Former minister divorces
MASERU — Former trade minister Popane Lebesa’s 28-year marriage ended last week over a child he sired out of wedlock. Lebesa’s marriage to ’Mamoroke Lebesa,...
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And the nominees are . . .
THE red carpet has been rolled out for Scrutator’s 2011 Mediocrity Awards. Next week we reward the men and women who have struggled through thick...
Top lawyer fights to represent ABC
MASERU — Prominent lawyer, Haae Phoofolo, was on Sunday elected to be the All Basotho Convention (ABC)’s candidate for the Maseru Central constituency No 32...
Rogue police hitman arrested for murder
MASERU — A rogue police officer who shot and killed a 24-year-old man from Thaba-Tseka Bokong was arrested last Saturday. The officer confessed to the...
MP wants party boss grilled
MASERU — BNP leader Thesele ‘Maseribane must be prepared to undergo rigorous audit over how he handled party funds, the party’s former treasurer said this...
'Maseribane vows to punish party rebels
MASERU — Basotho National Party (BNP) leader, Thesele ‘Maseribane, says the party will punish leaders of a faction that claims to have formed an alliance...
Thakaso eyes parliamentary seat
MASERU — Mohau ‘Whitehorse’ Thakaso, a cntroversial businessman and sports personality, says he is going to stand as an independent in next year’s general election....
Lesotho teachers to hold elective conference
MASERU — The Lesotho Teachers Trade Unions (LTTU) will next month hold an elective congress that will look into teachers’ conditions of service in Lesotho....
No Xmas cheer for hard-pressed Basotho
MASERU — It is three days before Christmas but the mood doesn’t feel like it. There is an eerie silence enveloping Maseru. The usual hype...
New wood efficient fuel stove to help rural poor
MASERU — A new wood efficient fuel stove to assist rural communities with their heating needs while conserving wood was launched recently in Maseru. Known...
Heavy rains expected
MASERU — The Disaster Management Authority (DMA) has warned of heavy rains between this month and March. “We are expecting lots of rain and storms...
Random acts of kindness week
“If man really becomes human – not only in name but in reality – he will not need any rules. Very few people have realised...
Now, welcome to real people’s republics!
IF there was any fairness in the world, two countries would today cease to style themselves as “people’s republics”. These are the People’s Republic of...
Diamonds stolen
MASERU — About 1 000 rough diamond carats are alleged to have been stolen from Kolo Kimberlite project in Mafeteng, the Lesotho Times can reveal....
MPs walk out over NUL Bill
MASERU — Opposition MPs walked out of parliament in protest over the National University of Lesotho (Amendment) Bill 2011. The MPs said they felt “cheated...
Playing lotto with public funds
E ureka! This week Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili found his voice to condemn the rampant corruption that has engulfed this country like a cancer. Scrutator...
Drama in court as lawyer is jailed
MASERU — There was drama in the courtroom on Monday when a well-known lawyer was jailed for four days for contempt of court following a...
Local company sells shares
MASERU — Morou Development Limited, the company that owns Pioneer Shopping Mall, is selling shares to the public. According to the prospectus the public offer...
PM warns civil servants against corruption
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Monday warned civil servants to avoid corruption if they want to stay out of jail. Mosisili was speaking...
LCD ordered to hold special conference
MASERU — The Court of Appeal on Tuesday ordered the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to hold a special...
IMF gives Lesotho the thumbs up
MASERU — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to Lesotho has given the country the thumbs up over the way the government handled the Extended...
Couple faces assault charge
MASERU — A couple from Sehlabeng in Berea district appeared in the magistrate’s court on Monday to face charges of assaulting their neighbour. Motlalepula Leqala...
Police warn of bogus cops
MASERU — Police have warned the public of a gang of conmen masquerading as traffic police officers in Maseru. The gang is targeting pedestrians, the...
Time to remain true to our ideals
IT HAS been 26 years since December 9, 1985 the last occasion of a formal commemoration of the Maseru Massacre. The date also marks the...
The benefits of going green
THIS is one of those trends that we will look back at in 20 years time and wonder why we didn’t seize the business opportunities...
DRC not the only failed state?
SINCE its independence from Belgium in 1960 the Democratic Republic of the Congo has functioned spasmodically as a state. ))The number of people killed in...
‘Nobody deserves what they feel they have to fight for’
THE rule, according to Napoleon Hill, goes: “The world doesn’t pay you for what you know, but for what you do or induce others to...
Top job for crime suspect. Diplomatic posting questioned
MASERU — A senior official in the defence ministry who is facing charges of corruption was rewarded with a diplomatic post, parliament’s Public Accounts Committee...
Chief Justice to probe complaints against registrar
The decision to launch an investigation follows a heated meeting between the Chief Justice and the judges at his chambers last Friday. The meeting, which...
Law Society urges PM to probe graft in judiciary
MASERU — The Law Society of Lesotho has urged Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili to set up a tribunal to investigate serious allegations of corruption and...