Category : Local News

  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...

…over M50 million rent debt  ‘Makananelo Manamolela  THE embattled Maseru City Council (MCC) has once again been plunged into financial turmoil, this time over a staggering M50 million...

…as DCEO vows to decisively combat rampant graft this year  Mohloai Mpesi  THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) says it has reached a breaking...

Mohloai Mpesi  LEADER of the opposition, Mathibeli Mokhothu, has asked Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to probe government’s utilisation of the Contingencies Fund, citing what he describes as...

…vows resilience amid levy and illicit trade pressures …speaks on breathalysers donated to police THE newly appointed Managing Director of Maluti Mountain Brewery (MMB), Mapeete...

Moorosi Tsiane THE High Court has heard chilling testimony detailing the final moments of former Disaster Management Authority (DMA) boss, Makhotso Mahosi, who was brutally...

…Lesotho to receive 6 000 doses of lenacapavir Moroke Sekoboto LESOTHO will receive 6 000 doses of the HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir from the United States...

Kabelo Masoabi PROCEEDINGS in the High Court’s Northern Division took a dramatic turn this week as defence counsel launched a sharp attack on the conduct...

…but sentence is conditionally suspended pending restitution Kabelo Masoabi THE High Court has sentenced Kopano Masimole to 10 years’ imprisonment for the 2019 killing of 25-year-old Molemo...

…as court dismisses fraud case against him .. but fines him M20 for being in Lesotho illegally Kabelo Masoabi A South African man, Guy David Gibbons, has been...

Hopolang Mokhopi  TWO men accused of separate murders have been remanded in custody by the Maseru Magistrate’s Court.  Magistrate Lebusa Tšosane ordered that Mafa Khutlane (60) of Sehlabanyaneng, Tšenola, remain in custody...