Category : Local News

. . . as activist follows Law Society to court . . . says Act is “stillborn” and unconstitutional Mohloai Mpesi ACTIVIST Kananelo Boloetse has...

  Mohloai Mpesi LEADER of Opposition in Parliament, Mathibeli Mokhothu, has called for all state loans to be approved by Parliament to rein in the...

…from the M14 million fraud and corruption trial …claims bias, personal interest in Lesotho Post Bank case Moorosi Tsiane THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic...

  . . . as Council pockets M650k in opaque fundraising plan Leemisa Thuseho THE Principal Chief of Tsikoane, Peka, and Kolbere, Chieftainess Pontšo Mathealira,...

  . . . as she takes battle to the Appeal Court  Moorosi Tsiane/Hopolang Mokhopi  THE suspended Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Hlalefang Motinyane, has...

…Judge and defence vent frustration as missing files and witness statements stall progress  Moorosi Tsiane  THE long-running corruption case involving former Minister of Education and...

Hopolang Mokhopi  THE Lesotho Evangelical Church in Southern Africa (LECSA) has lost its appeal in a long-running battle over a disputed field at Ha Nqabeni,...

“I want politics that delivers jobs, justice and dignity”  Mohloai Mpesi  IN a world where politics is often wielded as a tool for survival and...

  Leemisa Thuseho  THE Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) has advised the incarcerated Basotho Covenant Movement (BCM) leader, Reverand Tšepo Lipholo, to report his alleged assassination...

Moroke Sekoboto  THE Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) and the Bankers Association of Lesotho (BAL) have entered into a partnership to formally strengthen institutional cooperation and...

Moroke Sekoboto  THE EcoCash Agents Campaign, which is now in its third month, is already showing significant impact—energising Lesotho’s financial ecosystem and rewarding EcoCash Agents...

Hopolang Mokhopi  THE Vodacom Lesotho Foundation (VLF) has reinforced its commitment to inclusive education with a M300,000 donation to the St Bernadette Resource Centre for...

. . . prepares to host regional roads fund bodies  Moroke Sekoboto  THE Road Fund is celebrating three decades of turning road user charges into...

  Makananelo Manamolela  STANDARD Lesotho Bank (SLB) has thrown its weight behind the 2025 edition of the Three Ranges Trail — an epic 14-day adventure...

  Moroke Sekoboto  FIFTY youths are currently undergoing training on business plan development and pitching skills after they were shortlisted for the 2025 Bacha Entrepreneurship...

Silence Charumbira As the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the United Nations in 2025, it has become increasingly clear that the current global governance...

. . . says it amended constitution “illegally”   Moorosi Tsiane The Law Society of Lesotho (LSL) has hauled Parliament before the Constitutional Court after accusing it of illegally amending the country’s...

  …..As DCEO fails to take Phakela to court after dramatic arrest —-While gvt  distances itself from the embarrassing debacle By Moorosi Tsiane After all...

  By Moorosi Tsiane The widow of assassinated former army commander, Maaparankoe Mahao, told the High Court on Tuesday this week that her husband’s pleas...

—move expected to help claimants in getting long overdue payments Mathatisi Sebusi THOUSANDS of eligible beneficiaries of ex-miners, who died after contracting tuberculosis (TB) and...

Basotho migrants in South Africa – without the requisite documentation to stay legally in that country- have faced different challenges including being denied access to...

 Rethabile Pitso BASOTHO women are undergoing unlicensed cosmetic procedures to enhance their physical appearance, sparking concerns among local health practitioners, who warn that the growing...

  By Hopolang Mokhopi Ts’otetsi Makhaba, 37, of Masowe I, appeared before the Maseru Magistrate’s Court facing charges of murder and attempted murder after allegedly...

Ithabeleng Qhasho THE much-anticipated 12th Annual Lesotho Wine Festival, proudly sponsored by FNB Lesotho, is set to return this year with a refreshed experience at...

  Moroke Sekoboto PETROLEUM Fund earlier this week donated chairs, whiteboards, markers, and charts to Leratong Primary School in Mafeteng as part of the Petroleum...

  …who really runs the project?  Mohloai Mpesi  A storm is brewing over Lesotho’s residence permit system amid revelations that the company awarded the lucrative contract...

  …as its property faces auction over M7 million tax debt  Mathatisi Sebusi  THE Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) is locked in talks with the...

  Moorosi Tsiane  THE battle for control of Sekhametsi Investment Consortium (SMIC) has taken a dramatic turn, with some shareholders now seeking to recover M25...

…bemoans being “persecuted” by the police  Mohloai Mpesi  A Berea businessman and owner of Molisa-ea-Molemo FM, Obed Makhatseane, who has been listed by the Lesotho Mounted Police Service...

…as she completes her four-year diplomatic journey in the Kingdom  European Union (EU) Ambassador, Paola Amadei, arrived in Maseru in 2021 to take over the...