New media policy on cards
MASERU — Communications Minister Mothetjoa Metsing yesterday said the government is committed to transforming the media sector in line with international trends. Speaking at a...
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Resolve PR seats dispute through talks
AS I SEE IT THE leader of the main opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC) party, Thomas Thabane, must be a broken man. Thabane was...
Back to the drawing board for opposition parties
NATIONAL AGENDA THE spectacular failure of the stay- way this week is a clear indication that the opposition is losing its grip in Maseru....
Business can help solve our political problems
I WRITE in response to an article which appeared in last week’s issue of the Lesotho Times headlined, Taxi operators worry over stay-away impact. Members...
CGM delays re-opening
MASERU — China Garment Manufacturers (CGM) says it has delayed re-opening one of its factories due to a serious shortage of skilled labour. CGM was...
Lewis Stores donates furniture to SOS
MASERU — Lewis Stores, one of the country’s biggest furniture chain stores, last week donated furniture worth M100 000 to the SOS children’s village....
That croc you saw has long vanished
STEAMING IT OFF I AM among the millions of public transport users of this beautiful country. And boy do we suffer! Your first worry,...
Which bar animal are you?
BOTTOMS UP WITH BACCHUS HAVE you ever wondered why a nightclub is sometimes called a watering hole? If you thought it was simply because...
Delivery by caesarian section
DOCTOR’S CORNER GIVING birth through caesarean section has become popular nowadays. More and more babies are being born through this method as more women...
Lioli land Rovers star
MASERU — League champions Lioli have completed the signing of Roma Rovers forward Seenyane Nthejane for a club record fee of M6 000. The deal...
ABC activists arrested . . . As tensions simmer ahead of stayaway
MASERU –– The indefinite stayaway might be pencilled for Monday but the fight has already started. The government says the security forces are on high-alert....
Taxi operators worry over stay-away impact
MASERU — Taxi operators are worried the stay-away called by the opposition might not only cost them thousands of maloti in revenue but their vehicles...
LCD lashes out at opposition over Masire’s report
MASERU — The Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) national executive committee has lashed out at the opposition for capitalising on the Sir Ketumile Masire’s report...
Mosisili hits back at Thabane
MOHALE’S HOEK –– Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili last Sunday told ruling party supporters in Mohale’s Hoek to ignore next week’s stay-away that has been called...
Nurses’ strike looms at Queen Elizabeth II
MASERU –– Nurses at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital are set to down tools in protest over poor pay and working conditions. Sources at the hospital...
Opposition takes to streets
MASERU — A group of about 100 opposition supporters yesterday marched in the streets of Maseru and handed a petition to the Independent Electoral Commission...
Suspended top cop not yet off the hook
MASERU — Suspended deputy police commissioner Motsotuoa Ntaote is not yet off the hook despite his acquittal on fraud charges last month. The state has...
Man accused of killing pregnant wife
MAFETENG — A 30-year-old man from Likhoele Ha Lempetje in Mafeteng was arrested this week for allegedly killing his pregnant wife. Mafeteng Criminal Investigation Division...
Villagers, miner on warpath
MAFETENG –– Battle lines are drawn between villagers and a diamond mining firm at Ha-Petlane in Kolo about 60 kilometres south of the capital Maseru....
Deputy PM sucked into tree-felling row
MAFETENG –– Deputy Prime Minister Lesao Lehohla has been drawn into a tree felling dispute pitting a businessman in Mafeteng against a principal chief in...
Trade preferences vital for vulnerable countries
AS I SEE IT AN article written by Rosa Whitaker which appeared in the South African newspaper, Business Day, was headlined: US must resist...
More traffic lights needed
TRAVELLING through the main street of Maseru on a Friday is heartbreaking. It shows very clearly that Kingsway Street is not enough to contain the...
Free Trade Agreement to benefit Lesotho: minister
MASERU — The trade agreement between the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and the European Free Trade Area (EFTA) will help member countries like Lesotho...
Nedbank gives M30 000 to Queen’s trust fund
MASERU — Nedbank Lesotho donated M30 000 and four computers to the Queen’s National Trust Fund at the Royal Palace in Maseru last Friday. The...
The clear winner
BOTTOMS UP WITH BACCHUS DURING our time at the college of intoxication and merry-making, it was every initiate’s all-time favorite pastime to extol the...
I’ve counted sheep, still I can’t sleep
STEAMING IT OFF I HAVE been having trouble sleeping. Serious trouble! This problem is not necessarily a new thing or even a phenomenon as...
Swine influenza
DOCTOR’S CORNER SWINE flu has been a popular topic of discussion and concern in our communities and many questions have been asked about the...
Vodacom Cup: Lessons for Lesotho
MASERU – On Saturday South Africa’s Kaizer Chiefs beat England’s Manchester City (the world’s richest club) 1-0 at Pretoria’s Loftus Versfeld Stadium to win the...
LSRC joins HIV fight
MASERU –– With a prevalence rate of 23.2 percent, Lesotho is one of the countries most affected by HIV and Aids in the world. It...
Teachers attend coaching course
MASERU –– Primary School Teachers from around Maseru are attending a Level 1 football coaching course at Bambatha. The course began on Monday and will...