Brazil spied on US, Iran, Iraq, Russia
Brazil, which hotly denounced US surveillance of its leaders, itself spied on US officials as well as on Russia, Iran and Iraq a decade ago....
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Angolan teenager accused of insulting president begins hunger strike
An Angolan teenager who is awaiting trial for allegedly insulting President José Eduardo dos Santos has started a hunger strike, says his lawyer. Nito Alves...
Scott arrested
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Lehlohonolo Scott, Lesotho’s most wanted suspected mastermind behind some of the most gruesome ritual murders ever reported in the country,...
Thahane to appear in court
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Former Minister of Energy and Water Affairs Timothy Thahane, who was this week fired from his cabinet post, will again...
Thahane’s dismissal hailed
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — The coalition government’s decision this week to fire Energy, Meteorology and Water Affairs Minister Timothy Thahane is a bold and...
Heated debate over Thahane
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — A heated exchange erupted in the magistrate court on Monday this week when energy minister Timothy Thahane tried to have...
Health training college closed
By Ntsebeng Motsoeli MASERU — The National Health Training College (NHTC) was on Tuesday closed indefinitely following a strike by students. Armed police officers on...
Automated spot fine system coming soon
By ’Mantoetse Maama MASERU — An automated spot fine system will finally be introduced before the festive season says police spokesperson, Inspector Thato Ramarikhoane. Over...
Moleleki fraud case: ruling on Monday
By Nat Molomo MASERU — Deputy Democratic Congress (DC) leader Monyane Moleleki and five others have been remanded to appear in court next Monday. The...
Maseru City Council mayoress fired
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — The Maseru City councillors fired Councillor Mofonase Hoohlo-Sakoane from her Mayoress position after the court ruled in their favour. Cllr...
Lesotho slips in doing business log
By Letuka Chafotsa and ’Mathabana Kotelo MASERU — Globally, Lesotho stands at 136 in the rankings of 189 economies on the general ease of doing...
Vodacom summer hot RED Prepaid Bundles on offer
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — Tele-communications giant, Vodacom Lesotho has launched a new one-stop shop product — the Red Prepaid Bundles, as the company steps...
LNDC recognises top students
By ’Mathabana Kotelo MASERU — The Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) yesterday held a ceremony to honour the four best performing students from the country’s...
Inflation down in September
By ’Mathabana Kotelo MASERU — Annual consumer inflation eased to 4.8 percent for the month of September according to the latest inflation report by the...
Maseru’s face-lift refreshing
During times when the major percentage of news tilts heavily towards grim and depressing stories such as corruption, rape, murder, hunger, theft and Satanism, it...
Police on crime stats: We dismiss flawed argument by ISS
The police ministry has dismissed the Institute for Security Studies’ criticism that the latest crime statistics were flawed. The police ministry dismissed the Institute for...
Kerry aims to ease Saudi concerns over Syria
Riyadh – Secretary of State John Kerry is seeking to repair frayed ties with Saudi Arabia over the Syrian conflict and Iran, after making his...
Morsi goes on trial amid heavy security
Cairo – Egypt’s deposed Islamist president is to go on trial on Monday on charges of incitement of violence and murder, in what will be...
Germany may ask Edward Snowden to be witness in NSA inquiry
Green politician meets US whistleblower in Moscow to discuss possibility of helping parliamentary investigation into US spying. Edward Snowden may be invited to Germany as a witness against...
No more arrests for Mugabe insults
Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court has dumped a law against insulting the president, which has been used to arrest Robert Mugabe’s dissenters. Zimbabwe’s highest court has scrapped...
Effective policy necessary to fight joblessness
By Mohapi Malefane Lesotho last week welcomed the United Nations-initiated youth employment opportunity expo. The purpose of the initiative was to create a platform whereby...
The hurdles of getting benefits for ex-miners
By Mpho Rakoto BASOTHO MEN who have worked in South African mines face a hurdle when they have to receive their dues after retrenchment. An...
Bureau of standards mooted
By ’Mathabana Kotelo MASERU — Plans are afoot to set up a bureau of standards to improve the quality of local products to meet international...
The rise and rise of Harvest Radio
By Mathabana Kotelo MASERU — “A diamond goes through fire to be fine-tuned and shine the way it does, I also see my challenges as...
Woman makes mark in architecture
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — After qualifying as an architectural drafting and designing technologist at the Lerotholi Polytechnic in 2009, a 25-year-old Refiloe Hape Molefi...
Molapo eases ID requirements
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Stringent requirements to acquire national identity cards (IDs) under the multi-million maloti National Identity Civil Registry (NICR) project have been...
Thabane speaks on Zuma gaffe
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has urged Basotho to take recent disparaging remarks about Malawi’s roads by South Africa’s President Jacob...
Insurance bill sails through
By Letuka Chafotsa MASERU — Parliament has passed a bill geared towards the regulation and supervision of insurance institutions as well stimulating investment growth. The...
Prime Minister bemoans derelict state of roads
By Billy Ntaote QUTHING — Prime Minister Thomas Thabane bemoaned the appalling state of roads within the Tele constituency as well as the Tele Bridge...
‘Come clean on public service direction’
By Bongiwe Zihlangu MASERU — Prime Minister Thomas Thabane (pictured) has challenged Basotho to decide if they want a politicised or non-politicised public service “instead...