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Mosisili survives coup attempt
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili (pictured) yesterday survived an attempt on his life by a group of heavily armed men believed to have been...
SA mine fires 230 Basotho
MASERU — About 230 Basotho migrant mine workers at Bambanani Gold Mine in Welkom, South Africa, have been dismissed following a work-related dispute. An official...
Fired mayor vows to fight back
MASERU — Former Maseru city council mayor, ‘Malijane Morahanye, is planning to sue the city council for unlawful dismissal, the Lesotho Times has learnt. Morahanye...
Man shoots wife dead at Good Times
MASERU — A former soldier with the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF), Motloang Molapo, allegedly shot and killed his wife at Good Times Cafe last Saturday...
Storm brewing in judiciary
MASERU — A serious conflict is brewing between judges and lawyers over a commission of inquiry set up by the Law Society of Lesotho to...
SADC condemns assassination attempt
JOHANNESBURG — President Kgalema Motlanthe condemned the assassination attempt on Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Wednesday. Mosisili survived an attempt on his life after...
Battle for the control of ABC women’s league
MASERU — There is a fierce battle for the control of the women’s league of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party ahead of its elective...
Tsuluba eyes ABC league’s top position
MASERU — There is a fierce battle for the control of the women’s league of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party ahead of its elective...
LRA in bid to boost services
MASERU — The Lesotho Revenue Authority’s Customs and Excise Division has launched a ‘time release study’ to improve the time it takes to clear goods...
Justice system not just
VERY often I hear some people say “there is no justice in law” in this country and I am tempted to entirely agree with them....
What’s erectile dysfunction?
The Doctor’s Corner IN the last three weeks we have been focusing on issues that affect women. Specifically, we have been focusing on “bleeding...
Revenge is a sweet cold dish
STEAMING IT OFF “KARMA! What goes around comes back around!” Those are my favourite words to “curse” a person with when they have done me...
Sekamaneng face the axe
MASERU — If Sekamaneng Young Stars fail to win this weekend they will be relegated from the Premier League. That’s the long and short of...
Lesotho Under-15s leave for Botswana tourney
MASERU — The national Under-15 team leave the country today for a five-nation tournament in Botswana this weekend. The tournament begins tomorrow and ends on...
Manonyane bounce back
MASERU — Manonyane FC has been resurrected from the dead after its controversial collapse in 1999. The Roma community plans to have Manonyane in the...
Golf cries out for mulligan
MASERU — While Angel Cabrera was gleefully adorning himself with “The Green Jacket” at the US Masters last week, the greens of the Chapman Golf...
MKM in hot soup
MASERU — It could be the end of the road for MKM after the Court of Appeal upheld an earlier High Court ruling which said...
Millenniun Goal investors set to get payout
MASERU — Investors in the troubled Millennium Goal Society are likely to get a portion of the money they invested in the company next month....
Health minister’s appeal dismissed
MASERU — The Court of Appeal of Lesotho has dismissed with costs an appeal against a High Court judgment that awarded damages to a woman...
Police officer’s plea against conviction flops
MASERU — A junior police officer’s appeal against conviction on sedition charges has failed after the Court of Appeal dismissed his plea. Mojalefa Phumane, together...
Shock Appeal Court sentence for murderer
MASERU — When the High Court slapped him with eight years in jail for murder, Serame Linake, thought the sentence was harsh. He appealed to...
Three bodies still missing
MAFETENG — The search is still on for three bodies of children who drowned after a car accident in Mafeteng in February. Eleven people died...
Revenue authority beats collection target
MASERU — The Lesotho Revenue Authority surpassed the government’s set targets for tax collection for the just ended financial year. The LRA exceeded the targets...
Man fatally stabs brother
BUTHA-BUTHE — A 21-year-old man from Sekubu in Butha-Buthe was last week arrested for stabbing and killing his 26-year-old brother, Lebona Letsatsi. The police public...
