Man hangs himself after family dispute
MASERU – A 24-year-old man from Teyateyaneng allegedly hanged himself on Sunday following a family dispute, police said this week. Police spokesman Masupha Masupha said...
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‘Restructuring exercise at the root of NUL disturbances’
MASERU — The National University of Lesotho (NUL) is in chaos again. Teachers and researchers who went on strike on October 7 were last week...
Union presses minister to address crisis in education
MASERU — Congress of Lesotho Trade Unions (Coletu) members on Monday staged a sit-in at Education Minister ‘Mamphono Khaketla’s office to press her to address...
Workers win labour dispute
MASERU — A local textile company, Presitex Enterprise, has been ordered to pay 22 workers a total of M3 790.07 after they were laid off...
Institute of Accounting holds annual conference
MASERU — The Lesotho Institute of Accountants (LIA) says its annual conference is important as it affords local accountants a chance to look at the...
Thahane to launch LRA, business forum
MASERU — Finance Minister Timothy Thahane is today expected to officially launch the Lesotho Revenue Authority — Business Partnership Forum that seeks to boost cooperation...
We need fresh thinking on SA and Lesotho immigration crisis
TOO often we hear Basotho grumbling about the presence of Chinese nationals in Lesotho. They often accuse them of taking their businesses. This is because...
To be or not to be an entrepreneur?
“Failure is a part of the entrepreneurial process. It’s how we learn what works, what the market is interested in, what is possible. In the...
How God won in Africa
THERE is strife all over the world, some of it originating with the notion that there is a god who condones the murder of people...
Please have a little respect for women
HAVE you noticed how, when a couple announces they are getting married, we immediately — on cue — get those thought bubbles upside our heads...
Top judges fight
MASERU — Chief Justice Mahapela Lehohla and Court of Appeal President Michael Ramodibedi are locked in a bitter fight over who should be the head...
What Justice Lehohla told regional judges
MASERU — Chief Justice Mahapela Lehohla has never warmed up to the fact the government considers him junior to Court of Appeal President Justice Michael...
NUL shut down in fresh turmoil
ROMA — The National University of Lesotho (NUL) was yesterday shut down after non-academic staff joined the ongoing strike by lecturers and researchers. Last Friday...
BNP, businessman in row over property
MASERU — The Basotho National Party (BNP) is embroiled in a dispute with a local businessman over a commercial site in Mafeteng, the Lesotho Times...
Hospital turns away pregnant woman
MASERU — An expectant 24-year-old woman, ‘Metsana Rapotsane, was allegedly turned away by authorities at the new Tšepong Hospital when she went there to deliver...
MKM struggles to bury members
MASERU — MKM Burial Society is struggling to bury its members due to a crippling financial crisis, the Lesotho Times can reveal. Some members who...
LCD sweeps local government poll
MASERU — The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party registered a thumping victory in last week’s local government election winning 69 of the 77...
MKM battles to fend off liquidation
MASERU — MKM’s last stand for survival took off in the Court of Appeal yesterday with lawyers for the troubled company shying away from arguing...
Headmaster gets 6 years in jail
MASERU — A headmaster was on Tuesday sentenced to six years in jail for fatally shooting another man three years ago. Pitso Lipholo, 34, a...
Metolong signs new contract
MASERU — The Metolong Authority yesterday signed two contracts worth US$80.352 million (about M642 824 365) for the Downstream Conveyance System that will transport water...
Bankers fight fraud
MASERU –— The Bankers Association of Lesotho (BAL) on Thursday launched an aggressive awareness campaign to curb fraud. Mpho Vumbukani, who chairs the association, told...
Youths in Lesotho must take charge of political process
LAST week saw thousands of Basotho trekking to the polls to vote in the local government election. I consider the issue of voting in national...
A thought for rural women
“Would the world stand by if it were men who were dying just for completing their reproductive functions?” Migiro, UN deputy secretary general 2007 ...
Sata, Scott deserve success
MICHAEL Chilufya Sata was 27 years old when Northern Rhodesia became the independent Republic of Zambia on October 24, 1964. The republic’s first president, Kenneth...
Are ‘romantic’ things guys do really romantic?
I WATCH television a lot these days, believe me when I say a lot! And even though it is not exactly my topic for the...
Metsing snubs party meeting
MASERU — Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) secretary general Mothetjoa Metsing (pictured) last Thursday snubbed the party’s parliamentary caucus where he was set to be...
220 factory workers denied chance to vote
MAPUTSOE — Reflex Footwear Manufacturers denied its 220 workers their right to vote by forcing them to go to work during local government election on...
IEC struggles to release poll results
MASERU — Four days after the local government poll, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) was still struggling to release the final results triggering fears the...
Cheap, cheaper, cheapest
A PART from the sunshine and air we breathe nothing in this country is as cheap as the youths. Some crumbs, a bit of liquor...
BNP leader faces jail for contempt
MASERU — Basotho National Party (BNP) leader Thesele ‘Maseribane could be jailed for contempt of court for failing to convene a special conference in August....