Category : News

  Hopolang Mokhopi YOUTH empowerment efforts in Mokhotlong received a major boost this week following the handover of computers and free internet connectivity to the...

Mohloai Mpesi THE National University of Lesotho (NUL) is facing severe infrastructural decay that threatens the safety of students, parliament has been told. The university, widely...

Mohloai Mpesi THE protracted National Reforms have suffered yet another setback after it emerged that no budget has been allocated to advance the process in...

…says they are dilapidated and expensive to maintain …while generating a mere M307 000 in rent Moroke Sekoboto THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International...

…imposes nationwide restrictions Makananelo Manamolela THE Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition has launched Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) containment measures, including restrictions on the...

…as nanny and lover stand trial for murdering him Moorosi Tsiane A chilling silence hung over the courtroom as a 16-year-old boy from Ha-Leqele relived the...

…strengthens disaster preparedness and response Moroke Sekoboto IN response to an increasingly unpredictable climate, the Disaster Management Authority (DMA) is stepping up efforts to build...

…over M50 million rent debt  ‘Makananelo Manamolela  THE embattled Maseru City Council (MCC) has once again been plunged into financial turmoil, this time over a staggering M50 million...

…as DCEO vows to decisively combat rampant graft this year  Mohloai Mpesi  THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) says it has reached a breaking...

Mohloai Mpesi  LEADER of the opposition, Mathibeli Mokhothu, has asked Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to probe government’s utilisation of the Contingencies Fund, citing what he describes as...

…vows resilience amid levy and illicit trade pressures …speaks on breathalysers donated to police THE newly appointed Managing Director of Maluti Mountain Brewery (MMB), Mapeete...

Moorosi Tsiane THE High Court has heard chilling testimony detailing the final moments of former Disaster Management Authority (DMA) boss, Makhotso Mahosi, who was brutally...

…Lesotho to receive 6 000 doses of lenacapavir Moroke Sekoboto LESOTHO will receive 6 000 doses of the HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir from the United States...

Kabelo Masoabi PROCEEDINGS in the High Court’s Northern Division took a dramatic turn this week as defence counsel launched a sharp attack on the conduct...

…but sentence is conditionally suspended pending restitution Kabelo Masoabi THE High Court has sentenced Kopano Masimole to 10 years’ imprisonment for the 2019 killing of 25-year-old Molemo...

…as court dismisses fraud case against him .. but fines him M20 for being in Lesotho illegally Kabelo Masoabi A South African man, Guy David Gibbons, has been...

Hopolang Mokhopi  TWO men accused of separate murders have been remanded in custody by the Maseru Magistrate’s Court.  Magistrate Lebusa Tšosane ordered that Mafa Khutlane (60) of Sehlabanyaneng, Tšenola, remain in custody...

Makananelo Manamolela  STANDARD Lesotho Bank (SLB) has signed a sponsorship agreement with the Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC), committing M60 000 towards supporting a Botha-Bothe-based content...

Hopolang Mokhopi  TEN correctional officers charged with the murder of an inmate who allegedly attempted to escape from a correctional facility are expected to return to work after being granted...

Rangelands and wetlands are the ecological backbone of highland economies. They deliver essential ecosystem services: water, food, carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation and flood regulation. Rangelands—spanning vast tracts...

Mohloai Mpesi MINISTER of Public Works and Transport, Matjato Moteane, has been accused of being part of the scheme which committed Sekhametsi Investment Consortium (SMIC)...

Moorosi Tsiane THE Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) command has issued a stern warning to police officers against associating with known criminals, declaring such conduct...

Rethabile Pitso BEREA police are under investigation following the death of 34-year-old Poulo Ramangoaela of Ha Mohatlane in police custody. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Dr Mahlape Morai, has...

Hopolang Mokhopi THE outgoing Director of Elections at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Mpaiphele Maqutu, has been charged with corruption in connection with the procurement...

…as High Court judge sends clear warning to GBV perpetrators Hopolang Mokhopi THE High Court has sentenced former police officer, Jeremia Sekhoola, to 40 years’...