Cameras betray dumb crooks
MASERU — A petrol attendant at Excel Filling station along Pope John Paul II Road in Maseru must have thought he had hit a jackpot...
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Referees boycott Majantja
MASERU — The Lesotho Referees Association (LRA) has threatened to continue boycotting football matches involving Majantja FC until the Premier League Management Committee addresses its...
HIV positive man convicted of rape
MASERU — When a woman is chased and stabbed with a knife, she cannot consent to sex even if she had undressed herself. This was...
Civil servants order bank to stop salary deductions
MASERU — Civil servants on Monday ordered a local commercial bank, Lesotho Standard Bank, to stop deducting money from their salaries on behalf of three...
Mosisili’s rich dream
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has reiterated his wish to see the creation of “many Basotho millionaires” to arrest the scourge of poverty and...
Post Bank introduces loan scheme
MASERU — Lesotho Post Bank has introduced a micro-financing scheme in a move the bank says will help alleviate poverty. The marketing director at Lesotho...
A four horse race?
MASERU — Last season when army side LDF opened an eight-point lead at the top of the league with a 2-0 win over Butha-Buthe Roses...
Ousted LSRC official speaks out
MASERU — Turbulence has been the name of the game for the Lesotho Sport and Recreation Commission (LSRC) over the past five months. In October...
Athletics season kicks off
MASERU — Lesotho’s athletics year will begin in earnest this Saturday when the Lesotho Senior Track and Field Events Championships are held at the Setsoto...
Fatere loses finger
MASERU — Popular jazz musician, Sechaba ‘Fatere’ Litabe (pictured), lost part of his right thumb after a firecracker exploded in his hand on New Year’s...
Law Society challenges DPP honour
MASERU — The Law Society of Lesotho has filed a notice at the High Court to challenge the appointment of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP),...
JC results out
MASERU — The 2009 Junior Certificate (JC) results are out. The Minister of Education and Training, Dr ‘Mphono Khaketla, announced at a press conference held...
Lerotholi plot escape
MASERU — A New Year brings with it new hopes, possibly new strategies and new football stars. After three weeks of slumber, the Vodacom Premier...
Judge recuses self in PC FM case
MASERU — A High Court judge has recused himself from a case involving People’s Choice FM’s top management, saying he personally knew both the applicant...
Another famo singer shot dead
MAFETENG — Popular famo artist, Tumelo Shea, 33, and his wife, Mmakananelo, 30, were murdered in their home in Makeneng in Mafeteng last weekend. The...
Analyst slams ‘weak judiciary’
MASERU — A sociology lecturer at the National University of Lesotho (NUL), Dr ‘Makhotsang Phokojoe, has blamed a “weak judiciary” for the increasing cases of...
Scorned suitor stabs woman
LERIBE — A 26-year-old woman from Pitseng in Leribe was stabbed to death last Friday after she allegedly rejected a man’s love proposal. Police spokesman...
Media policy awaits cabinet approval
MASERU — Cabinet has still not approved the draft media policy for Lesotho four months after the policy was unveiled to the media. Communications Minister...
Man denied bail after jail escape
MASERU — A 29-year-old man from Mphaki in Quthing who is charged with the theft of motor vehicle parts was on Tuesday denied bail by...
Land Bill suspicious
I AM totally distraught by the proposed Lesotho Land Bill 2009 which is currently before parliament. I think it is important for us as a...
Institute secures World Bank grant
MASERU — The Lesotho Institute of Accountants (LIA) says it has secured US$435 000 from the World Bank to help improve accounting standards in the...
LCS’ failing tactics
MASERU — As football becomes more tactical than technical, it is safe to say the pioneers of strategic discipline in Lesotho football are LCS. Previously,...
2010 highlights
MASERU — 2010 brings with it a bumper year of sporting action. The Lesotho Times takes a look at some of the highlights of a...
‘Chief Justice must go now’
MASERU — The Law Society of Lesotho wants Chief Justice Mahapela Lehohla removed for appointing an acting judge that the society had ordered lawyers to...
Army chief speaks on attacks
MASERU — The commander of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Major General Thuso Motanyane has said the April 22 attacks on the State House and...
Hundreds return home
MASERU — It is 10am and the Maseru Bridge is congested; both human and vehicular traffic choke the country’s major border post. On a Wednesday,...
Christmas shoppers in last-minute rush
MASERU — The city was swarming with last-minute shoppers yesterday ahead of the festive holiday. Shop assistants could be seen battling to clear long, winding...
Blue Ribbon employees in court over theft
MASERU — Two Blue Ribbon employees on Tuesday appeared in the Maseru Magistrate Court facing charges of theft by false pretence. Motheo Mohasisa (44) from...
‘Killing was self defence’
MASERU — The murder trial of a police officer accused of shooting a suspected armed robber 14 years ago, continued in the Lesotho High Court...
Commissioners appeal verdict
MASERU — The 13 sports commissioners fired by government two months ago have taken their case to the Court of Appeal, challenging last month’s High...