Ethiopian denied citizenship over alleged human trafficking
MASERU — An Ethiopian refugee has been denied Lesotho citizenship after he was accused of human trafficking and money laundering, the Lesotho Times heard this...
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Governor bemoans quality of business reporting
MASERU — Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) governor Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane has bemoaned the quality of business reporting in Lesotho. Matlanyane was speaking at a ceremony...
Nedbank donates M150 000 to Kick4Life
MASERU — Nedbank Lesotho last Tuesday handed over a M150 000 cheque to Kick4Life as part of its social responsibility programme. Speaking at the handover...
There is nothing evil in pursuing political dreams
IT is saddening to see the detachment of most people from national politics in Lesotho considering the significance of the role politics play in the...
Women’s role in consumerism
“Believing that you can do something to make things better, you do something, rather than nothing” — June Jordan It’s International Women’s Day today!...
Politicians and the eye of the needle
FROM Cape to Cairo, our ancestors must have known that obscene wealth was not right. So, they were not entirely amazed when the white missionaries...
That while less familiar when careless alongside
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Angry MPs walk out
MASERU — Tempers flared and opposition MPs walked out of parliament yesterday as Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili garnered a simple majority to win a “confidence...
Lawyers boycott courts in solidarity
MASERU — The wheels of justice in Lesotho nearly ground to a halt this week after lawyers started boycotting the courts in solidarity with magistrates...
Unknown gunman shoots MP
MASERU — Opposition MP Molobeli Soulo escaped death by a whisker after he was shot and injured by an unknown gunman on Saturday night. He...
Mosisili says he quit with a heavy heart
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili says he resigned as leader of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy LCD) on Tuesday with a heavy heart. Mosisili...
Woman fired for criticising bosses
By Ntsebeng Motsoeli and Lineo Pene MASERU — Lerotholi Polytechnic has fired a junior employee who criticised the college’s bosses in a phone-in programme...
Police officers arrested for rape
MASERU — Two police officers were arrested last week for allegedly raping two women in Butha-Buthe. The women were stopped while walking in the wee...
M4.2 million uplift for Maseru Sun
MASERU – Maseru Sun Convention Centre is undergoing a R4.2 million refurbishment programme, the hotel has announced. Sun International Maseru marketing manager Clix Salman said...
Are women newsworthy?
“It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of...
New party takes over
MASERU — The Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) government collapsed yesterday in a palace coup masterminded by Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili. Mosisili’s move is reminiscent...
Who’s who in the Democratic Congress . . .
MASERU — Below we list the top leadership of the Democratic Congress, an offshoot of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy party. The members listed below...
Mosisili mulls retirement
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili yesterday said his days are numbered. He however said he still had another five years at the helm of...
Worry not DJ Waters
I T IS not surprising that the birth of the Democratic Congress (DC) and its ascendance to power has dominated the news this week. That...
Metsing accuses speaker of violating procedures
MASERU — Lesotho Congress for Democrcy (LCD) secretary general Mothetjoa Metsing yesterday accused Speaker of Parliament Ntlhoi Motsamai of violating parliamentary procedures when she stopped...
Formation of new party is good riddance, says Malie
MASERU — Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) stalwart Mpho Malie believes Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s decision to form the Democratic Congress (DC) and establish a...
The entrepreneur: Preparing for the next big novel idea
Technological breakthroughs, innovative thinking, tossing out the old for the new; this is the picture of the world of business as it stands today. The...
Buy yourself a paper doll
IN the 20th century, one of the best-selling singing groups was the African-American quartet, The Mills Brothers. Paper Doll was one of their many hits....
Factories face collapse
MASERU — Embattled China Garments Manufacturers (CGM)’s boss, Madhav Dalvi, yesterday pressed the panic button when he warned of a massive job carnage that he...
Chieftainship dispute thickens
MASERU — The ’Mamathe chieftainship dispute took a fresh twist yesterday after the Constitutional Court allowed Senate Masupha the right to intervene in an application...
Teacher arrested for trafficking students
MASERU –— A high school teacher in Lithabaneng has been arrested for allegedly trafficking three of her female students to Bloemfontein where they were forced...
Self-serving MPs
S CRUTATOR has never had any doubts that this Seventh Parliament whose end is nigh is teeming with rent-seeking, overrated blabbermouths and mere passengers whose...
CGM chief denies tax evasion claim
MASERU — China Garment Manufacturers (CGM) now claims the evidence showing it evaded tax and externalised millions of maloti from Lesotho is the work of...
College vows to expel students who took part in initiation ceremony
MASERU — Lerotholi Polytechnic Rector Tsietsi Lebakae yesterday said all students who took part in the initiation ceremony in which two students died earlier this...
MPs demand review of pensions, gratuities
MASERU — MPs last Friday brought parliamentary business to a halt after they demanded that Finance Minister Timothy Thahane should review their pensions and gratuity...