Maile pledges future to Bantu
MASERU — Bantu’s defensive stalwart Tlali Maile has pledged his future to the Mafeteng side after his outstanding season was expected to attract bids from...
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Lesotho wins gold medals in junior championships
MASERU — Lesotho won five gold, two silver and four bronze medals at the Southern Region Junior Championships held in Mozambique last weekend. Mannini Pitso...
Mohapi faces bleak future
MASERU — Bafokeng Mohapi’s future as Bantu coach is in doubt after he missed eight of the team’s last eight games of the Vodacom Premier...
Matlama cap glamorous season
MASERU — The just-ended Vodacom Premier League season saw highs and lows, goals and misses. It also saw the return to local football of...
Thabane fumes
MASERU — All Basotho Convention (ABC) party leader Thomas Thabane (pictured) says last Saturday’s three by-elections in Hololo, Mpharane and Sebapala were not “free and...
PFD leader quits parliament
MASERU — The leader of the opposition Popular Front for Democracy (PFD) party, Lekhetho Rakuoane, last Friday quit parliament to focus on party business ahead...
Court ruling shocks Law Society
MASERU — The Law Society of Lesotho says it is surprised the High Court has dismissed its application to have the Director of Public Prosecutions...
Civic group blasts electoral body
MASERU — A local pro-democracy civic group has accused the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of failing to educate its polling officers and party agents about...
Leribe cop shoots wife during dispute
MASERU — A 31-year-old police officer from Leribe allegedly shot and killed his 28-year-old wife last week following a domestic dispute, police have said. Police...
Voter apathy hits opposition hard
MASERU — On the day the people of Sebapala, Mpharane and Hololo were expected to cast their ballots in droves they largely stayed at home....
Why LCD still holds sway
MASERU — Eleven star rallies in six months — that’s how aggressively the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party had campaigned in the by-elections in Hololo,...
FNB gives out World Cup tickets
MASERU — Eleven lucky First National Bank (FNB) account holders have won double tickets to watch a World Cup match in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on...
‘High production will boost Sacu revenue for Lesotho’
MASERU — Lesotho will have to increase its production capacity significantly if it wants to boost its share of Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) revenue,...
LCS blame refs for dismal run
MASERU — Three-time champions LCS have blamed referees for the team’s worst season in a decade. For the first time in 10 years, the correctional...
Matlama cap glamorous season
MASERU — The just-ended Vodacom Premier League season saw highs and lows, goals and misses. It also saw the return to local football of prodigies...
LMPS, LDF join top four
MASERU — For the first time in many years the final day of the season, Sunday, witnessed tension at both ends of the league table....
Diplomat roughs up court official
MASERU — A diplomat could find himself in trouble after he allegedly pushed and shoved a messenger of court who had come to his office...
Court to rule on DPP’s right to royal honour
MASERU — The High Court will deliver judgment tomorrow on an application in which the Law Society of Lesotho is challenging the conferment of the...
Warrant of arrest for fugitive
MASERU — A warrant of arrest has been issued for a suspected robber who skipped bail a few minutes before he was due to appear...
Opposition motion on land thrown out
MASERU — The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) MPs together with their National Independent Party (NIP) allies on Friday rejected a motion by the...
Minister defends youth project
MASERU — Youth Minister ’Mathabiso Lepono on Monday said the recently introduced national youth volunteer programme is above board rejecting opposition charges that the project...
Pastor dragged to court over unpaid loan
MASERU — A pastor of a local church has been accused of being a “crook” after he allegedly refused to repay a loan he got...
All talk, no substance in Hololo
HOLOLO — A rugged road. A clinic far from the people. Villagers ravaged by HIV and Aids. Rampant unemployment. Welcome to Hololo constituency, one of...
…but will LCD decision to field greenhorn backfire?
HOLOLO — There is something about the Hololo by-election that seems to bother the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party. To understand what’s really...
Election first:ABC poll observers accredited
MASERU — The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has for the first time accredited 66 opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC) party activists to observe this weekend’s...
LTDC to launch website
MASERU — The Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) is set to launch a website to help players in the tourism sector promote Lesotho on the...
DHL invests in e-commerce
MASERU — DHL Lesotho says it has invested heavily in new technologies to make shipping with the courier firm easier, faster and more convenient. In...
Football progress
MASERU — Premier League chairman Tlholo Letete says Lesotho is “50 percent” towards accomplishing the Mohale Declaration, a roadmap designed to turn local football professional...
Lesotho set to return to continental competition
MASERU — Lesotho is next year expected back in continental club competition after a two-year hiatus blamed on financial constraints and the lack of a...
League awards match to Majantja
MASERU — Yesteryear champions Majantja have been given a timely boost as they battle to avoid relegation from the Vodacom Premier League. The Mohale’s Hoek...