Thabane leads delegation to Ethiopia
Keiso Mohloboli Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, Gender, Youth, Sports and Recreation Minister Thesele ‘Maseribane, Home Affairs Minister Joang Molapo, Development Planning Minister Moeketsi Majoro, Law...
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BNP takes on Metsing
Chafotsa Letuka TEYATEYANENG – Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing no longer attends cabinet meetings hence his surprise when Prime Minister Thomas Thabane announces key...
Mosito sworn in as Appeal Court president
Tefo Tefo King’s Counsel (KC) Kananelo Mosito was sworn-in on Tuesday this week as the new President of the Court of Appeal, succeeding Justice...
Thabane charms NUL community
Billy Ntaote Prime Minister Thomas Thabane received a rousing welcome at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) on Tuesday this week. Dr Thabane’s visit...
Hotel group calls for end to wage dispute
Rethabile Pitso SUN International Lesotho (SIL) General Manager, Riaan Van Rooyen, has expressed disappointment with the “negative” image locked-out Lesotho Sun and Maseru Sun...
DC eyes clean sweep in poll
… as Mosisili gets personal with Thabane calling him ‘an old man with wrinkles’ Lekhetho Ntsukunyane DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader Pakalitha Mosisili on Sunday...
Mosito appointed top judge
…confirmed as Court of Appeal president with effect from 15 January Tefo Tefo IT’S now official: King’s Counsel (KC) Kananelo Mosito is the new...
Kamoli to end SA stay
Keiso Mohloboli LIEUTENANT General Tlali Kamoli has finally found a country willing to accommodate him for his leave-of-absence after being stuck in transit in...
LCD rejects DC unity offer
Bongiwe Zihlangu DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader, Pakalitha Mosisili, has saaid the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) — his party’s prospective partner in a coalition...
ABC to launch campaign, unveil manifesto
Billy Ntaote ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) Secretary-General, Samonyane Ntsekele, says the party is set to unveil its poll manifesto at Setsoto Stadium on 1...
‘Agreement will create awareness of disability issues’
Limpho Sello THE Lesotho National Federation of Organisations of the Disabled (LNFOD) and National University of Lesotho Faculty of Law Legal AID Clinic (NULLAC)...
LMPS failing to cope with LCS prisoners
Keiso Mohloboli THE Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) has already spent an unbudgeted M100 000 for the upkeep of convicts as the ongoing Lesotho...
RCL will change Lesotho for the better – Rantšo
REFORMED Congress of Lesotho (RCL) leader, Keketso Rantšo, is one of the country’s most well-known and respected politicians. Until she co-founded the RCL last...
Setipa admits ‘short-lived’ DC membership
Billy Ntaote Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) candidate for Maseru constituency in next month’s parliamentary election, Joshua Setipa, yesterday admitted he was once a...
Metsing in the dock
. . . as third SA judge takes oath today to preside over deputy premier’s legal battle with DCEO Tefo Tefo SOUTH Africa’s Justice...
Metsing ratchets up ABC, BNP attacks
Letuka Chafotsa BUTHA-BUTHE – Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader Mothetjoa Metsing on Sunday urged party supporters to ensure the All Basotho Convention (ABC)...
‘Congress parties’ reunion a marriage of convenience’
Bongiwe Zihlangu THE highly publicised rapprochement between congress parties ahead of the 28 February 2015 plebiscite is merely a marriage of convenience occasioned by the...
Thabane orders firing of top LHWC official
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane has ordered the dismissal, with immediate effect, of Lesotho’s chief delegate to the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC), Topollo...
Hlalele accuses IEC of ‘snooping’ on PM’s office
Billy Ntaote NEWLY-APPOINTED Principal Secretary for Cabinet Administration, Mothabathe Hlalele, has accused the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of “snooping” on the programmes being run by...
‘Metsing must explain ‘missing’ M20m’
Letuka Chafotsa MAPUTSOE — Basotho National Party (BNP) deputy leader, Joang Molapo, has launched a broadside at deputy prime minister and LCD leader, Mothejoa Metsing,...
Thabane’s ‘ex’ wife is first lady – High Court
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane’s estranged wife, Lipolelo Alice Thabane, is the country’s official First Lady and should be immediately afforded all benefits she...
Ramaphosa warns Thabane on Tšooana
Bongiwe Zihlangu SOUTH African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has strongly voiced his displeasure with Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s request to recall Police Commissioner Khothatso Tšooana...
ABC nomination row spills into High Court
Tefo Tefo A DISPUTE over the Kolonyama constituency candidature under the All Basotho Convention (ABC) ticket wound up in the High Court this week with...
Lesotho not ready for elections – IEC boss
INDEPENDENT Electoral Commission (IEC) chairman, Justice Mahapela Lehohla, has made an explosive disclosure that his electoral body is not ready to deliver a credible and...
Bloodshed mars festive season
’Mantoetse Maama Twenty-seven people died when their cars crashed along the country’s roads between 20 and 25 December, police spokesperson Lebona Mohloboli said this...
Bloody end to domestic disputes
’Mantoetse Maama A 27-year-old security guard is in police custody after allegedly fatally shooting his wife on Christmas day. According to Police Spokesperson Lebona...
Brewery in landmark initiative to fight HIV/AIDS
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane Maluti Mountain Brewery (MMB) has partnered Population Services International (PSI) Lesotho in the fight against HIV and AIDS through a pilot condom...
Pioneer mall profile continues to grow
Rethabile Pitso Over 700 000 people have visited Pioneer Mall in December alone—up from the 500 000 who came to the upmarket centre last...
Airfares predicted to fall in 2015
LONDON- Long-haul economy class airfares in Europe are predicted to drop one percent in 2015 against a background of global price falls, according to...
Thahane abandons LCD
..becomes third heavyweight to leave the party in a week Lekhetho Ntsukunyane FORMER Energy, Meteorology and Water Affairs minister, Timothy Thahane, has quit...