Lefa, PSI launch tournament for lower leagues
MASERU — The Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) together with Population Services International (PSI) on Monday launched the New Start District Soccer Tournament. PSI is bankrolling...
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Stars thump Ajax
BETHLEHEM — Free State Stars striker Noah Chivuta was thrilled with his double against Ajax Cape Town which halted his side’s losing streak on Saturday....
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illegal investment scheme exposed
MASERU — A financial services company that was fined for being dishonest about its operations and had its licence renewal application rejected by the Central...
CBL rejects MKM bailout proposals
MASERU — The Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) rejected two proposals by MKM that the company had suggested to get out of its mess, Finance...
Tax dodging firms in trouble
MASERU — The government is planning a mass deregistration of companies that do not file their annual tax returns, the Lesotho Times can reveal. The...
Form A student fatally stabbed
MASERU — A 19-year-old student from Phomolong LEC Secondary School in Sekamaneng died last Wednesday after he was stabbed with a knife by a fellow...
New union for lecturers
MASERU — Lecturers and non-academic staff from the country’s tertiary institutions this week launched a new union to promote the rights of academic staff. The...
Parly to control Auditor-General
MASERU — The National Assembly on Monday passed a motion that seeks to make the office of the Auditor-General answerable to parliament. The Auditor-General’s office...
Labour Appeal Court to decide on Letšeng
MASERU — The Labour Appeal Court will tomorrow rule whether it has jurisdiction to hear a contempt of court case brought by a former employee...
Law Society report under threat
MASERU — The integrity of a report commissioned by the Law Society of Lesotho to investigate the state of the judiciary is in danger. That...
Murder suspect turns into crown witness
MASERU — A 23-year-old Berea man is temporarily off the hook after the prosecution yesterday withdrew charges of murder filed against him. Tlohang Lekhanya was...
Economic integration needs full ministry
THE government seems to be having enormous challenges regarding the issue of integrating economic policy between its different ministries. The Ministry of Trade, Industry, Co-operatives...
Closing down private schools misguided
I WISH to comment on your last week’s lead story on the closure of illegal schools operating in Lesotho. I hope my comments will serve...
The real meaning of Public Service Day
THE Public Service Day, which was celebrated on October 29, should be an opportunity for public servants such as police officers, soldiers and health workers...
Lesotho in property boom
MASERU — Lesotho’s property market is booming with new projects sprouting around the capital Maseru. Property developers who spoke to the Lesotho Times this week...
Mothae reports ‘encouraging’ first year
MASERU — Mothae Diamond Mine says it has so far recovered 2 101.72 carats since operations resumed last June. The 2 101.72 carats were recovered...
CEO slams Lefa
MASERU — The Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) chief executive officer, Mofihli Makoele, says there are serious administrative flaws within the football association. Makoele, who assumed...
Lioli earn fat cheque
MASERU — Lioli Football Club on Tuesday received a whopping M400 000 cheque from their sponsors Alliance Insurance. Lioli signed a sponsorship deal with Alliance...
Lesotho athletes rule Soweto race
MASERU — Local athletes, Lebenya Nkoka and Mamoroallo Tjoka, are M100 000 richer after they won the Soweto Marathon in the men and women’s categories...
Tabola wins Qwaqwa races
QWAQWA – The Tabola Primary School athletics team received an early Christmas present after it won the 2010 Qwaqwa Cross-Country Development Races last Saturday. The...
Lefa trains coaches
MASERU — The Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) is holding a coaching clinic for 28 local coaches in an attempt to professionalise the domestic game. The...
Bogus schools to close down
MASERU — The government will shut down bogus and unregistered private schools at the end of this month, the Lesotho Times can reveal. The clampdown...
CBL governor sued over deal
MASERU — Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) governor Moeketsi Senaoana is being sued by his brother-in-law over a car loan deal that went sour, the...
ABC: things falling apart
MASERU — The haggling and bitter infighting within the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party sounds a death knell for the opposition party, analysts have warned....
Minister sues defunct newspaper
MASERU — Local Government Minister Pontso Sekatle is suing the defunct Voice of Free Democrats newspaper for M800 000 for defamation. The partisan newspaper was...
Duped police ‘recruits’ report for duty
MASERU — Four women who were allegedly recruited by a bogus employment agent received the shock of their lives this week when they reported for...
Speaker snubs Thabane
MASERU — The Speaker of the National Assembly Nthloi Motsamai has rejected a request by Thomas Thabane to replace his constituency secretary. A constituency secretary...
Serial rapist faces life term
MASERU — A 34-year-old serial rapist from Mohale’s Hoek could face life in jail for raping a minor seven months ago. Bereng Moshoeshoe was convicted...