Windfall for MPs
…as government pays out backdated fuel allowances ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE country’s lawmakers have begun receiving monthly tax-free fuel allowances of M5000 each. The new fuel...
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Moseneke happy with reforms progress
‘Marafaele Mohloboli | Bereng Mpaki THE head of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) facilitation team to Lesotho, Dikgang Moseneke, says his team is happy...
Netcare hits back, accuses govt of breach of contract
Limpho Sello SOUTH African healthcare provider, Netcare Group, has accused the Lesotho government of breaching the terms of the two parties’ agreement when it resolved...
Lesotho slams AU decision to grant Israel observer status
’Marafaele Mohloboli LESOTHO has joined South Africa and Botswana in condemning the African Union (AU) Commission’s decision to grant Israel observer status at the African...
Date for Manyokole’s appearance before tribunal
Pascalinah Kabi THE suspended Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) director general, Mahlomola Manyokole, will on 30 August 2021 appear before a tribunal to...
Covid-19 outbreak at Maseru Private Academy
Limpho Sello THE Maseru Private Academy has been forced to shut down due to a Covid-19 outbreak. So far, four teachers at the top private...
Mokhothu speaks on ABC, DC coalition
says govt could have long collapsed had it not been for the DC, but defends coalition of the “two giants” saying it gives hope to...
Judicial crisis as Judge Tshosa resigns
high-profile trials thrown into doubt as only one foreign judge remains on High Court bench Mohalenyane Phakela BOTSWANA Judge Onkemetse Tshosa, who was recruited to...
Frazer fires another salvo at Majoro
. . . says premier created “fanciful conspiracy theories” to mislead DCEO, Basotho over botched M1, 7 billion solar deal Pascalinah Kabi FRAZER Solar has...
Defence minister explains delays in deploying soldiers to Mozambique
’Marafaele Mohloboli LESOTHO is yet to honour its pledge to send troops to war-torn Mozambique amid indications that the government does not have money and...
High Court adopts virtual sittings
Mohalenyane Phakela THE High Court will begin virtual hearings when it opens for its second session of the year on Monday. The move is meant...
Staffing shortages hit health centres
Limpho Sello EFFORTS to curb the spread of Covid-19 through contact tracing and isolating infected persons have been dealt a blow after the Health Ministry...
Why I support the death penalty, Peace and Unity Commission: Mokhothu
MORE than two years have passed since Democratic Congress (DC) leader Mathibeli Mokhothu succeeded party founder and former Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili at the helm...
Fourth Covid wave in South Africa — what health experts are saying
AS South Africa passes the peak of the third wave of Covid-19 in the country, health experts warn of a fourth wave on the horizon....
PFD refutes deregistration claims
Staff Reporter LAW and Justice Minister, Lekhetho Rakuoane’s Popular Front for Democracy (PFD) has refuted claims by Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) sources that it is...
Only judicial reforms can stop opaque judges’ appointments: analysts
Herbert Moyo | Mohalenyane Phakela IF there was a time that Lesotho needed the long-awaited judicial reforms, it is now, analysts say. The reforms, the...
Health ministry orders KOO, Hugo’s products off the shelves
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE Health Ministry has ordered environmental health officers to immediately remove all KOO and Hugo’s canned vegetable products from shelves and guide their...
Bokamoso trio off to Free State
Leemisa Thuseho THREE Bokamoso Ladies basketball club players have joined South Africa’s Basketball National League (BNL) side, Free State Golden Warriors. Mookho Ntebe, Nkhethuoa Makhorole...
Soldiers fight on
accuse army boss Letsoela, govt of ignoring their repeated demands for compensation, but fail to have High Court halt Letsoela’s decision to probe them. Mohalenyane...
Govt- Tšepong fight gets uglier
as hospital turns away patients over unpaid dues by the state, even those with terminal conditions like diabetes and hypertension not spared. Limpho Sello THE...
M62 million loan for LRA modernisation project
Kaleen Chikowore THE Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) has been granted a USD4.25 million (M62 million) loan by the Board of Directors of the African Development...
“Disability took me out of the classroom, buried my dreams”
Limpho Sello GOVERNMENT officials and other stakeholders have been engaging in a self-congratulatory exercise in the aftermath of the enactment of the long-delayed Persons with...
Desist from attacking army initiatives: Letsoela
Pascalinah Kabi LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) commander, Mojalefa Letsoela, recently appealed to individuals to desist from attacking the army and its initiatives in their quest...
“Disability took me out of the classroom, buried my dreams”
Limpho Sello GOVERNMENT officials and other stakeholders have been engaging in a self-congratulatory exercise in the aftermath of the enactment of the long-delayed Persons with...
Desist from attacking army initiatives: Letsoela
Pascalinah Kabi LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) commander, Mojalefa Letsoela, recently appealed to individuals to desist from attacking the army and its initiatives in their quest...
Over our dead bodies, victims’ families say
livid victims vow to oppose National Peace and Unity Bill Mahao’s widow and other victims berate govt for ignoring their concerns when drafting Bill. Bereng...
TRC calls for withdrawal of the National Peace and Unity Bill
Herbert Moyo A LEADING human rights organisation, the Transformation Resource Centre (TRC), has accused the National Reforms Authority (NRA) of falling into the same trap...
Lesotho officially in Covid third wave: NACOSEC
demands strict lockdown. Limpho Sello LESOTHO is now officially in the third wave of Covid-19, with the National Covid-19 Secretariat (NACOSEC) reporting that the highly...
Majoro begs SA Court, throws Tšolo under the bus
accuses of Tšolo of illegally signing botched M1, 7 billion deal, says awarding Frazer Solar damages will be “catastrophic” to Lesotho’s economy. Pascalinah Kabi PRIME...
Frazer Solar deal was corruptly and fraudulently signed: DCEO
Pascalinah Kabi THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO)’s preliminary investigations into the abortive 2018 M1, 7 billion solar energy deal between Frazer...