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Econet launches improved voice calls technology

Lesotho TimesOctober 5, 2024October 5, 2024

by Lesotho TimesOctober 5, 2024October 5, 20240302

Staff Reporter TELECOMMUNCATIONS powerhouse, Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL), has once again demonstrated its commitment to transforming communication across Lesotho with the introduction of Voice over...

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Petroleum Fund, LMPS join forces to fight crime

Lesotho TimesOctober 5, 2024

by Lesotho TimesOctober 5, 20240392

Mohloai Mpesi THE Petroleum Fund and the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) have joined forces to combat criminal activities that continue to intensify within...

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Matekane praises Prince Harry

Lesotho TimesOctober 5, 2024

by Lesotho TimesOctober 5, 20240353

…as the Duke of Sussex visits Lesotho Moroke Sekoboto PRIME Minister Sam Matekane has commended Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, for his long-standing dedication...

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LTDC marks tourism day with Sani Top herd boys

Lesotho TimesOctober 5, 2024

by Lesotho TimesOctober 5, 20242 278

Seithati Motšoeneng THE Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) commemorated World Tourism Day with Sani Top herd boys as a way of acknowledging the crucial role they...

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Basotho anticipate Starlink launch in Lesotho

Lesotho TimesSeptember 24, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 24, 20241949

Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s meeting this week with billionaire, Elon Musk, has thrown Basotho into a frenzy, in anticipation of Starlink’s launch in Lesotho....

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Exposed: M109m fraud at agric ministry

Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 2024September 21, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 2024September 21, 20240493

Mohalenyane Phakela A WEB of corruption and fraud, worth a whopping M109 million, involving tenders for the purchase of agricultural inputs has been unearthed...

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LEC in M700m debt

Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 2024September 21, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 2024September 21, 20240367

…As energy minister warns of possible loadshedding Moorosi Tsiane MINISTER of Energy, Professor Nqosa Mahao, has disclosed that the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) is in financial dire straits primarily due to “mismanagement” by its Board of...

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Order no blank cheque for brutality – Matekane

Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 20240296

Mohloai Mpesi PRIME Minister Sam Matekane says when he ordered the army to fight and uproot crime in Lesotho, it was not a blank cheque...

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PM allays fears over passports, IDs

Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 20241406

…confirms gvt has cut ties with NIKUV Mohloai Mpesi PRIME Minister Sam Matekane has assured the nation that his government is working hard to overcome...

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Gvt halts redeployments at NSS

Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 20240298

Staff Reporters THE government has intervened to halt the redeployment of 16 officers at the National Security Service (NSS) as it seemingly moves to...

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When the army, police go rogue

Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 20240317

…a victim’s harrowing tale of torture Mohloai Mpesi / Moorosi Tsiane IN yet another harrowing incident, Mosa Motaung of Ha-Motjoka, Teyateyaneng, in Berea district, narrowly...

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‘We don’t need debt relief’ – Matlanyane

Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 20240378

Mohloai Mpesi MINISTER of Finance and Development Planning, Retṧelisitsoe Matlanyane, says that Lesotho is “safe” and does not need relief from the burden of external...

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Repressive cybercrime law poses grave threat to Lesotho’s fragile democracy

Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 20240335

Herbert Moyo Daily Maverick NO amount of sugar coating can disguise the fact that the Lesotho Computer Crimes and Cyber Security Bill is designed to...

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Mpotjoane meets new head of World Bank in Lesotho

Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 20240271

Letsatsi Selikoe THE World Bank has appointed Dinara Djoldosheva as the new Lesotho Country Director mandated to bolster economic development in this Kingdom. Dr Djoldosheva...

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Econet awards Moshoeshoe I scholarships

Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 20240324

Seithati Motsoeneng TELECOMMUNICATIONS powerhouse, Econet Telecom Lesotho, through its social responsibility arm, the HigherLife Foundation, has awarded 10 prestigious Moshoeshoe I Scholarships to young Basotho...

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RSL capacitates media on border management operations

Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 20240342

Moroke Sekoboto THE Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) has briefed the media on its border management operations intended to maximise the collection of taxes. During an...

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Metropolitan introduces affordable healthcare for all Basotho

Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 20241429

Letsatsi Selikoe THE health insurance leader, Metropolitan Health Lesotho, has reaffirmed their commitment to insure Basotho’s lives at affordable prices. Therefore, Metropolitan Health introduced Health4Me...

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IMF urges govt to manage revenues properly

Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 21, 20240267

Letsatsi Selikoe THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for urgent reforms to Lesotho’s public financial management (PFM) systems to prevent the mismanagement of new revenues. In...

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Sefalana injects M30k in dog show

Lesotho TimesSeptember 20, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 20, 20240348

Moroke Sekoboto WHOLESALERS, Sefalana Cash and Carry, hosted a dog show to promote proper pet nutrition and give back to loyal customers who purchase the Montego pet food. Sefalana...

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All set for exquisite Wine Festival

Lesotho TimesSeptember 20, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 20, 20240302

Moroke Sekoboto THE 11th edition of the annual Lesotho Wine Festival, the premier wine and tourism event in the country, is set to take place...

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LDF actions spark outrage, fear across nation

Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 20240338

as army confirms killing two civilians in violent raid while “brutalized” civilians file M50 million maloti civil suits Mohloai Mpesi FEAR and anger are now...

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Akani gets bloody nose

Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 20240343

—As South Africa’s top court rules that it paid bribes to get mandate to administer a multi-billion maloti pension fund in that country By Investigations...

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Army faces M10m lawsuit

Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 20240350

…for allegedly torturing civilians Moorosi Tsiane THE ongoing Lesotho Defence Force (LDF)’s ‘Operation Hard Fist’ aimed at confiscating illegal firearms across the country has yielded...

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MEC’s Mohatonyane new envoy to Belgium

Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 20240782

Mohloai Mpesi MOVEMENT for Economic Change (MEC) proportional representation (PR) legislator, ‘Mantoetse Mohatonyane, is Lesotho’s new ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium. Ms Mohatonyane presented...

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Molibeli abusing courts to try and silence media – lawyer

Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 20240259

Moorosi Tsiane PROMINENT lawyer Neil Fraser has condemned former Commissioner of Police, Holomo Molibeli’s, relentless attempts to have the Lesotho Times shut down as a blatant effort to silence the media. Attorney Fraser,...

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Army ops a ‘violation of human rights’

Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 20241305

Moroke Sekoboto THE involvement of the military in civilian law enforcement raises significant human rights concerns, particularly regarding the use of force and the treatment...

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Shelile speaks on M1 billion CGM fraud,

Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 20240421

…As gvt re-opens textile giant Staff Reporter MINISTER of Trade, Industry, and Business Development, Mokhethi Shelile, has lauded the reopening of textile giant CGM Group...

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‘Terrorism financing a new challenge’- DCEO

Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 20240252

Mohloai Mpesi LESOTHO could be facing a new threat of terrorism financing due to endemic corruption and money laundering in the country.  It would, therefore,...

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Ex-miners claim they are being short-changed in compensation process

Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 20240343

Mathatisi Sebusi FORMER mine workers who contracted silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) while working in South African mines allege that the Tshiamiso Trust, which is mandated...

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RSL launches digital PAYE system

Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 2024

by Lesotho TimesSeptember 16, 20240332

Letsatsi Selikoe IN a significant move towards digitalization of its revenue collection systems, the Revenue Service Lesotho (RSL) launched the Automatic Compliance Project (ACP) yesterday aimed...