800 jobs on the line as firm fights crunch
By ’Mantoetse Maama and Poloko Peo MAPUTSOE — About 800 people could lose their jobs as Ternsportswear, a Maputsoe-based factory, faces collapse. The factory is...
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Woman arrested for stealing baby in SA
By Ntsebeng Motsoeli MASERU — A 28-year-old Mosotho woman was last week arrested by the Welkom police for allegedly stealing a baby. According to a...
Scott’s case cannot proceed, says Thetsane
By Limpho Sello MASERU — The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Leaba Thetsane, on Tuesday said the murder trial of ’Malehlohonolo Scott cannot proceed as...
Principal Chief, Area Chief involved in a tag-of-war
By Caswell Tlali MASERU — The Mokhotlong Principal Chief Mathealira Seeiso is locked in a nasty fight with his junior, the Maphiring Area Chief Theko...
Teacher shot dead in suspected love triangle
By Poloko Peo MASERU — A high school teacher was shot dead in front of his students in a classroom in Mapoteng last Thursday in...
‘We had to lie in bed with the Devil’
By Ntsebeng Motsoeli MASERU — The coalition government decided to “lie in bed with the Devil” to save money by not cancelling the controversial ID...
Scott’s mother in hiding
Staff Reporter MASERU — ’Malehlohonolo Scott is out of prison but she remains in a jail of sorts. Following her release on a M500...
Court of Appeal orders restart to Law Society case
MASERU — The Court of Appeal has ordered a restart to the case in which the Law Society of Lesotho had successfully challenged the Chief...
Former soldier shot dead in fight over nun
MASERU — A police constable gunned down a former soldier at Christ the Priest Catholic Nun Convent in Mafeteng in a suspected love triangle in...
The silliness of our politics
S crutator has had it to the back teeth with the childishness of politicians in this country. When it comes to pettiness our politicians just...
Mosisili tells voters to dump Lehohla
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Sunday urged voters in Mafeteng not to vote for his deputy Lesao Lehohla whom he accused of betrayal....
‘Workers’ Day does not mean anything to me’
MASERU — For 34-year-old Nthabiseng Lebala, Workers’ Day, which was celebrated on Monday, has lost all meaning. As workers in Lesotho headed home following feisty...
Court of Appeal dismisses mercenaries’ plea
MASERU — The Court of Appeal on Friday dismissed an application by six men who were challenging the High Court’s jurisdiction to try them in...
‘Detective fell out with boss’
MASERU — Months before he fled the country Abiel Monare had a nasty fallout with his immediate boss at the Directorate on Corruption and Economic...
Just zip it
S OME years ago a Mosotho woman was lynched by a group of Basotho women in a shop owned by a South African company. The...
DC promises to solve passport problem
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili says the corruption that has dogged the Passport Services Department will be a thing of the past if his...
Ntsie vanishes
MASERU — Habofanoe Ntsie, the cameraman facing a possible death sentence for double murder, has vanished. Ntsie disappeared from the court on March 26 before...
BNP promises to boost income generating projects
MASERU — The Basotho National Party (BNP) on Sunday said it will use funds generated from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) to support employment...
Man killed in row over initiation song
MASERU — A Berea man appeared before the High Court on Tuesday to answer a charge of murder. Tlhalefo Sarele, 30, is alleged to have...
Tutu to address prayer session on political tolerance
MASERU — Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of South Africa is tomorrow expected to deliver a keynote address during a prayer session to encourage political tolerance....
20-year jail term for killing mother
MASERU — A 30-year-old man who killed his mother seven years ago will spend the next 20 years behind bars. Chief Sekonyela was found guilty...
Brick workers burnt
BEREA — Six workers at brick-making company, Majara Bricks, sustained serious burns when an oven for baking bricks burst out in flames last Monday. The...
Teachers suspended after students’ strike
MASERU — Three teachers at St James High School were suspended on Monday after students went on strike demanding books. It was however not clear...
Thabane tells IEC to respect people’s will
MAFETENG — All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Thomas Thabane, on Sunday urged the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to respect the will of the people and...
‘Moliko will be hard to replace’
MASERU — The People’s Choice FM station manager, Kholu Qhobela, has described the slain radio presenter Thabang Moliko as a hard worker who would be...
New money transfer system introduced
MASERU — The South Africa Post Office has introduced a new money transfer system that will allow migrant workers from Lesotho to deposit money at...
Judge says Act undermines his power
MASERU – The president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Michael Ramodibedi, says the Administration of the Judiciary Act (2011) undermines his authority as the...
Face-to-face with poverty
E ITHER the Prime Minister and Democratic Congress (DC) leader Pakalitha Mosisili is a good actor, out of touch with reality or just an honest...
Metsing lure vendors
MASERU — Newly elected Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader Mothetjoa Metsing received a rousing welcome when he visited vendors and taxi operators in Maseru...
Police boss threatens cops
MASERU — Acting Police Commissioner Kizito Mhlakaza says he will deal with any police officer who will join a march to petition Prime Minister Pakalitha...