Category : Local News

…as party MPs go for each others’ throats ’Marafaele Mohloboli INFIGHTING in the ruling Revolution For Prosperity (RFP) has reached fever pitch, with Abia constituency...

’Marafaele Mohloboli THE police are investigating how 23 pistols which were exhibits being kept at the Robbery and Car Theft Squad (RCTS) premises, have gone...

Moorosi Tsiane THE continued unavailability of the High Court’s recording system which has been dysfunctional from June this year when it was allegedly attacked by...

…Mofomobe’s ‘girlfriend’ says her dismissal was unfair as she was not afforded a disciplinary hearing. Moorosi Tsiane/ Mohalenyane Phakela FIRED National Security Services (NSS) employee,...

Moorosi Tsiane THE high-profile trial of four police officers accused of the March 2016 murder of their colleague, Police Constable (PC) Mokalekale Khetheng, was on...

Tokelo Khausela PARLIAMENT’S Economic Cluster Portfolio Committee has accused the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition of negligence by presenting a “shabby” report and...

Seithati Motšoeneng INJECTING resources into Lesotho’s creative industry can create opportunities leading to independence for the country’s youth, while also generating much-needed revenue as it...

Moroke Sekoboto PEOPLE exposed to unstable living conditions are primary targets of the multi-billion-dollar human trafficking industry, says She-Hive vice-president Tebelo Phomane. Such communities, she...

Mohalenyane Phakela / Moorosi Tsiane THE government has “fraudulently” paid M8.4 million to a controversial South African businessman, Thulani Majola, who was in November 2021 awarded...

Seithati Motšoeneng / Tokelo Khausela BASOTHO National Party (BNP) leader, Machesetsa Mofomobe, has launched a broadside at Prime Minister Sam Matekane and two of his...

Mohalenyane Phakela THE Mafeteng Magistrate Court has sentenced a local resident to four years in jail for stealing Econet Telecom Lesotho’s manhole cover. Tsókolo Maoene...

Bongiwe Zihlangu PARLIAMENT has yet again been recalled from its mandatory winter recess to sit for a special meeting on Monday next week and transact...

Leemisa Thuseho HEALTH and safety apparels manufacturer, Iconics Clothing, emerged the overall winner of the 2023 Lesotho Annual Exporters Awards whose presentation ceremony was held...

Moorosi Tsiane BASOTHO-OWNED supermarket, Enrich Store, has been taken to court by its landlord, Moosa Group of Companies, over outstanding rent amounting to over half-a-million...

Mohalenyane Phakela THE bitter fight between the Minister of Public Works and Transport, Matjato Moteane, and the Director of Civil Aviation, Motsoaole Lesupi, over flight...

Moorosi Tsiane CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has issued a stern warning to prosecutor Advocate Motene Rafoneke, telling the lawyer he would not allow him to...

Mohalenyane Phakela The construction of Maseru District Hospital and Eye Clinic is expected to be complete by the end of this year with operations set...

Seithati Mphatsoane Gem Institute, in partnership with the National Commission for UNESCO, have launched a new film series which they said was the first of...

Moorosi Tsiane UNDERFIRE Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, has once again been slapped with a lawsuit—this time by a Khubetsoana man who alleges he was tortured...

Tokelo Khausela THE Lesotho Agricultural College (LAC) is failing to provide internationally accredited programmes because it cannot meet the required standards to be recognised as...

Hopolang Mokhopi Thirty-one journalists and media executives from 13 countries have completed a two-week seminar on China’s media convergence, communication strategies, and culture in Jinhua,...

Seithati Motsoeneng World Vision Lesotho has donated medical supplies worth M377 951 to the Ministry of Health to uplift the health sector and prevent diseases...

’Marafaele Mohloboli PRIME Minister Sam Matekane has appointed 59-year-old Thabo Sekonyela as the new government spokesperson. The appointment made on Monday this week, effectively lifts...

Mohalenyane Phakela WHEN businesswoman, Mamphuto Puleng Jessie, applied for a mining licence in 2013, little did she know she would one day, be a pioneer...

Tokelo Khausela King Mswati III of eSwatini has hailed His Majesty King Letsie III for his outstanding leadership which he says is recognised globally. The...

Seithati Motsoeneng TELECOMMUNICATIONS powerhouse, Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL), joined Her Majesty Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso to clean-up Ha Moruthane area in Matsieng last week. Econet...

Moroke Sekoboto All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Nkaku Kabi, has called for unity among all Basotho irrespective of their political affiliation if Lesotho is to...

‘Marafaele Mohloboli THE Prime Minister’s Ministries and Departments, Governance, Foreign Relations and Information Committee is facing massive resistance from some government institutions over which it...

Seithati Motsoeneng TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Vodacom Lesotho, has donated M150 000 to the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) through its Corporate Social Investment (CSI) arm, Vodacom Foundation....

Moorosi Tsiane AN ACCOMPLICE witness in the trial of four soldiers accused of the 2016 attempted murder of Lesotho Times and Sunday Express editor, Lloyd...