US Embassy donates fingerprint kits to police
Moroke Sekoboto UNITED States ambassador to Lesotho, Maria Brewer, says fostering better security relations between Lesotho and the US has been at the forefront of her...
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Cervical cancer kills 362 Basotho women annually
…as 771 897 teen and older women in Lesotho risk developing cancer at any given time Hopolang Mokhopi CERVICAL cancer ranks as the most ubiquitous...
Road Fund records revenue hike
Tokelo Khausela THE Road Fund increased revenue collection by about 19 percent in 2023 to a whooping M219 million. The remarkable revenue hike level was...
Early drug detection program kicks off
Seithati Motsoeneng AS Basotho youth alarmingly slip down the dark abyss of drug abuse, with teenagers and young adults living primarily in urban slums across...
Econet’s customer walks away with M150 000 cash price
Seithati Motsoeneng A MASERU resident from Masowe 2, Mammiki Khemise, has emerged as the lucky Econet Telecom Lesotho customer in the ‘Hoa Hlametseha’ competition after...
Local actors urged to embrace Sesotho
Tokelo Khausela SOUTH African veteran actor and Sesotho playwriter, Khotso Nkhatho, has urged Basotho in the film industry to be proud of their mother tongue,...
South Africa government must investigate, end energy crisis amid allegations of sabotage against the DA
Jacob Mbaye The unfolding narrative of South Africa’s electricity saga has taken a dramatic turn, with the ANC-led government facing piling pressure from opposition and...
Judge Mokhesi slams DPP
Moorosi Tsiane HIGH Court Judge, Moroke Mokhesi, has expressed disappointment over the manner in which Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Hlalefang Motinyane, was handling the...
RFP welcomes back expelled MP
… reunites with three other rebellious legislators Mohloai Mpesi IN an unexpected twist, expelled ruling Revolution for Prosperity (RFP)’s Abia constituency lawmaker, Thuso Makhalanyane, is...
Media critical for good governance: Sekhamane
Bongiwe Zihlangu SPEAKER of the National Assembly, Tlohang Sekhamane, has recognised the media as a critical cog in fostering good governance. As such it was...
Media must prioritise climate change reporting
…as MISA-Lesotho develops toolkit to aid media in reporting on the subject Mathatisi Sebusi. The media has been urged to prioritise reporting on climate...
Energy sector sabotage: Could the Democratic Alliance be involved in power outages in South Africa?
By Kamil Sokobavi One of the most pressing issues for the government and residents of South Africa in recent years has been the frequent interruptions...
Minister’s company defrauded of M1.8 million
Hopolang Mokhopi LOCAL Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police Minister Lebona Lephema’s private company has allegedly been defrauded of over M1.8 million by its two...
Molibeli sued for M8 million over man’s death
Moorosi Tsiane POLICE Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, has been slapped with an M8 million lawsuit by a Ha-Matala widow who claims her husband was killed by the...
BEDCO, LIA foster partnership to capacitate SMMEsBEDCO, LIA foster partnership to capacitate SMMEs
Moroke Sekoboto BASOTHO Enterprises Development Corporation (BEDCO) and the Lesotho Institutes of Accountants (LIA) have partnered to provide Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) with...
Chieftainess Bereng on a quest to fight cancer
…pledges 200k vaccines for adolescent girls Seithati Motseoneng THE Principal Chief of Phamong, Nthati Bereng, has pledged to secure at least 200 000 cervical cancer...
VCL donates c-pens to the visually impaired
Tokelo Khausela TELECOMMUNICATIONS giants, Vodacom Lesotho, through its charitable arm, Vodacom Foundation, has donated 50 smart pens to visually impaired students at St Catherine’s High...
Alliance insurance repays Basotho with various CSI projects
—as it celebrates three decades of existence Moroke Sekoboto ALLIANCE Insurance has committed to repaying Basotho for their loyalty to the company in its three...
‘ABC not joining gvt’ – Hlaele
Mohloai Mpesi ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) secretary-general, Lebohang Hlaele, has dismissed as baseless mounting speculation that his party is on the verge of joining Prime...
Kamoli plotted Mahao’s murder: Tšooana
—also blames Ramaphosa for the death Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Police Commissioner, Khothatso Tšooana, has accused former army commander Tlali Kamoli of directly masterminding the murder...
Reforms process in new confusion
—as conflicting statements issued on mediator Mohloai Mpesi & Bongiwe Zihlangu THE country’s protracted national reforms process is now mired in new confusion. Deputy Prime...
CBL speaks on cyber attack
Tokelo Khausela THE Central Bank of Lesotho was cyber-attacked by a group of cyber fraudsters, INC Ransomware, in December 2023 who demanded a ransom...
M12 million “stolen” from filling station
Moorosi Tsiane FUEL company, Main North 1 (PTY) LTD, has dragged its two former employees to court, demanding more than M12 million the duo allegedly...
Wasco dismisses Public Relations Manager
… while “ignoring” her sexual harassment case Mathatisi Sebusi THE Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO) has fired its Public Relations Manager, Lineo Moqasa, for allegedly...
More woes for fired WASCO manager
Mohalenyane Phakela FIRED Water and Sewage Company (WASCO) Public Relations Manager, Lineo Moqasa’s woes are mounting. After losing her job, she has been slapped with...
Pension Fund probe comes under spotlight
—clears Administrator of allegations of any criminal conduct By Special Correspondents South African law firm, Bowman Gilfillan Incorporated (Bowmans), has emerged as the institution appointed...
Gvt aims to raise M5 million in Back2School campaign
Seithati Motsoeneng THE government is expecting to raise M5 million from the corporate sector to support its Back2School drive intended to help vulnerable children in...
World Bank boss in Lesotho to assess projects
Tokelo Khausela The World Bank’s Regional Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, Victoria Kwakwa, was in Lesotho this week to assess progress in projects...
Lesotho has lost a patriot
… mourners eulogize former minister Monyake as a loving man Moroke Sekoboto Mourners at the memorial service of the former Justice and Correctional Services Minister,...
Kamoli denied bail again
Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Army boss, Tlali Kamoli, has been denied bail again by the High Court. Justice Charles Hungwe has thrown out Kamoli’s December...