Fraud in public service alarming, says Malebo
MASERU — Moeketse Malebo, the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, says he is shocked by the rate of theft and fraud in the civil...
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Judges want registrar out
MASERU — High Court judges have ganged up against the registrar of the High Court and Court of Appeal ’Mathato Sekoai and are pushing for...
LCD triumphs in local government election
MASERU — The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party romped home to victory in 10 of the 18 local council elections held last weekend....
LCD conference verdict set for next week
MASERU — The High Court will next Tuesday rule whether the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) should hold a leadership conference or not. Justice...
Beef consumers at risk
MASERU –— Beef consumers countrywide are at a high risk of buying contaminated meat after some cattle were stolen from South Africa last week and...
Varsity set to re-open
MASERU — The National University of Lesotho (NUL) will re-open on December 28 after a two-month break. In a statement NUL’s acting director of communications...
Results improved
MASERU — At least 6 920 students attained first class in the Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE) this year, Education Minister ‘Mamphono Khaketla said on...
Sacu members meet in Namibia
MASERU — The Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) council members are meeting in Namibia today to discuss the development of a regional industrial policy covering...
Ngakas do more harm in fight against Aids
I AM a concerned Mosotho woman who is neither a health specialist nor a health practitioner. I therefore invite opinions, comments and constructive criticism on...
The case for a basic income grant in Lesotho
SEVERE poverty and high unemployment in Lesotho threaten social stability and long-term growth prospects, underscoring the compelling need for social security reform. Recent research in...
Is social entrepreneurship the key to women’s challenges?
SOCIAL entrepreneurship is one of those terms which is gaining popularity in various media and it has been stretched to include all manner of charitable...
Turning sovereignty into a dirty word
THE sovereignty of a nation is almost sacrosanct. I say “almost” because there are leaders who have abused this status. In the most recent examples...
‘No pay increase for NUL lecturers’
MASERU — The government says there is no money to pay the 15 percent salary increase that striking National University of Lesotho (NUL) lecturers and...
2 soldiers shot dead
MASERU — Two Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) soldiers were shot dead on Tuesday morning while on duty at Health Minister Mphu Ramatlapeng’s residence in Maseru...
Envoy to SA calls for dual citizenship
MASERU — Lesotho’s envoy to South Africa is allegedly lobbying for dual citizenship for Basotho nationals in South Africa in a move that has angered...
Cowards in our midst
I N the United States they used to lynch black people. White men, especially the conservative ilk, were at the forefront of this barbaric habit....
LCD suspends polls in Qacha’s Nek
QACHA’S NEK — A primary election in which Local Government Minister Ponts’o Sekatle was supposed to face a fierce challenge from a former district administrator...
14-year-old jailed for raping toddlers
MASERU — A 14-year-old Leribe boy will spend the next six years in a juvenile centre after he was found guilty of raping two five-year-old...
Man kills girlfriend, buries her in garden
MASERU — He killed his girlfriend and buried her body in a garden. And for two weeks he claimed he knew nothing about her whereabouts....
Bill to control food quality
MASERU — The days of shops selling rotten and expired foodstuffs could soon be over after cabinet last week approved a bill that seeks to...
Chase for education loan defaulters begins
MASERU — The chase has begun. This week the National Manpower Development Secretariat (NMDS) began sending letters to employers in Lesotho asking them to submit...
Judge dismisses bank’s absolution case
MASERU — The High Court on Monday dismissed an application by First National Bank (FNB) to be absolved from a case in which a client...
Mosisili to launch 16 days Days of Activism campaign
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili is today expected to officially launch the start of the 16 days of activism against gender violence. The Ministry...
Cop sues for M450 000
MASERU — A police officer is suing the police commissioner for M450 000 after he was shot and seriously injured by the police during a...
More than half of Lesotho’s children live in poverty
MASERU — More than half of all children in Lesotho are living in absolute poverty. This is according to the latest figures released by the...
Standard Bank crowned the best investment bank
MASERU — Standard Bank has been named the best investment bank in Africa for 2011 in the EMEA Finance magazine awards. In a statement the...
World Bank funds water projects
MASERU — Lesotho and the World Bank last Thursday signed financing agreements worth US$23 million (about M189 million) for the Metolong Dam and Water Supply...
NMDS must find reasons why former students are defaulting
By Ma’eka Makôkô I READ with shock a story in the Lesotho Times recently that the National Manpower Development Secretariat (NMDS) is planning to chase...
Attack on journalists misguided and uncalled for
IT is every Mosotho’s democratic right to protest and voice their concerns on issues affecting them. This is exactly what the coalition of taxi operators,...
Good news for women in business
IN the Sunday Times edition of November 13, the American management guru Tom Peters stated that “the world has entered the age of Womenomics”. He...