Govt settles with fired ambassador
Mohalenyane Phakela THE government has agreed an out of court deal to pay former ambassador to China, Lebohang Ntšinyi, all her terminal benefits and salary...
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More charges for Kamoli
Mohalenyane Phakela IT never rains but pours for former army commander, Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli. Not only is the army commander set to spend a...
DCEO probes Tšepong
Pascalinah Kabi THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) will investigate allegations of conflict of interest and money laundering by Netcare Hospital Group (Pty)...
ABC expulsions case drags on
Mohalenyane Phakela ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) deputy leader, Professor Nqosa Mahao and his allies’ long wait for the hearing of their application for the nullification...
Doctors suspend emergency services
Pascalinah Kabi DOCTORS have indefinitely suspended critical emergency services at all government hospitals to protest the government’s failure to address their demands for the provision...
Govt incurs M212 000 Mahase legal bill
Pascalinah Kabi THE government’s insistence on hiring a South African lawyer, Advocate Guido Heinz Penzhorn, to defend Acting Chief Justice ‘Maseforo Mahase in the impeachment...
IEC Commissioners lose fight to remain in office
Pascalinah Kabi FORMER Independent Electoral commissioners, Mahapela Lehohla, ‘Mamosebi Pholo and Makase Nyaphisi yesterday lost their Constitutional Court bid to remain in office pending the...
Court of Appeal sits for final 2019 session
Mohalenyane Phakela THE second session of the Court of Appeal got underway on Monday 14 October 2019 and is expected to end on 1 November...
Date set for ABC “expulsions” case
Mohalenyane Phakela THE much-anticipated All Basotho Convention (ABC) expulsions case will now be heard next week on 23 October 2019. High Court judge, Justice Tšeliso...
Govt pays foreign judges
Mohalenyane Phakela THE three foreign judges who were recruited by the government to preside over high profile murder and attempted murder cases involving politicians and...
PAC slams police, DCEO’s failure to investigate corruption
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) this week lambasted the police and the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offence (DCEO) for allegedly failing to...
Cannabis lawyer accused of turning rogue
Staff Reporters One of Lesotho’s oldest and most respected law firms, Webber Newdigate, has essentially accused one of its former partners of turning into a...
Minister warns killers, rapists
Limpho Sello NEWLY appointed Social Development Minister Motlohi Maliehe has dared killers and rapists to continue with their “evil” crimes against the elderly and see...
Lerotholi Polytechnic trains police officers
Bataung Moeketsi THE Lerotholi Polytechnic this week launched a motorbike repairs course for 14 Lesotho Mountain Police Services (LMPS) officers under its School of Continuing...
Moleleki speaks on ABC power struggle
says mediating to try and break impasse urges AD not to repeat similar feuds Pascalinah Kabi DEPUTY Prime Minister and Alliance of Democrats (AD)...
Metsing confesses
says politicians recruit their supporters to fill civil service posts calls for an end to political meddling in civil service Ntsebeng Motsoeli LESOTHO Congress for...
Mahao faction, opposition adamant on no confidence vote
’Marafaele Mohloboli AHEAD of the expected re-opening of parliament tomorrow, All Basotho Convention (ABC) chairperson, Samuel Rapapa, and opposition parties say there is no going...
No trial without Mokaloba: Kamoli
Mohalenyane Phakela ATTEMPTED murder-accused former army commander, Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli, yesterday demanded the postponement of his trial until the prosecution pronounces itself on his...
430 410 rural Basotho in dire need of food aid
UN warns that sexual exploitation of women and child marriages could increase due to food insecurity Pascalinah Kabi AT least 430 410 rural Basotho (or...
Attack on soldiers sparks renewed security fears
assailants got away with guns, ammunition Ntsebeng Motsoeli TWO army officers were last week attacked at the Makoanyane Barracks in Maseru by unknown assailants who...
Justice Monapathi clears the air on Mahase case
Mohalenyane Phakela A SENIOR judge, Justice Tšeliso Monapathi, has denied claims by some lawyers that the Constitutional Court flouted legal rules by electing to hear...
Kabi attacks Tšepong
seeks World Bank help in reviewing unfavourable contract Pascalinah Kabi HEALTH Minister Nkaku Kabi has accused the Tšepong Consortium of prioritising profits over its contractual...
Govt renews Letšeng mining contract
Bereng Mpaki THE government has with immediate effect handed Letšeng Diamonds a 10-year extension of its mining lease, major shareholder Gem Diamonds has said. Gem...
‘Power shortages cost Liqhobong M2, 5 million daily’
Bereng Mpaki LIQHOBONG mine is losing an estimated M2, 5 million revenue daily due to lack of electricity at its mining site in Butha Buthe...
Thabane needs to urgently tackle problems in judiciary
Poloko Mokhele TWO years after regaining power on the back of promises to implement multi-sector reforms, restore political stability, tackle rampant corruption and unemployment as...
I want to be prime minister in any GNU, Metsing declares
as PM Thabane promises to consider the LCD’ leader’s demands. ’Marafaele Mohloboli LESOTHO Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader, Mothetjoa Metsing, dropped a bombshell over the...
Mapesela, Mahapa allege army jobs scam
Pascalinah Kabi FORMER Defence and National Security Minister, Tefo Mapesela, has accused the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) of corruptly handing out posts in the army...
Minister vows to revoke cannabis licences
Pascalinah Kabi HEALTH Minister Nkaku Kabi has vowed to revoke all cannabis licences that are not operational by the end of this month. This as...
Fired workers drag Jonsson factory to court
Bereng Mpaki THE Labour Court will on 27 November 2019 hear a case in which 786 former employees of Jonsson Manufacturing Pty Ltd are challenging...
Magistrate “loses patience” in editor’s shooting case
Mohalenyane Phakela MASERU Senior Resident Magistrate, Peter Murenzi, is disappointed by the slow pace of the attempted murder trial of the army officers who allegedly...