Fresh voter education drive
MASERU — The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) yesterday engaged the Lesotho Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (LCN) in an ambitious programme to boost voter education. The...
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New Chinese ambassador arrives in Lesotho
MASERU — Veteran Chinese diplomat Hu Dingxian arrives in Lesotho today to take up his new post as ambassador. Dingxian, 56, replaces Qiu Bohua whose...
Court upholds jail sentence
MASERU — The Court of Appeal last week confirmed an eight-year jail sentence imposed on a police officer who was convicted of killing a suspected...
Lesotho teacher impressed by the American way
MASERU — A school principal from Lesotho spent time in America last month, visiting schools, picking the brains of computer gurus and speaking to civic...
When you put kids in political office
What happens when two public officers who also happen to be politicians are too idle? Well, they either bask in the sun like lizards...
Lone star Mosisili
MASERU – “I have accepted your support of me,” said Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Sunday as he welcomed a crowd of about 5 000...
Mosisili warns of LCD ‘death’
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has warned of a “smell of death” haunting his Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party. Addressing a march organised...
Police rescue women trafficked to South Africa
MASERU — Two local women who were trafficked to South Africa two years ago were rescued by the police last Wednesday. Acting police spokesperson ‘Mantolo...
Hospital killers escape noose
MASERU — The Court of Appeal yesterday commuted the death sentence of two men who shot dead a man on a hospital bed after accusing...
Commonwealth boss meets political leaders
MASERU — Commonwealth secretary general Kamalesh Sharma arrived in Lesotho yesterday for a two-day visit. Sharma who is on his inaugural visit here since taking...
I caught my wife naked, hubby tells court
MASERU — A calm and collected Rethabile Mphahama sat in the witness box of Court 4 at the High Court, words flowing from his mouth....
Mother tries to buy son’s rape victim into silence
MASERU — A woman from Ha Makhalanyane is alleged to have paid M500 in hush money to silence a woman who had been raped by...
Body of girl found in river
MASERU — The body of a sexually abused girl has been found floating in a river in Mafeteng, her throat slit wide open. Police are...
Soldier loses pension case
MASERU — Army captain Bulane Sechele yesterday lost a court case in which he wanted the Court of Appeal to outlaw a recently introduced government...
Fast-track opening up of border: Tsekoa
MASERU — South Africa and Lesotho should fast-track the opening up of common borders to allow for easier movement of people and commercial goods between...
Project targets 24 000 orphans
MASERU — An European Union-funded project aims to assist 24 000 orphans and vulnerable children in the country by the end of this year. The...
What comes out of potato fields?
Makoanyane XI, our Under-20 team, is being walloped at the Caf youth tournament currently underway in South Africa. First they were thrashed 2-0 by Egypt....
Free Trade agreement deepening Africa’s poverty
Last week, a tripartite dialogue reflecting on relations between government, civil society and European Union (EU), was held in Lesotho. Unfortunately, for reasons beyond my...
Sadc eager to finalise Lesotho poll reforms
MASERU – A Southern African Development Community (Sadc) team visits Lesotho on April 27 to ramp up pressure on political players to finalise electoral reforms...
Lehohla urges new citizens to enter politics
MASERU – Home Affairs Minister Lesao Lehohla (pictured above) has exhorted foreigners granted Basotho citizenship to actively participate in the country’s politics. He said this...
BCP veteran takes party to court
MASERU — A senior member of the Basotho Congress Party (BCP) has approached the High Court to force the party leadership to hold an elective...
Woman elopes with boyfriend, abandons mentally ill daughter
MASERU — Police have arrested a 40-year-old Lithoteng woman who allegedly eloped with her boyfriend, leaving her 12-year-old mentally ill daughter to suffer sexual abuse...
Majara demands fresh BNP elections
MASERU — Basotho National Party (BNP) presidential aspirant Majara Molapo is demanding fresh elections as a precondition for engaging in talks with a party rival...
Wrongly convicted officer released
MASERU — A police constable convicted of possessing marijuana spent close to a year in jail before a High Court judge realised he had been...
Man in court for killing cop in suspected love triangle
MASERU — A Mazenod man appeared in court yesterday for allegedly shooting dead a senior policeman at a guest house after suspecting him of having...
We are over-worked and under-paid, say textile workers
MAPUTSOE — Sitting behind a sewing machine at a textile factory for up to 10 hours a day has been ‘Manthabiseng*’s routine for the past...
Let them drink tea!
We are a cattle country. That’s just how it is. If your ancestors did not have cattle, goats or sheep and you claim to be...
Thahane heckled over job freeze
MASERU – The government’s plan to freeze recruitment for the current financial year opened a Pandora’s box in parliament on Tuesday. Opposition political parties attacked...
‘Autonomy of Appeal Court under threat’
MASERU – The independence of the Court of Appeal is under threat, according to Justice Michael Ramodibedi. Speaking at the opening of the first session...
Judgment awaited in long-drawn-out army pensions case
MASERU — The Lesotho Court of Appeal will on April 20 deliver judgment in a case in which army captain Bulane Sechele is challenging a...