Category : Local News

Seithati Motsoeneng  TELECOMMUNICATIONS powerhouse, Econet Telecom Lesotho, through its social responsibility arm, the HigherLife Foundation, has awarded 10 prestigious Moshoeshoe I Scholarships to young Basotho...

Moroke Sekoboto  THE Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) has briefed the media on its border management operations intended to maximise the collection of taxes.  During an...

Letsatsi Selikoe  THE health insurance leader, Metropolitan Health Lesotho, has reaffirmed their commitment to insure Basotho’s lives at affordable prices.   Therefore, Metropolitan Health introduced Health4Me...

Letsatsi Selikoe  THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for urgent reforms to Lesotho’s public financial management (PFM) systems to prevent the mismanagement of new revenues.  In...

Moroke Sekoboto  WHOLESALERS, Sefalana Cash and Carry, hosted a dog show to promote proper pet nutrition and give back to loyal customers who purchase the Montego pet food.  Sefalana...

Moroke Sekoboto  THE 11th edition of the annual Lesotho Wine Festival, the premier wine and tourism event in the country, is set to take place...

as army confirms killing two civilians in violent raid  while “brutalized” civilians file M50 million maloti civil suits  Mohloai Mpesi  FEAR and anger are now...

—As South Africa’s top court rules that it paid bribes to get mandate to administer a multi-billion maloti pension fund in that country By Investigations...

…for allegedly torturing civilians  Moorosi Tsiane  THE ongoing Lesotho Defence Force (LDF)’s ‘Operation Hard Fist’ aimed at confiscating illegal firearms across the country has yielded...

Mohloai Mpesi  MOVEMENT for Economic Change (MEC) proportional representation (PR) legislator, ‘Mantoetse Mohatonyane, is Lesotho’s new ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium.  Ms Mohatonyane presented...

Moorosi Tsiane  PROMINENT lawyer Neil Fraser has condemned former Commissioner of Police, Holomo Molibeli’s, relentless attempts to have the Lesotho Times shut down as a blatant effort to silence the media.  Attorney Fraser,...

Moroke Sekoboto  THE involvement of the military in civilian law enforcement raises significant human rights concerns, particularly regarding the use of force and the treatment...

…As gvt re-opens textile giant  Staff Reporter  MINISTER of Trade, Industry, and Business Development, Mokhethi Shelile, has lauded the reopening of textile giant CGM Group...

Mohloai Mpesi  LESOTHO could be facing a new threat of terrorism financing due to endemic corruption and money laundering in the country.   It would, therefore,...

Mathatisi Sebusi  FORMER mine workers who contracted silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) while working in South African mines allege that the Tshiamiso Trust, which is mandated...

Letsatsi Selikoe  IN a significant move towards digitalization of its revenue collection systems, the Revenue Service Lesotho (RSL) launched the Automatic Compliance Project (ACP) yesterday aimed...

Hopolang Mokhopi  IN an effort to enhance cybersecurity, insurance giant, Alliance Insurance Company, has donated 14 desktop computers and 14 laptops to the Lesotho Mounted...

Moroke Sekobato  VITALITY Health Lesotho have marked their decade of existence in the country with the launch of a modernised healthcare facility at Soofia International...

Hopolang Mokhopi  DESPITE efforts by the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) to root out corruption within its ranks, police inspired crimes continue unabated.  In less than a...

Moroke Sekoboto  FUNERAL undertakers, Lesotho Funeral Services (LFS), have issued a warning to the public about fraudulent activities by agents from competing funeral parlours who...

Letsatsi Selikoe  THE Roads Directorate has launched a comprehensive awareness campaign aimed at reclaiming road reserves to expand Lesotho’s road network.  The Directorate’s Senior Engineer, Lelecha...

…their decisions on behalf of M12 billion fund are thus null and void  Mohloai Mpesi  ONLY two of the 11 trustees of the multi-billion Public...

but Monokoane dismisses probe as a witch-hunt  claims it is aimed at silencing him from criticising RFP leadership  Mohloai Mpesi  REVOLUTION for Prosperity (RFP) legislator and...

His ministry is still failing to issue passports to Basotho  Despite the minister’s claims to the contrary  Mathatisi Sebusi  MINISTER of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home...

Moorosi Tsiane  THE murder trial of Democratic Congress (DC) Member of Parliament, Thabiso Lekitla, has been deferred to today due to his inability to pay...

…as first 199 workers are laid off  Mathatisi Sebusi  LETSENG Diamonds mine’s plant operator, Minopex Lesotho (Pty) Ltd, will lay off all employees at the Mokhotlong based mine at the...

Mohloai Mpesi  MINISTRY of Energy Principal Secretary, Tankiso Phaphano, “engineered rebellion” in the Basotho Action Party (BAP), by seducing some members with false economic promises.  ...

Letsatsi Selikoe  PRIME Minister Sam Matekane has visited the China Academy of Agricultural Mechanisation Science (CAAMMS) to foster enhanced relations between Lesotho and the Asian company...

 Leemisa Thuseho  THE Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has celebrated the arrival of the first of two double-shielded Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM).  The machine, designed...

Seithati Motšoeneng  DIRECTOR of the Lesotho Schools Early Detection and Treatment of Addiction Programme, Teboho Bulane, has urged parliament to declare drug abuse a national...