Killers must also die: Thabane
Premier calls for implementation of death penalty following brutal killing of two Berea residents Keiso Mohloboli Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has called for the...
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Parly dismisses motion to limit premier powers
Billy Ntaote The National Assembly yesterday dismissed a motion which sought to regulate the prime minister’s powers to prorogue parliament. National Independent Party (NIP)...
MPs in biter row over poll pact
Billy Ntaote Qoaling Member of Parliament (MP), Chalane Phori, stunned fellow legislators on Tuesday this week when he stormed out of the August House...
Metsing, Kamoli must face trial: Phoofolo
Billy Ntaote HUMAN Rights, Law and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Haae Phoofolo says Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing will “definitely” have his day in court...
Suspected nurses’ killer in the dock
Tefo Tefo A MAZENOD man suspected of brutally killing two nurses in Thaba-Bosiu two months ago, is expected to make his second appearance in...
Cops bust forgery syndicate
‘Mantoetse Maama FIVE suspects believed to be part of a syndicate that was illegally printing and selling various documents are expected to appear in...
‘Maseribane urges Mosisili to retire
Bongiwe Zihlangu SPORTS Minister Thesele ‘Maseribane says Democratic Congress (DC) leader Pakalitha Mosisili should retire from active politics to become “a true statesman”. The...
Lack of sponsorship blights pageantry sector
. . . as BPAL forced to take loan for trip Mohalenyane Phakela SPONSORSHIP continues to dog the pageantry sector despite its acknowledged role...
‘SA’s rating may not be slashed to junk’
JOHANNESBURG – Financial services company Standard & Poor’s looks set to spare South Africa from junk. In his mid-term budget last week, South African...
Vodacom continues to create jobs for young people
VODACOM Lesotho is preparing for yet another round of its graduate internship programme for the year 2015. The telecoms giant runs the internship programme...
Why Facebook wants to handle your money
NEW YORK – Facebook already handles your social life; now it wants to handle your money. Hacked screenshots released this month show a hidden payment...
Africa’s diamond risks losing its sparkle
GABORONE – When environmental scientist Bakang Bogopa graduated first in his class from the University of Botswana two years ago he did not expect that...
Twitter’s user growth disappoints
NEW YORK – One year after its initial public offering, Twitter Inc. is still having a hard time convincing investors to look beyond one...
Twitter’s user growth disappoints
NEW YORK – One year after its initial public offering, Twitter Inc. is still having a hard time convincing investors to look beyond one touchy...
Zambian President Michael Sata dies in London
Zambian President Michael Sata has died at the age of 77 after receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness, the government says. President Sata, who was...
Police: No evidence Meyiwa murder was a hit
Johannesburg – There is currently no evidence that the murder of Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Mewiya, which was met with shock by South Africans on...
Tourism sector still reeling from instability – LTDC
Letuka Chafotsa THE tourism industry is feeling the pinch of a drastic decline in the inflow of tourists as well as decreased spending by...
Vodacom SA tablet understands isiZulu
JOHANNESBURG – South Africans can now use a tablet computer that understands isiZulu. The Smart Tab 3G, which sells for R999 (on a prepaid...
Metsing wants foreign judges for trial
Tefo Tefo Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing wants Chief Justice Nthomeng Majara and Justice Tšeliso Monaphathi to recuse themselves from a case in which...
‘I don’t have a mansion because I am not corrupt’
Keiso Mohloboli PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane says he has not built himself a mansion because he has not been stealing public funds. Addressing Malimong...
Court reserves judgment in DPP trial
Tefo Tefo KING’s Counsel (KC) Motiea Teele on Monday told the Court of Appeal the Constitutional Court erred in ruling the Director of Public...
MPs exchange blows in parliament
Billy Ntaote There was drama in parliament on Tuesday this week when two female legislators exchanged blows over “heckling” sparked by the presence of...
Metsing calls for urgent constitutional reforms
Billy Ntaote Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing says parliament should pass a law which clearly outlines the role of a caretaker prime minister and...
Metsing wants MPs not to repay loans
Billy Ntaote Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing has called on the government to pay the balance of the M500 000 interest-free loans Members of...
D-Day for feuding businessmen
Court of Appeal to pass judgment tomorrow over property wrangle between Benjamin Radiopelo Maphathe and Ashraf Abubaker Lekhetho Ntsukunyane THE Court of Appeal is...
BNP risks being ‘cannibalizsed’ by ABC
Bongiwe Zihlangu If coalition government partners, the All Basotho Convention (ABC) and Basotho National Party (BNP), continue to share public platforms ahead of the...
Isis apparently takes control of US weapons airdrop intended for Kurds
· Pentagon admits one of 28 loads missing and blames wind · Turkey criticises arms airdrops saying the strategy will never lead to desired results...
Nigeria claims deal with Boko Haram to release kidnapped schoolgirls
Officials are awaiting news about the fate of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls after Nigeria claimed to have reached a deal with Boko Haram. Nigeria...
Tracking Africa’s stolen billions
MARRAKESH – A fortnight ago, Teodorin Nguema Obiang, the second vice president of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, was ordered by a US court to sell...
Heineken blames it on the weather
LONDON – Heineken has blamed “unseasonably wet weather” in Europe for a drop in both sales and profit in the three months to the...