Analyst slams ‘weak judiciary’
MASERU — A sociology lecturer at the National University of Lesotho (NUL), Dr ‘Makhotsang Phokojoe, has blamed a “weak judiciary” for the increasing cases of...
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Scorned suitor stabs woman
LERIBE — A 26-year-old woman from Pitseng in Leribe was stabbed to death last Friday after she allegedly rejected a man’s love proposal. Police spokesman...
Media policy awaits cabinet approval
MASERU — Cabinet has still not approved the draft media policy for Lesotho four months after the policy was unveiled to the media. Communications Minister...
Man denied bail after jail escape
MASERU — A 29-year-old man from Mphaki in Quthing who is charged with the theft of motor vehicle parts was on Tuesday denied bail by...
Land Bill suspicious
I AM totally distraught by the proposed Lesotho Land Bill 2009 which is currently before parliament. I think it is important for us as a...
Institute secures World Bank grant
MASERU — The Lesotho Institute of Accountants (LIA) says it has secured US$435 000 from the World Bank to help improve accounting standards in the...
LCS’ failing tactics
MASERU — As football becomes more tactical than technical, it is safe to say the pioneers of strategic discipline in Lesotho football are LCS. Previously,...
2010 highlights
MASERU — 2010 brings with it a bumper year of sporting action. The Lesotho Times takes a look at some of the highlights of a...
‘Chief Justice must go now’
MASERU — The Law Society of Lesotho wants Chief Justice Mahapela Lehohla removed for appointing an acting judge that the society had ordered lawyers to...
Army chief speaks on attacks
MASERU — The commander of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Major General Thuso Motanyane has said the April 22 attacks on the State House and...
Hundreds return home
MASERU — It is 10am and the Maseru Bridge is congested; both human and vehicular traffic choke the country’s major border post. On a Wednesday,...
Christmas shoppers in last-minute rush
MASERU — The city was swarming with last-minute shoppers yesterday ahead of the festive holiday. Shop assistants could be seen battling to clear long, winding...
Blue Ribbon employees in court over theft
MASERU — Two Blue Ribbon employees on Tuesday appeared in the Maseru Magistrate Court facing charges of theft by false pretence. Motheo Mohasisa (44) from...
‘Killing was self defence’
MASERU — The murder trial of a police officer accused of shooting a suspected armed robber 14 years ago, continued in the Lesotho High Court...
Commissioners appeal verdict
MASERU — The 13 sports commissioners fired by government two months ago have taken their case to the Court of Appeal, challenging last month’s High...
LCT gears up for 2010
MASERU — Accommodation providers in five districts have been identified for pre-grading assessment next month, the Lesotho Council for Tourism (LCT) has said. An independent...
The year 2009 in football
MASERU — The year 2009 was one full of drama for domestic football and the Lesotho Times takes a look at some of the most...
1 200 fired over Christmas party
MASERU — A local garment factory that makes top American designer labels — Gap and Levi’s — this week dismissed its entire workforce of over...
LHWP boss still free despite ruling
MASERU — A former government official convicted of corruption is still a free man — a week after he was sentenced to 10 years in...
Bantu shock LCS
MASERU — The unpredictable nature of this Vodacom Premiership season continued at the weekend. Certainly, few could have predicted Bantu would thump LCS 4-0 in...
Lawyers snub ‘old’ judge
MASERU — The Law Society of Lesotho (LSL) wants all lawyers to boycott a former chief justice who has been temporarily re-hired by the state...
US agency speaks out on Land Bill
MASERU — The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) says if the controversial Land Bill is not passed into law it will have to withdraw USUS$20.5 million...
Mafeteng men fight over mall
MAFETENG — The son of a former government minister is embroiled in a bitter dispute with a popular businessman, Ashraf Abubaker, over the ownership of...
Smart coordination to save lives
I have served my country around the world as a career diplomat for 33 years now. I’ve seen firsthand what successful cooperation among governments and...
Nedbank opens another branch
MASERU — Nedbank Lesotho yesterday unveiled its latest branch at the Pioneer Shopping Mall in Maseru — the financial institution’s eighth branch in the country....
No takers for Lesotho
MASERU — With the 2010 Fifa World Cup only 175 days away, Lesotho is yet to secure a national team to camp in the country...
Teams brace for last games of 2009
MASERU — Lesotho’s topflight takes its final bow for 2009 this weekend with two full rounds of fixtures. In the pick of Saturday’s matches, league...
LSRC to elect fresh executive
MASERU — The Lesotho Sports and Recreation Commission will hold elections for a new executive, next month. The polls, set for January 9, come two...
Sex scandal rocks college
MASERU — A senior lecturer at Lerotholi Polytechnic says she was fired from her job last month after she turned down the college rector’s love...
Wife rapes husband
MASERU — A Maseru woman, ‘Malerato Masoabi, was yesterday slapped with a three-year jail sentence for raping her husband. This is the first time that...