Sakoane orders speedy trials
Pascalinah Kabi THOUSANDS of suspects in remand custody may soon walk free following a law gazetted by Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane seeking to ensure that...
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510 houses destroyed by windstorms: Red Cross
Staff Reporter HEAVY windstorms which occurred during the last week of August 2021 destroyed 510 homes and other properties affecting 2550 people, a report by the Lesotho Red Cross Society (LRCS)...
NACOSEC bemoans slow vaccine uptake
Limpho Sello LESOTHO has only vaccinated 14 percent of the population against the deadly Covid-19 virus, the National Covid-19 Secretariat (NACOSEC) has said. According...
Businessman Mahlala rescues Quthing learners
pledges to finance the construction of a new classroom block Pascalinah Kabi LOCAL businessman and philanthropist, Bothata Mahlala, has pledged to bankroll the construction of...
New laws make it easier for community college students to transfer to universities
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EU appoints new ambassador
Silence Charumbira THE European Union (EU) has appointed Paola Amadei as its new ambassador to Lesotho. Ms Amadei has since landed in the country. She...
Coronavirus Today: California is not exactly leading by example
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Net zero pledges offer hope of avoiding catastrophe, says UN report
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Baseball boosts TBS, NFL gives ESPN a kick and streamers love ‘Squid’
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Golden Globes want to make a comeback this year. Hollywood isn’t buying
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High profile trials in limbo
…as lead prosecutor Shaun Abrahams quits over lack of pay Mohalenyane Phakela Top prosecutor Shaun Abrahams has resigned over lack of pay. His resignation puts...
Mapesela pushes for Majoro’s ouster
. . . demands secret ballot for no confidence motion Bereng Mpaki Mokhotlong legislator, Tefo Mapesela, is pushing for his no confidence motion against Prime...
ABC NEC bids to save Majoro
. . . canvasses for MPs’ support to avert no confidence motion Pascalinah Kabi IN a desperate move to save the coalition government from potential...
TRC launches fresh war on IEC
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Transformation Resource Centre (TRC) has launched a fresh war against the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) over its failure to hold by elections in five vacant constituencies....
IEC, govt blast TRC
…accuse civic organisation of steering a constitutional crisis Mohalenyane Phakela THE government and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) have accused the Transformation Resource Centre (TRC) of...
Manyokole cornered
Pascalinah Kabi SUSPENDED Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) director general, Advocate Mahlomola Manyokole, has been given until next Friday to file his full...
Legal fraternity mourns “intelligent” Justice Nomngcongo
Mohalenyane Phakela MEMBERS of Lesotho’s legal fraternity have described the late High Court judge, Thamsanqa Nomngcongo, as an intelligent man who had exceptional command of the law. Justice...
BAP calls for dissolution of parliament and fresh elections
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Basotho Action Party (BAP) wants parliament to compel Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro to advise King Letsie III to dissolve parliament and call...
Jobs cuts spell disaster for economy, entrench poverty
Kaleen Chikowore THE thousands of factory jobs that have been lost since last year will worsen endemic poverty and spawn a new wave of crime,...
SLB, DHL partner for trade facility
Bereng Mpaki IT is now easier for local entrepreneurs to securely import goods from China after Standard Lesotho Bank (SLB) launched the Africa China Agent...
Majoro calls for more tourism investment
Nthatuoa Koeshe PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro has called for more investment into the tourism sector to boost the economy. Dr Majoro was speaking during the...
Climate change anxiety is rising — and so is the willingness to act on it
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Fury has proven himself – but there are still plenty of challengers
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What is a wealth tax, and how would it work with the current system?
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War over constituency boundaries
…as congress parties demand 2022 elections on the basis of old constituencies Mohalenyane Phakela THE country’s main political parties are at loggerheads over the delimitation...
Justice must be served in Lipolelo murder case: Sibolla
Pascalinah Kabi THATO Sibolla, a key state witness in the June 2017 murder of Lipolelo Thabane, says she remains committed to ensuring that justice is...
Mofomobe appointed substantive minister
Nthatuoa Koeshe BASOTHO National Party (BNP) leader, Machesetsa Mofomobe, has been appointed minister of Small Business Development and Cooperatives. The post was previously held by...
Molibeli, police minister spit fire
as yet another police officer is gunned down, it’s a declaration of war against the police, police chief, minister say ’Marafaele Mohloboli POLICE and Public...
PS slammed for partisan appointment
Mohalenyane Phakela EDUCATION and Training Ministry Principal Secretary (PS), John Oliphant, stands accused of unprocedurally appointing an “unqualified” member of his Democratic Congress (DC) party...
Metsing, Mochoboroane slam Motinyane for “politically-motivated” charges
Mohalenyane Phakela TREASON and murder accused politicians, Mothetjoa Metsing and Selibe Mochoboroane, say the charges against them are politically motivated. They allege that the Director...