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…but opposition parties demand their sacking   Mohloai Mpesi  A heated wrangle has erupted between incumbent Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Commissioners and political parties over the Commissioners’...

By Staff Reporter   This past Friday, the parade ground at Makoanyane Barracks in Maseru was not simply a stage for military drills but a witness...

. . . as retired Justice Monapathi sues Chief Justice   . . . describes treatment as “forced labour”  Moorosi Tsiane  A fierce and unprecedented legal...

  …as suspended Murenzi’s fate remains unclear   …2016 Lesotho Times’ editor shooting case affected  Hopolang Mokhopi  SEVERAL criminal cases pending before suspended Senior Resident Magistrate,...

  …as Motinyane battles suspension  Moorosi Tsiane  SENIOR Prosecutor in the Ministry of Law and Justice, Advocate Lehlanako Mofilikoane, has been appointed Acting Director of...

. . . MPs question LEGCO posts and salaries  . . . Want the company dismantled and started afresh  Mohloai Mpesi  TEMPERS flared in Parliament...

. . . as PAC slams fast-track Christmas Eve approval   . . . fears eerie similarities to the Frazer Solar fiasco  Mohloai Mpesi  THE Lesotho...

Moorosi Tsiane  A massive regional water infrastructure project that could transform Southern Africa’s water and energy landscape is gaining momentum, with the construction of the...

  …rolls out outreach programme to ease compensation   Moroke Sekoboto  THE Tshiamiso Trust will roll out an outreach campaign to bring services closer to former...

  …accuses them of conspiring to frame his clients for murder  Moorosi Tsiane  PROMINENT lawyer, Advocate Christopher Lephuthing, has launched a blistering attack on Deputy...

  …lawyer argues posting suspects’ images is unconstitutional  Moorosi Tsiane  PROMINENT lawyer, Advocate Lemohang Nzuzi, has dragged the Commissioner of Police, Borotho Matsoso, to court...

  Moroke Sekoboto MOTORISTS can now enjoy significantly improved traffic flow in and out of Maseru via Kofi Annan Road (A7), following the official opening...

  …as Lipholo suffers bail setback Moorosi Tsiane PRIME Minister Sam Matekane has issued a stern warning against actions that threaten national security, citing the...

  Hopolang Mokhopi The future of financial technology (FinTech) in Africa depends on stronger collaboration between governments, the private sector, and local innovators, prominent industry...

Hopolang Mokhopi THE Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Sports, Arts and Culture, has launched the Tourism Sector Accreditation...

. . . AfDB’s latest report on Lesotho advises Mohloai Mpesi POLITICAL instability and the politicisation of security institutions have been identified as the major...

  Moroke Sekoboto  HIS Majesty King Letsie III has paid tribute to the late former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Police,...

…says suspension of Motinyane is “unconstitutional”  Moorosi Tsiane  THE Law Society of Lesotho (LSL) has escalated its fight to have the Director of Public Prosecutions...

Hopolang Mokhopi  TŠEPO Lipholo, the 51-year-old leader of the Basotho Covenant Movement (BCM), has been taken into custody and charged with sedition.  He appeared before...

Moorosi Tsiane  THE Minister of Law and Justice, Richard Ramoeletsi, has hailed the launch of the Index of the Laws of Lesotho (1800–2024) as a...

…Mohobo tipped to take over  Mohloai Mpesi/Hopolang Mokhopi  THE Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander, Lieutenant General Mojalefa Letsoela, will retire from the military on 30 August...

  . . . Union fumes over diverted salaries, pay cuts  . . . 400 sent on forced leave  Moorosi Tsiane  MOTHAE Mine, owned by...

Mohloai Mpesi  DEPUTY Prime Minister Nthomeng Majara has declared a State of Disaster to tackle Lesotho’s soaring youth unemployment rate.  Ms Majara made the declaration...

  …says Lesotho aims to turn natural resources into engines of economic development  Leemisa Thuseho  HIS Majesty King Letsie III has called for the urgent...

  Mohloai Mpesi THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) owes the Lesotho Electricity Generation Company (LEGCO) over M70 million, Parliament has heard. LEC Managing Director, Nathaniel...

  Mohloai Mpesi SOLDIERS deployed to Mokota-koti in Hleoheng, Leribe, to curb rampant livestock theft and other crimes, are accused of wrecking marriages instead of...

…slams Magistrate Letsika for “unlawful” remand Moorosi Tsiane EMBATTLED Basotho Covenant Movement (BCM) leader, Reverend Tšepo Lipholo, is not backing down in his bid for...

. . . as economic growth slows . . . public spending remains unsustainable Moroke Sekoboto AMIDST rife unemployment in Lesotho, the International Monetary Fund...

  Moroke Sekoboto THE Road Fund has handed over the Automated Traffic Justice System (ATJS) to the justice sector, comprising the Judiciary, the Lesotho Mounted...

  … Law Society challenge deferred to 4 August Moorosi Tsiane THE Prime Minister’s suspension of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Hlalefang Motinyane, marks...