Category : Local News

…as govt dismantles health facilities unit …living 1.3m Basotho at risk By Mohloai Mpesi THE health of more than 1.3 million Basotho, over half the...

…as she urges Basotho to improve hygiene at funerals, gatherings By Rethabile Pitso FOOD mishandling could be contributing to a range of illnesses in communities....

…as first country to validate Data Value Creation Blueprint By Seithati Mots’oeneng LESOTHO has become the first country in Africa to validate the Data Value...

By Moroke Sekoboto THE Roads Directorate has upgraded traffic lights to include countdown timers and audible buzzers to help visually and hearing-impaired pedestrians cross roads...

By Ithabeleng Qhasho REVENUE Services Lesotho (RSL) is targeting the planting of approximately 24 000 trees this year as it continues its campaign to contribute...

By Ithabeleng Qhasho GOSPEL music lovers gathered at Maseru Club on Saturday for Gospel Alive, an evening of music, worship and celebration that continued into...

…as gaps in justice system affect persons with disabilities By Ithabeleng Qhasho GAPS in Lesotho’s justice system continue to impede access to justice for persons...

By Mohloai Mpesi THE internal wrangles rocking the All Basotho Convention (ABC) have deepened, with the party’s chairman, Kemiso Mosenene, resigning from the National Executive...

…as it launches Prime Pro 5G smartphone at M3100 By Moroke Sekoboto TELECOMMUNICATIONS company, Econet Telecom Lesotho, has expanded its smartphone offering with the launch...

…as government partially lifts ban on livestock products imports By Moroke Sekoboto THE government has partially lifted its ban on livestock and meat imports from...

…as Sgt Moepi and Pvt Tikiso are sentenced to 20 years for 2017 triple murder By Moorosi Tsiane HIGH Court Judge Moroke Mokhesi has warned...

…as he assumes university’s leadership after court victory By Moorosi Tsiane PROFESSOR Kananelo Mosito this week took charge of the National University of Lesotho (NUL)...

By Moroke Sekoboto WOOL and mohair broker, Stone Shi, is reopening his Lesotho Wool Centre in Thaba Bosiu after he started repaying about M11 million...

By Moorosi Tsiane FIRED Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) Commissioner-General, Advocate ‘Mathabo Mokoko’s bid to have members of the RSL Board jailed for alleged contempt of...

…as they challenge convictions and punishment over witchcraft killings By Hopolang Mokhopi MATHATO Mafeisi and 10 other people convicted over the killings of members of...

…as retired judge challenges ruling that his benefits must wait for 128 judgements By Moorosi Tsiane RETIRED High Court Judge Tšeliso Monapathi has taken his...

Leemisa Thuseho ALL is set for the 2026 Lekhalong-La-Baroa Annual Run, which is scheduled for this Saturday in Lekhalong-La-Baroa in the outskirts of Maseru. Backed...

  Mohloai Mpesi A diplomat has accused Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) Chief Executive Officer, Thabo Khasipe, of “engineering” his dismissal from his Geneva posting. Retšelisitsoe Lesane, the Third...

…after “absconding” Lesotho trial in March …now challenges warrants underpinning Lesotho’s extradition bid Hopolang Mokhopi ALLEGED M50 million fraud mastermind, Lehlohonolo Selate, has been arrested in...

…as DPP withdraws murder charges Mohloai Mpesi FOUNDER and chairperson of Naledi Funeral Planners (Pty) Ltd, Thabiso Madiba, is set to be a free man...

Moroke Sekoboto AN “unqualified” Eritrean doctor has been heading the pediatrics department at Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH), putting the lives of Basotho kids at risk,...

…as she says ABC-linked ex-husband helped her obtain it Moroke Sekoboto THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has ordered Lesotho Nursing Council (LNC) Registrar, Flavia Moetsana,...

…as the university argues Court of Appeal cannot hear matter as court of first instance Moorosi Tsiane THE National University of Lesotho (NUL) has taken...

  Kabelo Masoabi THE High Court sitting in Leribe has sentenced 34-year-old Sekhompa Lekhotla to 21 years’ imprisonment for the murder of 19-year-old herd boy...

…as he demands real-time information on factory closures and short-time arrangements TRADE and Industry and Business Development Minister, Motlatsi Maqelepo, has ordered the Lesotho National...

Moorosi Tsiane THE government, with support from the European Union (EU), has launched a fresh bid to overhaul Lesotho’s troubled justice system by improving coordination...