Category : Local News

By Billy Ntaote MASERU — The All Basotho Convention (ABC) Youth League has declared war on media houses reporting “negatively” about the personal life of...

By Bongiwe Zihlangu MASERU – A court martial convened last month to try suspended Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Brigadier Maaparankoe Mahao was yesterday dissolved “with...

By Keiso Mohloboli MASERU –The Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO) pump-station along the Mohokare river was severely damaged on Monday this week, leaving several Maseru...

By Billy Ntaote MASERU – The All Basotho Convention (ABC) deputy leader Tlali Khasu on Sunday took a swipe at the Ministry of Local Government...

By Billy Ntaote MASERU-The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Advocate Leaba Thetsane KC this week said ritual murder suspect Lehlohonolo Scott has not been arrested...

By Keiso Mohloboli MASERU – Another group of Basotho was deported from South Africa yesterday morning and dumped at the Maseru Bridge Border Post. The...

. . . commander can’t be removed ‘as long as I’m alive’ By B Zihlangu & N Molomo MASERU — A Lesotho Defence Force (LDF)...

. . . fired pair denies rumours By Keiso Mohloboli MASERU – Two All Basotho Convention (ABC) former ministers dumped from cabinet last week by...

By Letuka Chafotsa MASERU – The Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader, Mothetjoa Metsing, said he conceded defeat in Saturday’s parliamentary by-elections in Thaba-Moea and...

By Billy Ntaote and Sentle Rathebe MASERU – Advocate Salemane Phafane KC’s bid to keep his client, former natural resources Minister Monyane Moleleki’s medical condition...

  Angry employees give Prime Minister two weeks to resolve impasse By Limpho Sello MASERU – Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital workers have accused Health Minister...

By Motsamai Mokotjo MASERU — The Democratic Congress (DC) on Sunday held a “thanksgiving” ceremony in Katlehong to celebrate the party’s victory in the weekend...

By Bongiwe Zihlangu MASERU — Molobeli Soulo and Mophato Monyake, the two ministers fired this week  in Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s latest reshuffle, are unhappy...

By Billy Ntaote MASERU – The prosecution has urged the High Court to postpone the trial of ritual murder suspect, Lehlohonolo Scott, to February 10...

By Billy Ntaote & Sentle Rathebe MASERU — Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on the Social Cluster has thrown out budget reports from two ministries citing irregularities...

By Keiso Mohloboli MASERU – The Minister of Social Development’s private secretary, Lebohang Mokone, 40, was yesterday arrested on suspicion that he had used fake...

By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader Mothetjoa Metsing has urged Thaba-Phechela residents to vote for his party in Saturday’s parliamentary...

By Sentle Rathebe and Boitumelo Koloi MASERU – The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Director of Elections, Mphasa Mokhochane, has said that although a party or...

By Mohalenyane Phakela MASERU – A total of 114 Basotho were deported from South Africa yesterday morning for staying in the neighbouring country without proper...

By Bongiwe Zihlangu and Keiso Mohloboli MASERU — The Ministry of De­fence and National Security’s Principal Secretary (PS) David Sehloho has reportedly been threatened with...

By Boitumelo Koloi MASERU — Refela Holdings executives, co-accused in a fraud case involving former Natural Resources Minister, Monyane Moleleki, have asked for a separate...

By Boitumelo Koloi and Billy Ntaote MASERU — Tempers flared at the High Court this week as the defence and prosecution teams debated the authenticity...

By Ntsebeng Motsoeli MASERU — The National University of Lesotho (NUL) has purchased an American Millennium Pack integrated library system to replace the outdated Integrated...

Residents say businessman ‘to build mall and upmarket suburb’ By Boitumelo Koloi and Limpho Sello MASERU — The longstanding Ha Hoohlo land dis­pute took a shocking...