Primary healthcare under threat
…as govt dismantles health facilities unit …living 1.3m Basotho at risk By Mohloai Mpesi THE health of more than 1.3 million Basotho, over half the...
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Food specialist warns against unsafe food handling
…as she urges Basotho to improve hygiene at funerals, gatherings By Rethabile Pitso FOOD mishandling could be contributing to a range of illnesses in communities....
Lesotho makes history
…as first country to validate Data Value Creation Blueprint By Seithati Mots’oeneng LESOTHO has become the first country in Africa to validate the Data Value...
Roads Directorate unveils first inclusive traffic signals
By Moroke Sekoboto THE Roads Directorate has upgraded traffic lights to include countdown timers and audible buzzers to help visually and hearing-impaired pedestrians cross roads...
RSL targets planting 24 000 trees
By Ithabeleng Qhasho REVENUE Services Lesotho (RSL) is targeting the planting of approximately 24 000 trees this year as it continues its campaign to contribute...
Gospel Alive unites Basotho in night of worship
By Ithabeleng Qhasho GOSPEL music lovers gathered at Maseru Club on Saturday for Gospel Alive, an evening of music, worship and celebration that continued into...
Crown seeks harsh punishment in Khetheng trial
…as it argues police officers made a mockery of the justice system By Moorosi Tsiane THE Crown has called for a harsh sentence against Senior...
PWDAC, Law Society sign MoU
…as gaps in justice system affect persons with disabilities By Ithabeleng Qhasho GAPS in Lesotho’s justice system continue to impede access to justice for persons...
ABC chair quits amid party disunity
By Mohloai Mpesi THE internal wrangles rocking the All Basotho Convention (ABC) have deepened, with the party’s chairman, Kemiso Mosenene, resigning from the National Executive...
Lekena daughters challenge Abubaker’s lease in court
..as property dispute dating back decades lands in the Leribe Magistrate Court By Kabelo Masoabi A LONG-RUNNING dispute over a commercial property in Hlotse has...
Econet expands affordable 5G access
…as it launches Prime Pro 5G smartphone at M3100 By Moroke Sekoboto TELECOMMUNICATIONS company, Econet Telecom Lesotho, has expanded its smartphone offering with the launch...
LIA, CHE sign MoU
…to strengthen accounting standards By Rethabile Pitso THE Lesotho Institute of Accountants (LIA) and the Council on Higher Education (CHE) have signed a Memorandum of...
Relief for livestock farmers
…as government partially lifts ban on livestock products imports By Moroke Sekoboto THE government has partially lifted its ban on livestock and meat imports from...
Justice Mokhesi warns security forces over extrajudicial killings
…as Sgt Moepi and Pvt Tikiso are sentenced to 20 years for 2017 triple murder By Moorosi Tsiane HIGH Court Judge Moroke Mokhesi has warned...
Killer Mabusane trial stalls
…as key witnesses disappear …Crown forced to turn to Interpol to secure South African witnesses By Moorosi Tsiane THE long-running trial of double-murder accused, Lefa...
Court hands Mosito keys to NUL
…as he assumes university’s leadership after court victory By Moorosi Tsiane PROFESSOR Kananelo Mosito this week took charge of the National University of Lesotho (NUL)...
Stone Shi pays farmers, reopens wool centre
By Moroke Sekoboto WOOL and mohair broker, Stone Shi, is reopening his Lesotho Wool Centre in Thaba Bosiu after he started repaying about M11 million...
Mokoko pursues bid to have RSL board jailed
By Moorosi Tsiane FIRED Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) Commissioner-General, Advocate ‘Mathabo Mokoko’s bid to have members of the RSL Board jailed for alleged contempt of...
Mob justice killers appeal life, 45-year sentences
…as they challenge convictions and punishment over witchcraft killings By Hopolang Mokhopi MATHATO Mafeisi and 10 other people convicted over the killings of members of...
Monapathi fights on
…as retired judge challenges ruling that his benefits must wait for 128 judgements By Moorosi Tsiane RETIRED High Court Judge Tšeliso Monapathi has taken his...
PS Tšoele in LDF tenders’ storm
…after “verbally” suspending procurement manager …and assuming the procurement functions himself Mohloai Mpesi DEFENCE and National Security Permanent Secretary, Mpopo Tšoele, has suspended the ministry’s Procurement Manager, Senate...
Life-Line pharmacy death mystery lands on DPP’s desk
…as police wrap up probe into former Lesotho Times production chief’s fatal pharmacy ordeal Moorosi Tsiane POLICE have completed investigations into the death of former...
MCC seeks move to new premises
…as escape route from M49m rent debt Makananelo Manamolela THE cash strapped Maseru City Council (MCC) is said to be considering a move to the Old Parliament Building in...
Madiba murder charges withdrawn over missing co-accused
Hopolang Mokhopi THE murder charges against Naledi Funeral Planners (Pty) Ltd founder and chairperson, Thabiso Madiba, have been withdrawn from the Maseru Magistrate’s Court because...
Monokoane berates politicians
…over empty campaign promises Mohloai Mpesi PEKA legislator, Mohopoli Monokoane, has accused politicians of “lying” to voters through empty campaign promises while communities continue to suffer...
Major reprieve for JudiCom boss
…as Court of Appeal grants Adv Chalatse leave to review 2022 judgment Hopolang Mokhopi THE Court of Appeal has granted Senior Judicial Commissioner, Advocate Rabuka...
Lekunya turns state witness in M109 million tender scam
…as he agrees to pay back M6 million Mohloai Mpesi DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) Member of Parliament for Mechachane, Jane Lekunya, has agreed to become a...
Hashatsi family finally breaks silence
…apologises to Basotho Moroke Sekoboto THE family of slain soldier, Colonel Tefo Hashatsi, has broken its silence over the insults and hurtful comments directed at...
Defence PS denies LDF role in Boloetse abduction
…as calls grow for impartial probe into alleged attack Ithabeleng Qhasho MINISTRY of Defence and National Security Permanent Secretary, Mpopo Tšoele, has distanced the Lesotho...
LEC suspensions: A costly limbo that must end
THE prolonged suspension of the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) executive management has reached a point where the government must decide what it wants to achieve...