Category : Local News

  …as PM Matekane urges Basotho to join HIV fight  Ithabeleng Qhasho  THE AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has donated office equipment and food parcels to St James Hospital in Mantšonyane, Thaba-Tseka, in a...

  …community-based care in Butha-Buthe and Mokhotlong shows promising results  High blood pressure is one of the most serious but often unnoticed health problems in Lesotho. Many people...

  Mohloai Mpesi THE once-iconic Victoria Hotel in central Maseru is set to be demolished to pave the way for a new government office block,...

Mohloai Mpesi THE Christian Health Association of Lesotho (CHAL) is drowning in a staggering M152 million debt, a situation that is now affecting the delivery of...

…as Minister Moleko vows power access for all, including herd-boys in remote areas …Mekaling MP pledges support despite political rivalry Rethabile Pitso A total of...

…as social cluster questions legality of hospital’s status Mohloai Mpesi PARLIAMENT’S Portfolio Committee on the Social Cluster has frozen the budget allocation for Queen Mamohato...

…as country gears up for diamond jubilee celebrations Moroke Sekoboto HUNDREDS of Basotho gathered at the Thaba Bosiu Cultural Village yesterday to celebrate the rich...

Moroke Sekoboto PARLIAMENT is continuing to press for answers over how United for Change (UFC) founder, ’Malichaba Lekhoaba, was appointed director and chief executive officer...

…as last two make bail Hopolang Mokhopi THE four soldiers accused of the 2016 attempted murder of former Lesotho Times and Sunday Express editor, Lloyd...

…as failure to register livestock fuels economic strain for farmers Moroke Sekoboto POLICE have recorded more than 1900 livestock theft cases this financial year 2025/26...

…demands M39 million for alleged fabric debt Moorosi Tsiane A fresh legal battle has erupted between textile giant Presitex Enterprise and its alleged United Arab...

  THE contrasting approaches to murder sentencing between the High Court in Maseru and its Northern Division sitting in Leribe are raising troubling questions about...

…to support learners across the country  Seithati Motšoeneng  IN a heartfelt effort to help bridge the education gap among disadvantaged children, the Shoeshoe ea Moshoeshoe campaign, led by Her Royal...

  …with calls for action and unity  Seithati Motsoeneng  THE nation marked this year’s International Women’s Day with renewed calls for gender equality, justice and concrete action...

  Kabelo Masoabi A Botha-Bothe man, accused of murdering his father, has told the High Court that the fatal stabbing occurred in self-defence after the...

…of how nephew was fatally stabbed in Leribe procession Kabelo Masoabi A festive initiation celebration in Ha Lenyakoane, Leribe, ended in tragedy when a young...

The theme of this year’s International Women’s Month, “Rights. Justice. Action” calls for action, not just principle, and focuses on accelerating gender equality by dismantling...

Seithati Motšoeneng VODACOM Lesotho Foundation has renewed its partnership with the Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation to ensure the continued operation of...

  Ithabeleng Qhasho THE Roads Directorate has this week hosted members of the media on a tour of major road infrastructure projects in the Maseru...

…Accuses them of diminishing policing standards… …By influencing appointment of their unqualified followers into police force …As 51 police officers were criminally charged in 2025 Rethabile Pitso...

…amid escalating US/Israel–Iran conflict  Moroke Sekoboto THE government has come to the rescue of Basotho caught in the ongoing war in the Middle East. The Minister...

  …says 77 agents “automatically dismissed” again Moorosi Tsiane THE long-running legal battle between the National Security Service (NSS) and 77 dismissed intelligence agents has...

…workers’ contracts terminated after they went on strike over unpaid salaries Moorosi Tsiane TWENTY-SIX employees of Transatlantic Development Limited (TDL), who were employed as field workers assigned...

  Hopolang Mokhopi YOUTH empowerment efforts in Mokhotlong received a major boost this week following the handover of computers and free internet connectivity to the...

Mohloai Mpesi THE National University of Lesotho (NUL) is facing severe infrastructural decay that threatens the safety of students, parliament has been told. The university, widely...

Mohloai Mpesi THE protracted National Reforms have suffered yet another setback after it emerged that no budget has been allocated to advance the process in...

…says they are dilapidated and expensive to maintain …while generating a mere M307 000 in rent Moroke Sekoboto THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International...

…imposes nationwide restrictions Makananelo Manamolela THE Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition has launched Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) containment measures, including restrictions on the...

…as nanny and lover stand trial for murdering him Moorosi Tsiane A chilling silence hung over the courtroom as a 16-year-old boy from Ha-Leqele relived the...

…strengthens disaster preparedness and response Moroke Sekoboto IN response to an increasingly unpredictable climate, the Disaster Management Authority (DMA) is stepping up efforts to build...