Category : News

…threaten to sue govt if it doesn’t meet their demands within a week Seithati Motsoeneng CIVIL servants have given the government a week’s ultimatum to...

Mohloai Mpesi A SENIOR police officer has been arrested after he was caught red handed accepting a bribe from a criminal suspect. The Lesotho Times understands the...

as M700 million is urgently required to address damage caused by heavy rains nationwide yet cabinet can only afford M125 million now says M2 billion...

Mathatisi Sebusi TWO government ministries have announced a major initiative to combat cervical cancer in women and girls. THE Ministry of Health, in partnership with...

… accuse the gvt of destroying their businesses Moroke Sekoboto LOCAL poultry farmers have accused the government of destroying their businesses by not fully lifting...

Mohloai Mpesi MOURNERS from different walks of life, especially the media fraternity, politics and civic organisations, gathered at Ha Majara in Berea on Saturday to...

… project aimed at improving investor perceptions of the country Mohloai Mpesi THE Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) is embarking on a project to try...

Moroke Sekoboto STADIUM Area legislator, ‘Mampho Tjabane, has reaffirmed her commitment to her constituency. She vowed that “unlike” her predecessors, she would keep the promises...

Staff Reporter In a dedicated effort to champion Basotho entrepreneurs and catalyze business growth, Standard Lesotho Bank is set to host the Scaled-Up Pitching Den,...

Mathatisi Sebusi THE World Food Program (WFP) has launched a program to feed 580 pre-schoolers in Mohale’s Hoek and Quthing for the next four years...

Mathatisi Sebusi THE World Food Program (WFP) has launched a program to feed 580 pre-schoolers in Mohale’s Hoek and Quthing for the next four years...

Mohloai Mpesi MINISTER of Natural Resources, Mohlomi Moleko, is steaming ahead with his vision to build a strong hydrogen economy in Lesotho to help alleviate...

Mohloai Mpesi MINISTER of Natural Resources, Mohlomi Moleko, is steaming ahead with his vision to build a strong hydrogen economy in Lesotho to help alleviate...

Tokelo Khausela THE Central Bank of Lesotho has kept the repo rate unchanged at 7.75 percent. The decision to keep the rate unchanged brings relief...

THE Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) area is nested within the Maloti Drakensberg Mountain range renowned regionally and internationally for its rich biodiversity and important...

…as his bodyguards get withdrawn again Mohloai Mpesi Democratic Congress (DC) leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, says the latest withdrawal of his bodyguards by the army will...

…as ‘Muela Hydropower Station faces temporary closure Leemisa Thuseho THE LESOTHO Electricity Company (LEC) says it is committed to ensuring the nation continues getting adequate electricity supplies when the ‘Muela Hydropower Station closes...

Leemisa Thuseho THE Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has planned a six-month total shutdown of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP)’s tunnel system which transfers water to South Africa. This is to enable the...

REVOLUTION for Prosperity (RFP) spokesperson, Mokhethi Shelile, has described opposition parliamentarians as a bunch of criminals working tirelessly to destabilise the government because they fear being rendered irrelevant...

BASOTHO National Party (BNP) leader, Machesetsa Mofomobe, says he has been harassed by state agencies in a long-drawn-out opposition-government power battle, because of his primary...

… after their tough ultimatum demanding a 25 percent wage hike deal by tomorrow Mathatisi Sebusi Minister of Public Services, Steven Mputi, says the government...

…as dept of transport stretches cabs (4+1) routes Seithati Mphatsoane   THE government’s decision to allow mini-cabs, popularly known as 4+1s, to operate beyond a...

Mathatisi Sebusi THE Department of Home Affairs remains uncertain as to when it will resume issuing passports. This despite its promise in November last year...

Tokelo Khausela THE government has rallied behind former Trade and Industry Minister, Joshua Setipa, who is currently vying for the position of secretary general of...

News that former Trade and Industry Minister, Joshua Setipa, is in the running to become the next secretary general of the Commonwealth should uplift us...

… as govt lifts SA chicken ban  Moroke Sekoboto THE government has lifted the ban on chicken imports from South Africa (SA) while also announcing...