Category : Local News

Hopolang Mokhopi ‘MARETHABILE Khalema (24) of Lithabaneng Ha Keiso has been found guilty of aiding Ntebaleng Matlali (21) of Ha Molengoana to terminate a pregnancy...

Seithati Motsoeneng LESOTHO is set to become the epicenter of African culture and commerce this September as it prepares to host the inaugural ‘Africa Cultural...

Moroke Sekoboto  THE Sasai Econet Financial Services (SEFS), a subsidiary of Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL), has injected M200,000 into the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) in...

  THE design and construction of the Polihali Dam, focusing on structural integrity, materials and seismic considerations  Nestled in the rugged highlands of Lesotho in...

…two senior managers suspended Mohloai Mpesi THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) has suspended two senior managers over allegations of misconduct involving procurement irregularities and unauthorised...

  …police funding crisis exposed  …as less than a third of reported cases reach court  ..due to lack of money for investigations  …while violent crime continues...

Moorosi Tsiane  CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has hit back at retired Justice Tšeliso Monapathi, revealing that the latter failed to issue judgments dating as far...

Leemisa Thuseho  LESOTHO largest diamond mine, Letšeng Diamonds, is set to cut around 20 percent of its workforce amid prolonged slowdown in global diamond prices,...

Hopolang Mokhopi  THABA Moea Member of Parliament (MP), Lejone Puseletso, of the ruling Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) party, has appeared before the Maseru Magistrates’ Court...

…amid ongoing passport crisis  Mohloai Mpesi  The Director of Passports, Mpiko Rafono, has been suspended for three months by the Principal Secretary of the Ministry...

…as Matekane’s entire cabinet declares assets  Mohloai Mpesi  THE Minister of Law and Justice, Richard Ramoeletsi, says Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s entire Cabinet has declared...

…two senior managers suspended  Mohloai Mpesi  THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) has suspended two senior managers over allegations of misconduct involving procurement irregularities and unauthorised...

Hopolang Mokhopi  POLICE are investigating the death of a Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) member whose body was discovered in an official military vehicle parked along...

Leemisa Thuseho  THE Bothata Mahlala-led Basotho Development Front (BDF) has taken a commendable step towards encouraging youth to monetise social media content creation.  The newly...

Moroke Sekoboto  IN a significant step toward bolstering its digital transformation agenda, Lesotho has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of...

…lauds PM for declaring State of Disaster over unemployment  Moroke Sekoboto  THE Democratic Congress Youth League (DCYL) has called on the government to urgently assist...

…as sin tax continues to scupper profits  Leemisa Thuseho  MALUTI Mountain Brewery (MMB) has raised concerns with key government stakeholders over the impact of the...

  …as the bank offers financial support to LAT members  Moroke Sekoboto  THE Lesotho Post Bank (LPB) and the Lesotho Association of Teachers (LAT) have...

  Moroke Sekoboto  TELECOMMUNICATIONS powerhouse, Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL), has completed a remarkable five-year turnaround journey as of February 2025, emerging as a profitable, fully...

…but opposition parties demand their sacking   Mohloai Mpesi  A heated wrangle has erupted between incumbent Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Commissioners and political parties over the Commissioners’...

By Staff Reporter   This past Friday, the parade ground at Makoanyane Barracks in Maseru was not simply a stage for military drills but a witness...

. . . as retired Justice Monapathi sues Chief Justice   . . . describes treatment as “forced labour”  Moorosi Tsiane  A fierce and unprecedented legal...

  …as suspended Murenzi’s fate remains unclear   …2016 Lesotho Times’ editor shooting case affected  Hopolang Mokhopi  SEVERAL criminal cases pending before suspended Senior Resident Magistrate,...

  …as Motinyane battles suspension  Moorosi Tsiane  SENIOR Prosecutor in the Ministry of Law and Justice, Advocate Lehlanako Mofilikoane, has been appointed Acting Director of...

. . . MPs question LEGCO posts and salaries  . . . Want the company dismantled and started afresh  Mohloai Mpesi  TEMPERS flared in Parliament...

. . . as PAC slams fast-track Christmas Eve approval   . . . fears eerie similarities to the Frazer Solar fiasco  Mohloai Mpesi  THE Lesotho...

Moorosi Tsiane  A massive regional water infrastructure project that could transform Southern Africa’s water and energy landscape is gaining momentum, with the construction of the...

  …rolls out outreach programme to ease compensation   Moroke Sekoboto  THE Tshiamiso Trust will roll out an outreach campaign to bring services closer to former...

  …accuses them of conspiring to frame his clients for murder  Moorosi Tsiane  PROMINENT lawyer, Advocate Christopher Lephuthing, has launched a blistering attack on Deputy...

  …lawyer argues posting suspects’ images is unconstitutional  Moorosi Tsiane  PROMINENT lawyer, Advocate Lemohang Nzuzi, has dragged the Commissioner of Police, Borotho Matsoso, to court...