Prime Minister changes course on water project
Staff Reporter MASERU — Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has modified his initial decision to take over control of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) for...
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‘It’s Tim vs Tom, Thahane vs Thabane’
. . . Moleleki pokes fun at coalition disagreement By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Monyane Moleleki, opposition Democratic Congress deputy leader urged supporters to acquire...
Excitement turns into nightmare for ID seekers
By Ntsebeng Motsoeli MASERU — It is barely six months since government introduced the National Identity Civil Registry (NICR) project. However people are already complaining...
Man shares bed with wife’s corpse
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — A Mafeteng man woke up to the shock of his life last Sunday when he discovered that his wife he had beaten-up...
Accused turn witnesses
By Nat Molomo MASERU — Five of the seven people charged with corruption walked out of the dock after the crown withdrew charges against them. The five are charged...
A place to call home at last
. . . Some of the girls need sanitary ware, which the home is struggling to provide By Tsitsi Matope MOTSEKUOA — At last, 13-year-old...
Siverts resignation ‘cause for relief’
By Poloko Peo KOLO – The Lesotho Students Convention (Lesco), a National University of Lesotho (NUL) student association aligned to the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) is...
MCA projects commissioned
By Limpho Sello MASERU — Millennium Challenge Account (MCA)-Lesotho has officially handed over the private sector development projects of the Lesotho Compact to the government of...
Hlongwa, a force to be reckoned with
By Mathabana Kotelo, Maseru New Dawn Chartered Accountants received a Silver Arrow Award from PMR Africa at Lesotho Sun yesterday. The award is in recognition of...
Identity thieves eye offshore accounts
By Bruce Cameron Every time you sign on to the internet or receive a statement from a financial institution, you are vulnerable to identity theft...
Zuma’s nephew duped in gold deal
Johannesburg — Khulubuse Zuma and his business partner Sikhumbuzo Shamase spent millions of rand on a trip to Conakry, Guinea’s capital, to collect R50 million...
More than 550 child soldiers freed in DRC: UN
More than 550 children have left the ranks of armed groups in the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo province of Katanga, the United Nations said....
Ig Nobel win for beetle hat
University of the Witwatersrand scientist Marcus Byrne joined the illustrious ranks of Ig Nobel winners for putting boots and caps on dung beetles. Sometimes, there...
US, Russia reach deal on Syria weapons
On day three of talks between the United States and Russia, the two agree to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons by mid 2014. The two powers...
Mohasoa rolls up sleeves to prop tourism
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — One thing that has always fascinated him the most was Lesotho’s many phenomenal tourist attractions. From the snowing and undulating...
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Council in limbo
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — Maseru City Council operations are in limbo after Maseru Mayoress Mofonase Hoohlo-Sakoane foiled a bid by councillors to pass a...
NUL VC ‘quits’
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — National University of Lesotho (NUL) Vice Chancellor Professor Sharon Siverts has allegedly resigned following hard on the heels of university...
Civil servants battle money lenders
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — A group of civil servants locked in a battle with money lenders are now fighting to prevent deductions made from...
Mhlakaza on leave
By Bongiwe Zihlangu MASERU — Police Commissioner Kizito Mhlakaza yesterday went on an indefinite leave which police department insiders said was “enforced pending possible expulsion”,...
School losses M3 700 to suspected conman
By ‘Mantoetse Maama Butha-Buthe — A Motswana man allegedly fleeced a school of M3 700 on the pretext that he would assist them acquire equipment...
DCEO initiates corruption awareness in schools
By Ntsebeng Motsoeli MASERU — The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) has for the past three days visited secondary schools in Hlotse to...
Call to renew community policing initiative
By Limpho Sello MASERU — Strengthening community policing can help reduce the rate of crime which has since skyrocketed countrywide, police spokesperson Inspector Thato Ramarikhoane...
Phohleli murder sentence today
By Nat Molomo There are no extenuating factors that would lessen the blameworthiness of Tello Mabusela in the murders of three people he killed in...
Justice Ramodibedi in bid to block impeachment
By Nat Molomo MASERU — In a bid to stop the Prime Minister from impeaching him, Justice Michael Ramodibedi has filed an application in...
MPs in row over tax
By Bongiwe Zihlangu MASERU — The treasury department has started taxing MPs’ housing and constituency allowances. In a move that has angered MPs, Finance Principal...
Motanyane preaches unity
By Bongiwe Zihlangu PARLIAMENT — Speaker of Parliament Sephiri Motanyane yesterday urged MPs to unite across the political divide. In a feel-good address on the...
Coalition love on the rocks: Moleleki
By Bongiwe Zihlangu MASERU — The “love affair” between the three coalition government parties is now “on the rocks” because it’s objective was only to...
Coalition responds
By Bongiwe Zihlangu MASERU — Lesotho’s coalition government partners should not walk on eggshells when dealing with fundamental governance issues as this would be tantamount...
Metropolitan launches Workplace Insurance
By ’Mathabana Kotelo MASERU — Metropolitan Lesotho has launched the Workplace Insurance, making it the latest addition to their product portfolio in Maseru on Thursday...