Category : Local News

FOR over two months now, the Maseru City Council (MCC) has been tidying the capital’s streets, relocating vendors to ease pedestrian movements and sprucing up...

wows party is stable despite CEC resignations  accuses the press of misinforming the public  Moroke Sekoboto  BASOTHO Action Party (BAP)’s central executive committee (CEC) members,...

Moroke Sekoboto  Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) Teyateyaneng (TY) constituency committees have defended their MP, Lebona Lephema, against accusations that he was creating divisions within the ruling party as he allegedly pushes...

…accuse ministry of failing to adjust their allowances and of paying them late  Mathatisi Sebusi  THE Ministry of Health stands accused of failing to pay...

Mathatisi Sebusi  At least three out of five tuberculosis (TB) patients are dying while on treatment due to their inability to afford nutritious foods.  The alarming statistics were revealed to parliamentarians during their...

Moorosi Tsiane  HIGH Court judge, Justice Charles Hungwe, has harshly criticised a lawyer representing one of the soldiers facing charges of attempted murder and malicious damage to...

…Moshoeshoe I Airport set to become an economic freezone area  Mohloai Mpesi  Moshoeshoe I International Airport is poised for significant renovations aimed at transforming it into an economic...

  MINISTER of Public Works and Transport, Matjato Moteane, says he has made it his life’s mission to implement an ambitious programme of erecting a...

Mohloai Mpesi  POLITICAL differences, and not sexual harassment, were the main cause of the rift between Water and Sewage Company (WASCO)’s former CEO Thelejane Thelejane and Public...

Moroke Sekoboto  THE National University of Lesotho (NUL) and the Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) have launched a Personal Finance Management programme which aims to educate...

Hopolang Mokhopi  IN its quest to uplift the agricultural sector, Standard Lesotho Bank (SLB) has awarded two farmers a total of M200,780 for their commitment...

electoral body rejects the gvt’s decision to move NSS into its premises  but gvt insists the IEC  building is a threat to PM’s safety  as...

Hopolang Mokhopi  THE last batches of Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) troops have returned home after helping in restoring peace and stability in Mozambique after a three-year deployment in that country’s Cabo Delgado province. ...

Leemisa Thuseho  THE African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced its readiness to unlock between USD$300 and USD$400 million (M5.4 to M7.2 billion) in investments for Lesotho. ...

Moroke Sekoboto  Basotho blanket producers, Aranda Textiles, have proudly unveiled the second edition of the Young Basotho Designers Collection (YBDC) for 2024.  This initiative by Aranda Textiles aims...

Moroke Sekoboto    THEIR Majesties King Letsie III and Queen ‘Masenate, have officially unveiled the Pioneer Mall Heritage Wall, dedicated to marking the Basotho nation’s 200...

Mathatisi Sebusi  In an effort to increase access to education for Basotho, Lerotholi Polytechnic (LP) has announced a new tuition fee subsidy programme starting this academic year...

Letsatsi Selikoe and Hopolang Mokhopi  MATERNAL mortality remains a key issue affecting women of reproductive ages across the African region. It remains a serious threat...

Mohloai Mpesi  The Lesotho Law Reforms Commission (LLRC) has compiled a comprehensive database of the country’s laws, spanning from the precolonial era to the present day.  This...

CNN —  Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that he will not sign a controversial finance bill, backing down in the face of mass protests that swept...

Staff Reporter  THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) is in financial difficulties due to the high costs of importing electricity from South Africa and because of huge debts...

…As Liphakoeng villagers demand compensation for torture by soldiers  Moorosi Tsiane  THE 25 April 2024 army raid of the Liphakoeng village, in Leribe, has come back...

Moorosi Tsiane  Lawsuits are piling up on Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander, Lieutenant General Mojalefa Letsoela’s desk, as the army appears to be assuming more...

…says he was forced to lie to magistrate  Moorosi Tsiane  CAPTAIN (Capt) Mahlehle Moeletsi, one of the soldiers charged with the May 2017 murder of three...

Mathatisi Sebusi  MASERU Central Correctional Institution (MCCI) second-in-command, Senior Superintendent Leluma Mahlelebe, was this week compelled to identify officers implicated in the torture of inmates...

Hopolang Mokhopi  THE European Union and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) have injected a joint €6 950 000 (M134.8 million) into the Ministry of...

Hopolang Mokhopi  Telecommunications giant, Vodacom Lesotho, has introduced a Consumer Protection Code to promote and safeguard the interests of its subscribers.  The Code will ensure...

…exhorts the nation to work together to fight escalating crime  …vows to act professionally always  ….and never be subservient to whims of politics  NEWLY appointed...