Category : Local News

By Billy Ntaote MASERU — A heated exchange erupted in the magistrate court on Monday this week when energy minister Timothy Thahane tried to have...

By Ntsebeng Motsoeli MASERU — The National Health Training College (NHTC) was on Tuesday closed indefinitely following a strike by students. Armed police officers on...

By ’Mantoetse Maama MASERU — An automated spot fine system will finally be introduced before the festive season says police spokesperson, Inspector Thato Ramarikhoane. Over...

By Nat Molomo MASERU — Deputy Democratic Congress (DC) leader Monyane Moleleki and five others have been remanded to appear in court next Monday. The...

By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — The Maseru City councillors fired Councillor Mofonase Hoohlo-Sakoane from her Mayoress position after the court ruled in their favour. Cllr...

By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Stringent requirements to acquire national identity cards (IDs) under the multi-million maloti National Identity Civil Registry (NICR) project have been...

By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has urged Basotho to take recent disparaging remarks about Malawi’s roads by South Africa’s President Jacob...

By Letuka Chafotsa MASERU — Parliament has passed a bill geared towards the regulation and supervision of insurance institutions as well stimu­lating investment growth. The...

By Billy Ntaote QUTHING — Prime Minister Thomas Thabane bemoaned the appalling state of roads within the Tele constituency as well as the Tele Bridge...

By Bongiwe Zihlangu MASERU — Prime Minister Thomas Thabane (pictured) has challenged Basotho to decide if they want a politicised or non-politicised public service “instead...

By Nat Molomo MASERU — Three men charged with death of a local radio journalist Thabang Moliko have applied for discharge. Advocate Thulo Hoeane, for...

By ‘Mantoetse Maama MASERU — Police are investigating a case in which a woman estimated to be aged between 27 and 30 years was found...

By Limpho Sello MASERU — A 33 year old man is in police custody for stealing M162 000 from the coffers of the post bank...

By ‘Mantoetse Maama MASERU — The dispute between Khubetsoana villagers and the director of Martin’s Funeral Services mortuary continues as villager insist they want the...

By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — The uncle of the sick baby dumped by its mother in September turned up at the Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital...

By Boitumelo Koloi MASERU — Motlalentoa Makoae, 53, a Mosotho farmer based in Ladybrand South Africa was released on M1 500 bail after shooting and...

By Limpho Sello MASERU — The Qoaling High School Junior Certificate (JC) learners have donated M1 350 to the Queen’s National Trust Fund. Queen ’Masenate...

Moorosi Tsiane MASERU — The Lesotho Times newspaper on Thursday won M3 000 prize and a certificate for its coverage of the Independence Top4 tournament. The award...

Staff Reporter MASERU — Sharp differences over the allocation of diplomatic posts to 10 foreign missions saddled the government for much of this year with...

By ’Mathabana Kotelo MASERU — Mafeteng Prison was closed on Tuesday this week after it was deemed unfit  for human habitation, correctional services authorities announced...

Staff Reporter MASERU — An April 2013 report by Rajen Prassad on Sustaining coalition Governments in Lesotho advised, among other recommendations, that the coalition government...

By Nat Molomo MASERU — Forty-one families whose fields were taken by government 30 years ago will get their land back or be compensated, the...

By Nat Molomo MASERU — Mpomelelo Mbobo, a South African farmer who fatally shot four people and attempted to kill two others in a taxi...

By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — An insurance policy is like the air you breathe — you don’t appreciate its real value until you are deprived...

By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — Lebese Lekholoane, Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (SADP) Manager, this week said productivity and output of smallholder commercial farming activities in...

By Letuka Chafotsa MASERU — The Ministry of Finance is expected to table an all-inclusive national budget for the 2014-2015 financial period after engaging the...