Category : News

  Seithati Motšoeneng THE World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to maintain vigilance as COVID-19 continues to circulate worldwide, presenting ongoing challenges to public...

  —Pilots AFFLU Influenza Surveillance Platform LESOTHO has become the first nation in the WHO African Region to pilot the Afro Influenza (AFFLU) surveillance platform,...

  Moroke Sekoboto PRIME MINISTER Sam Matekane has called on wool and mohair farmers to ramp up production as part of efforts to strengthen Lesotho’s...

  —As the gross incompetence of the BDS department leads to incessant delays and budget overruns Mohloai Mpesi / Mohalenyane Phakela THE protracted construction of...

  …seeks to have proceedings scrapped Moorosi Tsiane IN a desperate bid to stop the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from questioning Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC)...

  As court throws out Tšukulu’s discharge bid Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Hlotse Police Station commander, Senior Superintendent (SSP) Thabo Tšukulu, has suffered a major setback after...

  …as company is accused of using outdated 2015 policy instead of the one updated in 2021 Mohloai Mpesi THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC)’s Acting Managing Director,...

  Moorosi Tsiane SUSPENDED Director of Pharmaceuticals in the Ministry of Health, Mamoeti Mphoso, has petitioned the High Court seeking to be reinstated to her post with...

  —Says gvt is developing a policy to address the problem Moroke Sebokoto Prime Minister Sam Matekane has acknowledged the youth unemployment crisis in Lesotho,...

  —Claims the ABC was better at tackling the problem Moroke Sekoboto ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Nkaku Kabi, has expressed grave concern over the...

  Moorosi Tsiane QUEEN Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) is facing a M4 million lawsuit from a Qacha’s Nek man over alleged negligence that led to...

  Leemisa Thuseho THE government has met the country’s diplomats accredited abroad to conscientize them on how it wants Lesotho’s foreign policy to better align...

…as SEFS sets aside over half a million to energize them Moroke Sekoboto THE Sasai Econet Financial Services (SEFS), a subsidiary of Econet Telecom Lesotho, has...

  Moroke Sekoboto THE Basotho Enterprises Development Corporation (BEDCO), Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) and Standard Lesotho Bank (SLB) have jointly launched the 2025 Bacha Entrepreneurship...

  Hopolang Mokhopi A 22-year-old man from Qoaling, Lehlohonolo Tsekoa, has been found guilty of operating his security company, Right Security, using unlicensed firearms. Tsekoa appeared...

  —But he remains optimistic about the potential success of Lesotho football  Leemisa Thuseho  LESOTHO Football Association (LeFA) president, Advocate Salemane Phafane, who recently put...

Kelvin Jakachira GOMA – The Alliance Fleuve Congo/M23 rebel movement controlling territory in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says a political solution is...

  —speaks to the Lesotho Times in rare interview AS Her Majesty Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso prepares to celebrate her 49th birthday on Monday, she...

  –to protect forensic auditors Mohloai Mpesi THE Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) has deployed soldiers to the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) to provide security for...

…as two textile giants mull shutdown over US tariffs Moorosi Tsiane LESOTHO’s once-thriving textile industry, long considered the backbone of the national economy, is now staring...

  Mohloai Mpesi THE upper house of Parliament, the Senate, has been accused of stalling the completion of the long delayed national reforms process. This is...

  …but trial stalls as he takes his fight to the Constitutional Court Hopolang Mokhopi DEPUTY Commissioner of Police (DCP), Sera Makharilele, has appeared before...

Refutes ‘claims’ his Cell Power owes LEC over M1 million Blames discrepancy on LEC’s “flawed systems” Mohloai Mpesi LIMPHO Tau, Minister in the Prime Minister’s...

  …after call from DC youth THE Ministry of Defence and National Security has revised the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) recruitment age limit, increasing it...

  Mohloai Mpesi  FIRED Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Tourism, Sports, Arts and Culture, Pokello Mahlomola, is seeking an audience with Prime Minister...

  Moorosi Tsiane  FORMER army commander, Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli, has admitted to ordering his troops to raid the police stations in Maseru on the...

  …as LHDA resumes Polihali construction works  Moorosi Tsiane  THE Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has completed M130 million worth of maintenance works on the...

  Mohloai Mpesi  THE parliamentary Natural Resources Cluster Committee chairperson, Moeketsi Motṧoane, has called on the government to generate sufficient electricity to meet national demand instead of relying...

  IN a heartfelt exclusive interview with the Lesotho Times this week, ahead of her 49th birthday, Her Majesty Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso expressed profound gratitude for her...