Category : Local News

Kabelo Masoabi  TWO Leribe siblings will each serve 40 years in prison after the High Court, sitting at the Tšifa-li-Mali Complex, convicted them for the 2020 murder of Masiu Manare Sasanyane of Matlameng, Ha Phalole. ...

Seithati Motsoeneng  THE absence of comprehensive investment laws continues to hinder Lesotho’s ability to attract a wider pool of investors, the Competitiveness and Financial Inclusion Managing Director, Chaba Mokuku, has said. ...

…as husband says victim suffered 26 stab wounds  Kabelo Masoabi  TWO siblings from Salang village, have given emotional testimonies in the High Court, recounting how they witnessed their mother being fatally stabbed...

…as Prime Minister’s Committee summons relevant ministries to address the matter  Moroke Sekoboto  THE Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) has raised concerns over the non-payment of compensation to...

–As another ritual murder grips nation  Hopolang Mokhopi  YET another suspected ritual murder has shocked the country after a 26-year-old man, Katleho Mpharoane, was accused of...

… through a  bogus electricity sales scheme  …drags employee and accomplices to court  Mohloai Mpesi / Hopolang Mokhopi  THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) has uncovered an alleged M81 million electricity fraud...

  Mohloai Mpesi  THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) suffered losses amounting to more than M9 million due to vandalism and theft of electricity infrastructure during the...

…ahead of 2028 polls  Mohloai Mpesi  REVOLUTION for Prosperity (RFP) secretary general, Nthati Moorosi, has pledged to reunite the ruling party amid growing concerns over factionalism...

  SINCE taking over as the Chief Executive Officer of the Lesotho National Development Corporation in November 2025, Thabo Khasipe has wasted little time redefining the institution’s role in Lesotho’s economic transformation...

Mohloai Mpesi  FOR Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Nthati Moorosi, digitisation is no longer a luxury for Lesotho — it is a necessity.  From online government services and...

…claims investigations are ongoing  Moorosi Tsiane  CHIEF of Police, Advocate Borotho Matsoso, has dismissed allegations that senior police officers are attempting to cover up a major crystal meth manufacturing case...

…announces new developments Moroke Sekoboto CHINESE Ambassador to Lesotho, Yang Xiaokun, has urged every country to firmly oppose all forms of Taiwan independence and resolutely...

…says corruption and mismanagement at Passport Office have rendered citizens “stateless” Seithati Motšoeneng OMBUDSMAN, Advocate Tlotliso Polaki, has recommended that the Minister of Home Affairs...

…as they mark International Nurses Day Bokang Mofoka NURSES have been warned against ridiculing or mocking patients suffering from illness, with healthcare workers urged to...

Kabelo Masoabi THE Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) deputy spokesperson and Thaba Phatšoa legislator, Thabo Maretlane, has urged members of the ruling RFP to resolve internal disputes through...

…after alleged rape and murder at Mohale Dam Moroke Sekoboto THE Minister of Home Affairs and Police, Voeswa Tsheka, has announced the successful recovery of...

…after three years in custody Kabelo Masoabi A KwaZulu-Natal man, Sandile Dlamini, has been acquitted after the High Court found him not guilty of murdering 30-year-old...

  Moroke Sekoboto STAKEHOLDERS in the energy sector will next week convene for the second Lesotho Energy Access Dialogue (LEAD) as part of efforts to...

…amid widespread outages Moroke Sekoboto THE Ministry of Energy and Mining, through the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC), has embarked on an urgent nationwide operation to...

  …as revenge killing over initiation school feud lands man 25 years behind bars Moorosi Tsiane HIGH Court judge, Justice Mabatšoeneng Hlaele, has strongly condemned...

  Moorosi Tsiane THE five soldiers accused in the 2014 bomb attacks targeting the homes of former First Lady, ‘Maesaiah Thabane, and former Police Commissioner,...

  Hopolang Mokhopi THE legal battle between Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane and Justice ‘Maseforo Mahase over the latter’s November 2025 suspension is set to return to...

THE reported uncovering of an alleged M81 million fraud scheme at the Lesotho Electricity Company should be a wake-up call not only for the power...

  A few days ago, Centre for Development in Social Justice (CDSJ) raised concern about the criminalisation of young girls and young women in pregnancy...

  Moorosi Tsiane CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has postponed judgment in the high-profile murder trial involving two former bodyguards of ex-army commander Lieutenant General Tlali...

  Moroke Sekoboto  NEWLY appointed ministers, Nkhethoa Seetsa and Voeswa Tsheka, have pledged sweeping reforms to restore efficiency and integrity in the ministries of Local Government and Chieftainship, and Home...

  …As he plans to engage competent experts to complete  the long stalled project  MINISTER of Public Works and Transport, Matjato Moteane, has called for former Principal Secretaries (PSs) in his...

…targets direct access to Asian markets for Basotho farmers  Moroke Sekoboto  A new player in Lesotho’s wool and mohair sector, Baokunyaoda, has entered the market with ambitions to...

Makananelo Manamolela  LESOTHO PostBank has launched a new funeral insurance product, Ntšelise Funeral Cover, aimed at providing affordable and reliable financial support to Basotho families during bereavement.  The product was...

…launches ‘Beyond Mocha-o-chele’ campaign  Rethabile Pitso  TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Vodacom Lesotho, has launched year-long celebrations to mark its 30 years of operations in the country, highlighting its sustained...