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...
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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...
IMF approves US$8.6 million payout for Lesotho
By ’Mathabana Kotelo Maseru — The International Monetary Fund (IMF), yesterday announced an US$8.6 million (approximately M86.86 million) disbursement to Lesotho following completion and approval...
Should we dream of Afcon 2015
By Mikia Kalati Likuena on Sunday ended their 2014 World Cup qualifiers on a high note beating Sudan 3-1 in a victory described “as a...
Syria agrees to hand over control of chemical weapons
The Syrian government has accepted a Russian proposal to put its chemical weapons under international control to avoid a possible US military strike. Syria will...
Political will can save renal patients
ELSEWHERE in this edition we carry the story of a ’Matlokotsi Makoa whose plight should jolt the government into action. Makoa suffers from chronic renal...
How China fights graft . . .
IN the end, it depends on how you view corruption in high places. I refer here to the curious case of Bo Xilai, the former...
Pornographic images found on reed dance filmer’s cellphone, laptop
CELLPHONE controls during the reed dance will be discussed at a meeting between organisers and the Zulu Royal household. This after a 42-year-old man from...
‘I was forced to kill’
By Nat Molomo MASERU — A man convicted of killing Astoria Bakery managing director, Thabo Phohleli, says he was forced to commit the crime by...
Passport fees up
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — The government has increased passport fees by 300 percent, according to the government gazette. This follows the launch of electronic...
Luct denies ‘softening’ government
By Limpho Sello MASERU – Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (Luct) has denied using its cosy relationship with government to ride roughshod over court orders...
’Maseribane showing dictatory tendencies, claims ’Mokose
By Billy Ntaote Maseru — The main opposition Democratic Congress (DC) Secretary General Ralechate ’Mokose says the Basotho National Party (BNP) Thesele ’Maseribane’s threat to...
’Maseribane threatens to suspend councillors
By Billy Ntaote QUTHING — Basotho National Party (BNP) leader Thesele ’Maseribane has threatened to suspend community councillors for allegedly sabotaging government projects. ’Maseribane’s threat...
Shock and disbelief as grave is tampered with
By ’Mantoetse Maama and Ntsebeng Motsoeli BEREA — ’Maitumeleng Lethibelane is a shaken woman. Barely a month after she buried her 13-year-old daughter, the grave...
Boost for sex workers
By Ntsebeng Motsoeli MASERU — About 18 sex workers will receive funds from the Lesotho Planned Parenthood Association (LPPA) to start income generating projects. The...
Father tries to drown children
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — A desperate man from Motimposo went to Maqalika Dam on Monday night intending to drown his two sons after his...
Tourism celebrations to target herdboys
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — For years, numerous reports detailing the stoning of tourists by some herdboys in many parts of the country have become...
High maternal, child mortality rate attributed to poverty
By Limpho Sello MASERU — Mothers continue to die during child birth, with 1 155 per 100 000 deaths reported, according to the 2009 Demographic...
Renal patients give up as treatment costs bite
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — After living with high blood pressure for years nothing seemed worse than a lifetime of medication for ‘Matlokotsi Makoa (46)...
Corporate bicycle teams to compete
By ’Mathabana Kotelo MASERU — Lesotho Sky is set to host a cycling challenge for corporate workers at Maseru Mall tomorrow. The challenge, dubbed the...
‘Eye-Phone’ helps ailing Kenyans
Naivasha – Simon Kamau, 26, has been in almost constant pain since he was a playful 3-year-old and accidentally pierced his eye with a sharp...
Mswati declares Swaziland a ‘monarchial democracy’
Africa’s last absolute monarch King Mswati III has announced his tiny mountain kingdom has a new political system – a “monarchial democracy”. South African and...
Obama urges world support for strike
Damascus – US President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged world support for punitive strikes against Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons, while Damascus...
South African vehicle sales fall 0.3%
The industry association has said that sales unexpectedly dropped in August compared with figures from a year before. South African vehicle sales dropped unexpectedly in...
Syria: Russia sends missile cruiser to east Mediterranean
Russia has sent a missile cruiser to the east Mediterranean to take over the navy’s operations as the US prepares for possible strike in Syria....
Morija Arts and Cultural Festival roars into life
By Mohalenyane Phakela MASERU — The Morija Arts and Culture Festival was officially launched in Morija yesterday. The festival, which runs until October 6, will...
Mugabe’s last hurrah…
MOST Africans with an indefatigable interest in the political affairs of their continent will remember Margaret Dongo, a former Member of the Zimbabwean House of...
Not the sorry vehicle scheme yet again
By Mahao Mahao The political volcano that rumbled just prior to the 2007 national elections is beginning to show signs of activity again. A chapter...
Polygamy worst form of abuse
MASERU — Every day, we marvel at women’s power. We marvel at how they seem to endure the turbulences of life, never giving up. We...
Staff exodus hits Machabeng
By Caswell Tlali MASERU — Machabeng College has been rocked by massive resignations amid allegations of misappropriation of funds, racial tensions and pay squabbles. Machabeng...