Refs body promises security for officials
MASERU — The Lesotho Referees Association’s public relations officer, Rethusitsoe Lebaka, says he is confident the new Vodacom Premier League season will see no problems...
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Mine row deepens
MASERU — A local consortium has threatened to sue Natural Resources Minister Monyane Moleleki (pictured left) for allegedly elbowing the group out of the picture...
Lawyers sucked into PC FM war
MASERU — Three prominent lawyers are embroiled in a battle for control of People’s Choice FM (PC FM) radio station. Advocates Salemane Phafane and Thabo...
Station bosses to appear in court
MASERU — People’s Choice (PC) FM’s top brass is set to appear in the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday to answer fraud charges stemming from the...
IEC dismisses bias charge
MASERU — The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has rejected charges that it manipulated constituency boundaries in favour of the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD)...
Civic groups appeal to Zuma
MASERU — Lesotho’s civic groups yesterday appealed to South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma to ensure there is free movement between the two countries’ borders. The...
MPs want MKM bail-out
MASERU — Three MPs yesterday handed a petition to Finance Minister Timothy Thahane urging the government to bail out the beleaguered MKM. The MPs’ petition...
Pair convicted of kidnapping
MASERU — ‘Maselebalo Ntaolane, one of the two women charged with kidnapping a one-week-old baby, yesterday wept uncontrollably after she was convicted of a kidnapping...
Soldiers shoot suspected burglars
MASERU — A suspected burglar was shot dead last Friday after he was found in one of the offices at the finance ministry offices at...
Re-arrested fraud suspect in court
MASERU — A 53-year-old man has appeared in the High Court to face charges of defrauding the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) of M2.8 million....
Expert calls for change in governance
MASERU — Respected South African businessman Professor Mervyn King on Thursday said recent developments in the global business operations have called for a change in...
Mosisili opens new clinic
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Monday officially opened the new Domiciliary Clinic in Maseru which was funded by the United States development agency...
New club for Moletsane
MASERU — Lesotho international Bushy Moletsane has sealed a loan deal with yet another Botswana side. He has joined Premier League side Botswana Police XI...
Four athletes to take part in Singapore Games
MASERU — Lesotho will be part of the historic Youth Olympic Games starting in Singapore tomorrow. Four athletes — Tšehla Monethi, Mpho Moeti, Ntšeke Setho...
Makoanyane XI go through
MASERU — It was a sweet defeat. Lesotho’s Under-20 national side suffered a 1-2 defeat against South Africa in a CAF Under-20 Championship tie on...
Golden girl on top of the world
MASERU — She is on top of the sporting world. Two weeks ago she became only the second Lesotho national to win a medal at...
Parties attack IEC
MASERU — Opposition parties have accused the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of tinkering with the new electoral boundaries in its delimitation exercise in favour of...
Tšoaeli scoops gold in Nairobi
MASERU — Selloane Tšoaeli wrote her name into Lesotho’s sporting folklore when she won gold and bronze medals at the African Senior Championships in Nairobi,...
IEC redraws constituencies
MASERU — Two new constituencies have been formed, one has been dissolved while a number have been renamed or moved to other districts. These are...
FNB employees to repay fraud money
MASERU — Five employees of First National Bank (FNB) who are facing charges of defrauding a local garage of M216 000 yesterday agreed on a...
Lesotho acts to curb human trafficking
MASERU — The government of Lesotho is working on a new law to curb human trafficking, a serious crime that various international study reports have...
US envoy calls for tough act
MASERU — United States ambassador to Lesotho Robert Nolan says Lesotho should enact a comprehensive law prohibiting all forms of human trafficking. Nolan was addressing...
Judge lashes at crooked businessman
MASERU — A High Court judge on Tuesday lashed out at a furniture company boss for allegedly hiding behind three companies to avoid paying her...
Cop arrested for possession of dagga
MASERU — A senior police officer and four other suspects were last week nabbed for possession of marijuana. The five who are all aged between...
Irate man axes wife to death
BEREA — A 53-year-old man from Sefikeng in Berea last week axed his wife to death following a dispute over the cooking of sugar beans....
Lesotho economy set to grow
By Mpeshe Selebalo MASERU — Lesotho’s economy is on the recovery path in line with current global trends, a local economist has said. Sephooko Motelle,...
Textiles industry on recovery path
MASERU — At last there is good news for Lesotho’s embattled textiles and clothing sector. The sector which saw massive factory closures last year is...
Bomba is back
MASERU — Former senior national team coach Mahao “Bomba” Matete has been appointed technical adviser for Lesotho’s Under-17 team. Matete received his appointment letter from...
Rewrite history: Notši
MASERU — Lesotho’s under-20 coach Leslie Notši has called on his charges to “rewrite history” when they clash with South Africa in the second leg...
Boost for LDF
MASERU — Insurance firm Metropolitan Lesotho continued its support of local football by donating M40 000 worth of sporting equipment to Vodacom Premier League side...