‘Arrest Mosisili’
MASERU — Opposition parties say Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili and Parliament Speaker Ntlhoi Motsamai should be arrested and face trial for toppling the Lesotho Congress...
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DC bows to pressure, ditches cross, adopts pot
MASERU — The ruling Democratic Congress (DC) party this week bowed to pressure from the church when it ditched its symbol of the cross. The...
From the cross to the pot
S crutator didn’t know Christians in Lesotho, divided as they are, could form such a united front until the newly formed Democratic Congress (DC) tried...
‘A coalition of the wounded’
MASERU — The newly formed Democratic Congress (DC) is a coalition of the wounded who will find it difficult to garner votes in this year’s...
70-year-old granny dies in suspected ritual murder
MASERU — Police are investigating the death of a 78-year-old woman who they suspect was killed for ritual purposes. The woman’s mutilated body was found...
We do not recognise Mosisili, says opposition
MASERU — Opposition political parties on Tuesday told the Sadc Electoral Advisory Council (Seac) that they do not recognise Pakalitha Mosisili as Lesotho’s prime minister...
Sekoai lands deputy PS’ post
MASERU — Former High Court and Court of Appeal Registrar Mathato Sekoai has been appointed deputy principal secretary in the justice ministry. Magistrates who had...
Lesotho Steel Products scoops top quality award
MASERU — Lesotho Steel Products (LSP) was on Tuesday named the Southern African Company of the Year in a national quality competition run by the...
Bill gives greenlight for MPs’ pay review
MASERU — A Bill that seeks to allow MPs to be paid their salaries after the dissolution of parliament was unanimously passed on Tuesday. The...
Ethiopian denied citizenship over alleged human trafficking
MASERU — An Ethiopian refugee has been denied Lesotho citizenship after he was accused of human trafficking and money laundering, the Lesotho Times heard this...
Governor bemoans quality of business reporting
MASERU — Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) governor Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane has bemoaned the quality of business reporting in Lesotho. Matlanyane was speaking at a ceremony...
Nedbank donates M150 000 to Kick4Life
MASERU — Nedbank Lesotho last Tuesday handed over a M150 000 cheque to Kick4Life as part of its social responsibility programme. Speaking at the handover...
There is nothing evil in pursuing political dreams
IT is saddening to see the detachment of most people from national politics in Lesotho considering the significance of the role politics play in the...
Women’s role in consumerism
“Believing that you can do something to make things better, you do something, rather than nothing” — June Jordan It’s International Women’s Day today!...
Politicians and the eye of the needle
FROM Cape to Cairo, our ancestors must have known that obscene wealth was not right. So, they were not entirely amazed when the white missionaries...
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Angry MPs walk out
MASERU — Tempers flared and opposition MPs walked out of parliament yesterday as Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili garnered a simple majority to win a “confidence...
Lawyers boycott courts in solidarity
MASERU — The wheels of justice in Lesotho nearly ground to a halt this week after lawyers started boycotting the courts in solidarity with magistrates...
Unknown gunman shoots MP
MASERU — Opposition MP Molobeli Soulo escaped death by a whisker after he was shot and injured by an unknown gunman on Saturday night. He...
Mosisili says he quit with a heavy heart
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili says he resigned as leader of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy LCD) on Tuesday with a heavy heart. Mosisili...
Woman fired for criticising bosses
By Ntsebeng Motsoeli and Lineo Pene MASERU — Lerotholi Polytechnic has fired a junior employee who criticised the college’s bosses in a phone-in programme...
Police officers arrested for rape
MASERU — Two police officers were arrested last week for allegedly raping two women in Butha-Buthe. The women were stopped while walking in the wee...
M4.2 million uplift for Maseru Sun
MASERU – Maseru Sun Convention Centre is undergoing a R4.2 million refurbishment programme, the hotel has announced. Sun International Maseru marketing manager Clix Salman said...
Are women newsworthy?
“It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of...
New party takes over
MASERU — The Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) government collapsed yesterday in a palace coup masterminded by Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili. Mosisili’s move is reminiscent...
Who’s who in the Democratic Congress . . .
MASERU — Below we list the top leadership of the Democratic Congress, an offshoot of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy party. The members listed below...
Mosisili mulls retirement
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili yesterday said his days are numbered. He however said he still had another five years at the helm of...
Worry not DJ Waters
I T IS not surprising that the birth of the Democratic Congress (DC) and its ascendance to power has dominated the news this week. That...
Metsing accuses speaker of violating procedures
MASERU — Lesotho Congress for Democrcy (LCD) secretary general Mothetjoa Metsing yesterday accused Speaker of Parliament Ntlhoi Motsamai of violating parliamentary procedures when she stopped...
Formation of new party is good riddance, says Malie
MASERU — Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) stalwart Mpho Malie believes Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s decision to form the Democratic Congress (DC) and establish a...