Category : Local News

…says army “will not meekly turn the other cheek when provoked” ’Marafaele Mohloboli LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) Deputy Commander, Major General (Maj-Gen) Matela Matobakele, has...

Bongiwe Zihlangu LESOTHO has been given an ultimatum to submit a reforms progress report to SADC facilitator, Cyril Ramaphosa, by 14 August 2022. A Senator...

Nthabiseng Libate HARDWARE, Builder’s City has donated groceries and other essentials such as sanitary pads to Morapeli Disabled Centre in Motsekuoa. The centre which was...

as police minister Sekola dumps party for DC, other bigwigs will not contest the general elections. ’Marafaele Mohloboli IT never rains but pours for the...

vows action against escalating crime. ’Marafaele Mohloboli LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) commander, Lieutenant General (Lt-Gen) Mojalefa Letsoela, has vowed to deal with the frighteningly rising...

  ’Marafaele Mohloboli Lesotho has witnessed a worrying surge of murders, robberies and other violent crimes. Not only do the crimes threaten peace, security and...

Mohalenyane Phakela THE trial of four soldiers accused of the attempted murder of former Lesotho Times and Sunday Express editor, Lloyd Mutungamiri, has been postponed...

total number of arrests following last week’s horrific rape incident stands at 82, the suspects are believed to be Lesotho nationals. Mohalenyane Phakela SEVENTEEN more...

Moorosi Tsiane THE High Court will on 12 August 2022 deliver judgement in a case in which 77 National Security Services (NSS) officers are challenging...

Staff Reporters LAW and Justice Minister Lekhetho Rakuoane has said that Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro and his deputy, Mathibeli Mokhothu, supported former Deputy Prime Minister...

  LATELY there has been a worrying increase in murders and other violent crimes such as rape and robberies. There have also been concerns about...

Mohalenyane Phakela THE government’s controversial decision to award a M33 million tender for the upgrading of Moshoeshoe I International Airport to a liquidated South African...

  ’Marafaele Mohloboli ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Nkaku Kabi, has called for unity ahead of primary elections. The primaries are aimed at choosing candidates...

  Tšoloane Mohlomi                                                                                                                        FORMER cabinet minister Mahali Phamotse and 10 others who failed to make it to the final list of candidates to represent the...

  Bongiwe Zihlangu/’Marafaele Mohloboli/ Moroke Sekoboto OVER the past few weeks, South Africa has borne the brunt of escalating murders, rapes and other violent crimes....

  Staff Reporter NEDBANK Lesotho’s Nedbank Money (Africa) application has been named the Most Innovative Retail Banking App Lesotho 2022 in the Global Banking and...

as DPP withdraws murder charges due to unavailability of a “key witness”, move surprises judge, slammed by lawyer as “travesty of justice”. Mohalenyane Phakela /...

  …42 percent of respondents say they would vote for DPM Mokhothu’s party  Bongiwe Zihlangu DEPUTY Prime Minister Mathibeli Mokhothu’s Democratic Congress (DC) is most...

  Nthabiseng Libate THE government has in partnership with the Universal Service Fund (USF) commissioned a telecommunications tower at Ha-Ntina in Berea district. The Universal...

  ’Marafaele Mohloboli FINANCE Minister Thabo Sophonea has dumped the governing All Basotho Convention (ABC) for opposition leader, Nqosa Mahao’s Basotho Action Party (BAP). The...

  Bongiwe Zihlangu REVOLUTION for Prosperity (RFP) deputy leader, Nthomeng Majara, has denied allegations by aggrieved former party member, Tlohelang Aumane, that the party neither...

…ABC leader lauds Lehlanya for recruiting more than 46 000 new members for his party ’Marafaele Mohloboli | Khothatso Sehloho ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader,...

  Mohalenyane Phakela FOUR soldiers accused of the attempted murder of former Lesotho Times and Sunday Express editor, Lloyd Mutungamiri, have applied for leave to...

Moroke Sekoboto REVOLUTION for Prosperity (RFP) leader, Sam Matekane, has reiterated his promise to transform the socio-economic fortunes of Lesotho in the event that he...

…land wrangle could derail Chinese funded M800 million hospital project Mohalenyane Phakela A BITTER fight over the ownership of land in Maseru between the health...

  …bloc maintains it has “zero tolerance” for sexual abuse and other acts of misconduct Staff Reporters EUROPEAN Union ambassador to Lesotho, Paola Amadei, has...

  ’Marafaele Mohloboli  DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader Mathibeli Mokhothu says if he wins power, one of his first tasks would be to set up a...

  ’Marafaele Mohloboli | Bongiwe Zihlangu LESOTHO’S eagerly anticipated crunch elections will be held on 7 October this year. The date was proclaimed by His...

Staff Reporters LAW and Justice Minister, Lekhetho Rakuoane, says the government is finalising submissions to His Majesty, King Letsie III, advising him to declare a...

. . . but demands more efforts to combat the scourge Staff Reporters THE United States (US) government has upgraded Lesotho to Tier 2 on...