Police officer commits suicide
MASERU –– A 29-year-old police officer, Trooper Sehloho Raphael Lepelesana, died last Saturday after he allegedly drank poison. Police spokesman Senior Superintendent Mpota Nthako confirmed...
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That shrinking, sinking feeling
MASERU –– ‘Maseteta Mabeta stands next to a heap of maize, all that she harvested this year. Mabeta is from Motloheloa, a farming village in...
137 Basotho ‘miners’ detained in SA
WELKOM — At least 137 Basotho are still locked up in South African jails after they were arrested for illegal mining activities, the Lesotho Times...
Stop abusing youths
AS I SEE IT I GREW up in a family of die-hard supporters of the congress movement. I owe my political consciousness to my late...
Let love into your heart
STEAMING IT OFF I ONCE told you I am in love with myself. I still am. I am so totally in love with myself...
Nephews and weddings
Since as long as 2 000 years ago, when a great man turned gallons of water into wine, the issue of beverages at marriage ceremonies...
Accountants weigh in on IFMIS debate
MASERU –– Lesotho Institute of Accountants (LIA) technical manager Moahloli Mphaka says the benefits of the government’s new financial system can only be realised through...
Matlama fate hangs in the balance
MASERU –– Matlama might not take part in this season’s Buddie Premier League. Despite the final registration deadline passing on Monday, Tse Putsoa were still...
Goal-starved fans eye Vodacom action
MASERU –– When the 2009 Vodacom Soccer Spectacular finally kicks off in October there’s little doubt the nation’s eyes will be glued on the tournament....
Likuena battle Malaysia
MASERU – Lesotho will play Malaysia in an international friendly on September 11. Next week’s match is another away fixture for Likuena after recent road...
Six sue for ‘torture’
MASERU — Six men from Leribe are suing Police Commissioner ’Malejaka Letooane (pictured) for M590 000 for injuries they allegedly suffered when they were brutally...
ABC youth battle hots up
MASERU –– Pitso Maisa, the interim youth president of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party, will have to battle it out with Libe Moremoholo at...
Civil servants, treasury on collision course
MASERU – The deputy attorney general Tsebang Putsoane has been roped into the ongoing fight between civil servants and money lenders over loan payments. More...
Lawyer wants police boss jailed
MASERU –Prominent lawyer Haae Phoofolo wants Police Commissioner Malejaka Letooane behind bars. Letooane was convicted of contempt of court last week and sentenced to six...
Students end strike as NMDS bows to pressure
MASERU –– A strike called by National University of Lesotho (NUL) students ended yesterday after the National Manpower Developmental Secretariat (NMDS) paid their loans. The...
Polytechnic slapped with M80 000 fine
MASERU –– The Labour Appeal Court (LAC) has fined Lerotholi Polytechnic College and its director M80 000 for contempt of court after they failed to...
Mine workers threaten to strike
MASERU — Employees of Matekane Mining Investment Company (MMIC) a company sub-contracted by Lets’eng Diamond at its mine in Mokhotlong are planning to down tools...
Thirsty in a land famed for water
MASERU –– The small stream that has provided water to the people of Tsénola’s village for a long time has run dry. For years this...
Make facilities accessible to people with disabilities
AS I SEE IT ISSUES of disability will always be with us and it is within our interest as society to embrace this reality....
Improve local stadiums
WE want to congratulate Vodacom Lesotho for unveiling a whopping M1 million sponsorship deal for a local football tournament. The telecommunications giant on Tuesday said...
Don’t blame it on the alcohol
Yours truly had a hearty laugh this week when he read about the US man who was arrested at a grocery store after workers found...
Taole’s magic put to the test
MASERU –– As far as dreadful beginnings to a league campaign go Matlama’s start to last season was an absolute horror movie. By December Tse...
…as Matlama star player eyes move
MASERU –– Matlama have a tough job on their hands if they plan to hold on to their star defender, Nkau Lerotholi. The Lesotho international...
Lifeline for COSAFA Cup
MASERU –– The COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup is back on. Last week the Lesotho Times reported that the tournament had been shelved after prospective hosts...
LCS get Champions League slot
MASERU –– The conundrum over who will represent Lesotho in next year’s CAF Champions League is virtually over, the Lesotho Times can reveal. LCS have...
Top cop faces jail
MASERU — Police Commissioner ‘Malejaka Letooane (pictured) was this week sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court. The shock judgment was delivered...
High Court judge blasts lawyers
MASERU — High Court judge Thamsanqa Nomncongo this week lashed out at crown and defence lawyers for delaying proceedings in the trial of eight police...
65 lawyers barred from practice
MASERU — The Law Society of Lesotho has banned 65 lawyers from practising for failing to pay their annual subscription fees to the organisation. The...
Commission in bid to absolve itself from mess over PR seats
MASERU — The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) last night tried to distance itself from the mess surrounding the allocation of proportional representation seats, sources who...
Fahhida loses labour court appeal
MASERU –– The Labour Appeal Court on Monday ordered Fahhida Cash & Carry to pay M405 000 to a group of former workers who were...