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...
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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...
Mahase court drama
as her impeachment matter is heard in private while she controversially enjoins King Letsie as her co-applicant Mohalenyane Phakela FRESH controversy has again hit...
Hlaele slams “abuse” of King Letsie III in Mahase’s court bid
argues King should never have been enjoined as co-applicant in her case Mohalenyane Phakela / Pascalinah Kabi ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) secretary general, Lebohang Hlaele,...
Thabane reshuffles cabinet yet again
PM takes over Defence and National Security Ministry move aimed at consolidating army’s subordination to civilian authority Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane will today...
ABC faces embarrassing electoral defeat: Mahao
Pascalinah Kabi “ACTING leader” of the All Basotho Convention (ABC), Professor Nqosa Mahao has warned his party faces embarrassing defeat in the next general elections...
ABC “expulsions” case postponed again
Mohalenyane Phakela “ACTING” All Basotho Convention (ABC) “leader”, Professor Nqosa Mahao and his four allies will have to wait longer to know whether or not...
Don’t fire police officers: Mokhothu
DC leader also demands probe and arrests in Lipolelo Thabane’s murder ’Marafaele Mohloboli DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, has condemned government moves to dismiss...
Metsing blames Lesotho’s woes on “poor leaders”
’Marafaele Mohloboli LESOTHO Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader, Mothetjoa Metsing, says more than 50 years after independence, Lesotho remains poor and underdeveloped due to the...
Health crisis as blood bank runs dry
relatives asked to donate blood for patients shortages delay medical procedures and treatment of patients Limpho Sello THE country has been plunged into a health...
M2,8 million LHDA fraudster dies in prison
’Marafaele Mohloboli STEPHEN Dlamini, a South African national, who was handed a 62 year jail term in 2011 for defrauding the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority...
LRA hosts second tax expo
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) will next week host the 2019 tax expo to enable various stakeholders to submit proposals to assist the...
Roads Directorate face M480 000 suit for negligence
Nat Molomo A HA-Mabote man, Pekenene Nchere, is suing the Roads Directorate for M480 000 in damages for injuries he allegedly sustained after falling into...
Letsoela dragged to court over court martial
allegations of LDF bosses engaging in improper relations with female subordinates Pascalinah Kabi A FEMALE army officer has been charged with misconduct after she allegedly...
Striking teachers’ salaries docked
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE government has slashed the salaries of about 4 000 teachers who went on strike to press for better pay at it seeks...
PM, AG clash over Justice Mahase
Pascalinah Kabi THE state will pay all legal fees for Acting Chief Justice ‘Maseforo Mahase’s in a case in which All Basotho Convention (ABC) secretary...
Letšeng in racism storm
Pascalinah Kabi ANGRY Letšeng Diamonds employees are demanding the sacking of a white South African-born manager, Bris Olivier, who they accuse of assaulting a local...
Unhappy wool farmers plan another demo
Bereng Mpaki WOOL and mohair farmers are planning another massive demonstration to compel the government to revoke the controversial wool and mohair regulations which they...