and All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader  Thomas Thabane has insisted that he will  not return home until army commander...