US warns Lesotho on AGOA
Billy Ntaote WITH the March 2017 deadline for Lesotho to address African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) eligibility concerns drawing closer, the United States...
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Teachers call off strike
Pascalinah Kabi LOCAL teachers have called off a planned nationwide strike to protest government’s apparent failure to address their grievances, following a recent meeting...
Man narrates ‘police torture ordeal’
Tefo Tefo FIFTY-THREE year old, Mokoto Lentsoe on Tuesday gave a harrowing account of his ordeal at the hands of members of the police’s...
Khasu, Maisa unveil new party
Billy Ntaote FORMER All Basotho Convention (ABC) deputy leader, Tlali Khasu, has left the door open for a possible coalition with his erstwhile boss, Thomas...
Parly closure challenge:
MPs ordered to pay costs Tefo Tefo THE High Court on Monday ordered 10 opposition Members of Parliament to pay costs of suit after...
TRC raps govt on police ‘abuses’
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Transformation Resource Centre (TRC) has expressed concern over government’s silence in the face of actions by some members of the police...
MP cries foul over harassment
Staff Reporter ALLIANCE of Democrats (AD) legislator, Tjoetsane Seoka says he will not be cowed by security officers who he accused of harassing and...
EU injects M100m into energy sector
Pascalinah Kabi THE European Union (EU) and Lesotho government yesterday signed a M100 million financing agreement in Maseru for technical assistance to help reform...
NUL, NGO collaborate on horses welfare
Limpho Sello THE National University of Lesotho (NUL), World Horse Welfare and Agriculture Ministry recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the commencement...
Parly opening date stirs storm
Billy Ntaote THE announcement of 24 February 2017 as the date for the reconvening of the National Assembly has torched a storm with the...
March organisers appeal to court
’Marafaele Mohloboli MEMBERS of the political opposition are mulling court action to get permission to stage their protest march this Sunday to demand the...
MPs withdraw parly challenge
Tefo Tefo TEN opposition legislators on Monday withdrew an application they filed before the High Court last month challenging the indefinite adjournment of the...
Cops face the boot over ABC rally
Billy Ntaote A GROUP of Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) members face dismissal for allegedly attending an All Basotho Convention (ABC) rally on 8...
Thabane rallies ABC for elections
’Marafaele Mohloboli ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane has urged the party faithful to prepare for elections “soon” in light of Prime Minister Pakalitha...
SADC Committee to meet parly speaker
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) Oversight Committee, mandated with being an early warning mechanism for Lesotho’s instability, returns to Maseru next...
Litjobo defamation case thrown out
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Magistrate Court yesterday threw out a case in which the president of the youth league of the newly-formed Alliance of Democrats...
M64m project to promote democracy
Billy Ntaote A GERMAN organisation is set to launch a M64 million programme aimed at creating dialogue between government and citizens to enhance democracy...
M1,4m windfall for fired workers
’Marafaele Mohloboli TWO hundred former Home Affairs department employees were on Tuesday awarded compensation amounting to M1,4 million by the Directorate of Dispute Prevention...
Makhube rejects LCD return claims
’Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER Lesotho Congress for Democracy’s (LCD) music producer, Mahlomola Makhube says he has no intentions of rejoining the party he dumped allegedly...
Leribe man faces rape charges
A WOMAN from Thaba-Tseka has filed rape charges against her boyfriend’s roommate following a “streamline sexual encounter” with the two men. Deputy police spokesperson...
Mafeteng man killed over a flash disk
A THIRTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Mafeteng man is languishing in police custody after allegedly stabbing to death another man from the same district during a dispute over...
Soldier faces murder charges
Pascalinah Kabi A THIRTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD soldier has been remanded in custody on allegations of murdering a police officer stationed in Liphiring, Mohale’s Hoek. Deputy police...
SA taxi operators demand investigation
Pascalinah Kabi THE Mangatseng Taxi Association has dismissed as far-fetched statements by South African Minister of Transport, Dipuo Peters that the cross border impasse...
Spotlight on specialised medical care
Limpho Sello LESOTHO urgently needs to provide palliative care services in light of high incidences of HIV-AIDS and cancer in children. This was said...
Police face off with Mofomobe at LT Offices
Staff Reporter THERE was drama at the Lower Thetsane offices of the Lesotho Times yesterday when plain clothes policemen tried to arrest Basotho National...
His Majesty calls for reforms inclusivity
’Marafaele Mohloboli KING Letsie III says the country’s nascent political reform process should be all-inclusive and embrace non-state actors in order to strengthen democracy and...
King urges action on climate change
Pascalinah Kabi KING Letsie III has underscored the need for concerted action from government and other stakeholders in addressing the myriad of challenges confronting the...
Finding purpose in serving others
Bereng Mpaki IT is more blessed to give than to receive. These seminal words ring true for four Good News Corps (GNCorps) overseas volunteers from...
LCD suspends Mochoboroane
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) has suspended Secretary-General Selibe Mochoboroane with immediate effect for allegedly working to oust party leader Deputy Prime...
I’m not leaving LCD: Setipa
Billy Ntaote TRADE and Industry Minister Joshua Setipa has distanced himself from the infighting rocking the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), saying he would not...