DC MP tipped to defect to AD
’Marafaele Mohloboli DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) legislator for Semena constituency, Tlohelang Aumane, has moved to allay swirling speculation that he intends to defect to the...
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High Court deputy registrar in hiding
Tefo Tefo THE Deputy Registrar of the High Court, Mojela Shale, has gone into hiding after being allegedly grilled by three police officers for allegedly...
Thabane meets LDF chief over security
’Marafaele Mohloboli PRIME Minister-elect Thomas Thabane has met Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander, Lieutenant-General Khoantle Motšomotšo, to discuss his concerns about the army security...
Slim chance of 1998 unrest repeat: Analysts
Pascalinah Kabi AMID fears of a repeat of the riots that followed the 1998 general elections, analysts say they are unlikely given that most...
Amnesty calls for justice for rights violations
Incoming govt commits to truth and reconciliation commission Outgoing regime says it’s a witch-hunt targeting Metsing, Kamoli Ngoni Muzofa GLOBAL human rights watchdog Amnesty...
MEC makes demands on new govt
Pascalinah Kabi THE Movement for Economic Change (MEC) says it can only join the incoming four parties’ coalition government on condition it is treated...
Lehloenya promises responsive parly
Lijeng Ranooe NEWLY elected deputy speaker of the National Assembly, Teboho Lehloenya has pledged to prioritise the improvement of government internal systems and processes...
Pig farmer dares to defy stereotypes
Pascalinah Kabi WHEN Thabang Tlhapi opted for agriculture, and not the more popular woodwork at secondary school, little did he know that he had...
Vendors appeal to new govt
THE high levels of joblessness in the country have left many people no choice but to turn to street vending to eke out a...
Mofomobe trial rescheduled
Tefo Tefo BASOTHO National Party (BNP) spokesperson Machesetsa Mofomobe will return to the Magistrate’s Court on 26 June 2017 after the same court this week...
Youth in desperate cancer battle
Limpho Sello TWENTY-ONE year-old Maseabata Khaile of Lithabaneng in Maseru says she has become increasingly hopeless, fearful and frustrated in her fight against oral cancer...
MOET targets schools improvement
Limpho Sello THE Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) is running a series of World Bank-funded workshops aimed at improving the performances of learners...
SA warns LDF
Staff Writer THE Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) has been urged to fully cooperate with the incoming administration of Prime Minister-elect Thomas Thabane after the...
All set for Thabane inauguration
. . . as Council of State confirms ABC leader’s election as prime minister ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Council of State yesterday confirmed All Basotho...
Thabane wife shot dead
Ngoni Muzofa PRIME Minister-elect Thomas Thabane’s estranged wife, Lipolelo Alice Thabane, was shot dead last night in Ha Masana, Maseru while traveling in a...
Mosisili was selfish: Moleleki
’Marafaele Mohloboli ALLIANCE of Democrats (AD) leader, Monyane Moleleki, says the call for elections was unnecessary and utterly selfish on the part of outgoing Prime...
Metsing makes shock army claims
. . . says army needs ‘protection’ from Thabane Tefo Tefo LESOTHO Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader Mothetjoa Metsing has said the outgoing seven-party government,...
Police promotions trigger uproar
. . . as parties claim its part of outgoing govt’s strategy to ‘rule from the grave’ ’Marafaele Mohloboli PARTIES in the incoming governing coalition...
Thabane returns to power
’Marafaele Mohloboli ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane is once again set to become Lesotho prime minister, 28 months after handing over power to...
SADC to kick-start reforms process
Nthatuoa Koeshe MASERU – SOUTHERN African Development Community (SADC) facilitator, Cyril Ramaphosa says the bloc’s facilitation mission will visit Lesotho immediately after the inauguration of...
IEC needs more resources: LCN
Mimi Machakaire THE Lesotho Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (LCN) has recommended the overhaul of the voters’ roll, voter education and the allocation of more resources...
IEC urges elected winners to be humble
Mimi Machakaire & ’Marafaele Mohloboli INDEPENDENT Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson, Justice Mahapela Lehohla has urged winners of the recent 3 June elections to be...
‘New mindset needed for reforms’
Former Zambian leader Banda calls for inclusive and broad-based dialogue to stem bouts of political instability Pascalinah Kabi FORMER Zambian President Rupiah Banda says a...
Elections: The biggest winners and losers
Ngoni Muzofa EVERY election witnesses the rise and fall in fortunes of political parties and candidates, and last Saturday’s National Assembly polls were no...
Reforms new govt’s first priority: SADC
‘Marafaele Mohloboli THE Southern African Development Community Electoral Observer Mission (SEOM) says the reforms process is just as important as the outcome of last Saturday’s...
EU insists on post-election reforms
Mohalenyane Phakela THE European Union (EU) has reiterated its call for Lesotho to expedite the implementation of the raft of constitutional, governance and security sector...
Man kills toddler over M600 debt
Pascalinah Kabi A TEYATEYANENG man has been arrested for allegedly killing a two-year-old boy whose body was dumped in a gorge at Ha Mamathe...
Parties call for national dialogue
Limpho Sello LESOTHO’S political parties have underscored the need for national dialogue to enhance national unity as well the urgent implementation of the reforms...
Observers bemoan dearth of female candidates
Pascalinah Kabi OBSERVERS of Lesotho’s recently-held National Assembly elections say the country needs to address the increasing underrepresentation of women in politics which was...
Youths speak on polls, new govt
IT would appear that despite the best efforts of civil society organisations and political parties who staged rallies and even invited popular local and...