‘We have remained on top of the game’
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — An insurance policy is like the air you breathe — you don’t appreciate its real value until you are deprived...
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Forgotten Tšenola struggles to quench its thirst
By TsitsiMatope MASERU — They say they have not seen any meaningful development in their area of Tšenola Lepereng for close to two decades; they...
Project improves commercial agriculture
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — Lebese Lekholoane, Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (SADP) Manager, this week said productivity and output of smallholder commercial farming activities in...
Inclusive national budget envisaged
By Letuka Chafotsa MASERU — The Ministry of Finance is expected to table an all-inclusive national budget for the 2014-2015 financial period after engaging the...
IEC compromised, says LPC
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — The appointment of Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)’s acting commissioner ‘Mamosebi Pholo by the Council of State threatens the electoral body’s...
PS’s car burnt in suspected arson
By Staff Reporter MASERU — An official vehicle belonging to the Health Principal Secretary (PS), Lefu Manyokole, was burnt in Ha Foso in a suspected...
Separate ‘bedroom strategy from boardroom strategy’
By ‘Mathabana Kotelo MASERU — Basotho have been urged to get the basics of running businesses right and draw a critical distinction between “bedroom and...
Standard Lesotho Bank launches Elite Banking
By ‘Mathabana Kotelo MASERU — Standard Lesotho bank held a launch to officially introduce the new Elite banking facility on Tuesday. Elite banking, formerly known...
Matekane shares his recipe for success
By ‘Mathabana Kotelo MASERU — Lesotho’s celebrated business tycoon, Sam Matekane, has shared the secrets of his success and urged budding entrepreneurs to work hard...
A home sweet home reality
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — The sustained development of residential properties in Maseru continues to transform the country’s capital into a modern municipality — and...
Merkel calls Obama about ‘US spying on her phone’
White House spokesman Jay Carney confirmed that President Obama had “assured” Chancellor Merkel that the US was not monitoring her phone Continue reading the main...
‘White widow’ lived near Kenya mall
Nairobi – One of the world’s most wanted women, a British-born convert to Islamic extremism, lived close to one of Nairobi’s major malls in 2011...
Principal accused of poisoning 23 children
Patna – A school principal and her husband have been charged with murder after 23 children died from eating pesticide-contaminated lunches in July at the...
Angola denies DRC invasion
Luanda – Angola’s Foreign Minister Georges Chikoti said on Monday that Congo Republic soldiers had got lost and stumbled across the border, contradicting Congolese accusations...
Innovation earns FNB an accolade
By ’Mathabana Kotelo Maseru — First National Bank has once again come out tops at the prestigious Accenture Innovation Index 2013. FNB was hailed Zenith...
‘We continue to challenge ourselves’
Vodacom Lesotho has come a long way, starting from only a single base station site when the company started operations in 1996 to becoming one...
Motseki building an empire, one beaded piece at a time
By ’Mathabana Kotelo Maseru — Born and bred in Tšenola Maseru, Lineo Motseki started beadwork back in 2008, after being trained by an Indian lady...
Broad-based approaches needed to boost tourism
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — International tourist arrivals to Lesotho increased by 6.14 percent last year but the Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) this week...
Techies ride Zim’s internet wave
Developers have little knowledge about how to turn their ideas into dollars, but this is changing.On the benches outside the pub overlooking the cricket greens...
Meltdown over nuclear mop-up
Workers at the front of Japan’s clean-up effort battle contamination, stress and alcohol abuse. Dressed in a hazardousmaterials suit, full-face mask and hard hat, Japan’s...
Uganda alert as US warns of ‘Westgate-style’ attack
Cape Town – Security has been beefed up in Uganda following a US warning of a terror threat similar to last month’s attack on a...
Lesotho’s governance structure after acceding to peer reviewing
By Mzimkhulu Sithetho A decade ago, African countries met in Abuja, Nigeria and agreed on a resolution to enhance the continent’s governance infrastructure. This they...
Chase criminals but spare the innocent
Speaking at a rally held at Kolo in Mafeteng recently, Prime Minister Motsoahae Thabane vowed to end crime within six months and even dared citizens...
Less talk talk and more do do
Dear Dr Moeketsi Majoro I believe your ministry is tasked with the most important aspect in the lives of Basotho; that of developing ways in...
Ex-soldier wins test case
By Nat Molomo MASERU — A former soldier has been awarded M50 000 in damages against the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Commander and the Minister...
Damning NUL report released
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — A damning report detailing why the National University of Lesotho (NUL) experienced its highest failure rate ever in the last...
Moleleki blasts Thabane
By Limpho Sello LERIBE — Prime Minister’s Thomas Thabane’s crime eradication plan is in pursuit of “selective justice” as it focuses on small-time thieves “while...
Thabane attacks Mosisili over Litšoane
By Bongiwe Zihlangu MASERU — Prime Minister Thomas Thabane berated former Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili for insisting that the premier fire Agriculture Minister Litšoane Litšoane...
ABC honours fallen heroes
By Bongiwe Zihlangu MASERU — The ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, has conferred on fallen party heroes, certificates of admiration...
NUL to recruit new bosses
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — The National University of Lesotho (NUL) Council together with the university’s Senate assembled three joint committees for the recruitment of...