BNP fight gets ugly
MASERU — Basotho National Party (BNP) members who were fired from the party last week have said their expulsion was null and void insisting they...
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‘Lekhanya annointed Makoa’
MASERU — Basotho National Party (BNP) leader Metsing Lekhanya suggested as far back as 2007 that Professor Kopano Makoa could succeed him, an expelled party...
Corrupt cop escapes jail
MASERU — A former police superintendent escaped jail yesterday after he was slapped with a suspended term for soliciting a M1 000 bribe. Keletso Ramoeletsi,...
Top soldier snubs inquest
MASERU — A senior army officer who was on duty on the night of the April 22 attacks on Makoanyane military base and the prime...
COSC results out, pass rate slightly down
MASERU — The Ministry of Education and Training will release the 2009 Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) results today. Acting education minister Ralechate ‘Mokose told...
Senkatana set to elect new leadership
MASERU — Breakaway political party, Senkatana, will hold its first general conference to elect a substantive leadership in Maseru next Friday. Senkatana broke away from...
Soccer stadiums a ticking timebomb
MASERU — It was supposed to be the rebirth of Lesotho football, but 34 minutes into the second half of the Matlama versus Lioli encounter...
Mining giant signs new deal
MASERU — Mining giant, Kopane Diamond Developments, on Monday signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an unnamed company to develop the Liqhobong mining...
Spare parts push inflation
MASERU — Spare parts for personal vehicles helped push year-on-year inflation for December to 4.2 percent up from 4.1 percent in November. Figures released by...
Minister slams violence
MASERU — Sports Minister ‘Mathabiso Lepono has condemned the violence that erupted during the Vodacom Premier League match between Matlama and Lioli and prematurely ended...
Violence riles Vodacom Lesotho
MASERU — Vodacom Lesotho’s spokesperson Thabiso Mlungwane says the company, which sponsors league football in the country, is worried about its image after violence marred...
Bantu, Likhopo locked in transfer wrangle
MASERU — Likhopo are up in arms over the “irregular” transfer to another Premier League club of a youth international who has been training with...
Rovers undaunted by relegation threat
MASERU — Roma Rovers are not pressing the panic button yet despite languishing in the relegation zone with just three wins from their 15 matches...
Parties threaten election boycott
MASERU — Lesotho’s opposition leaders say they are considering boycotting the forthcoming local government elections if the government does not amend the Local Government Elections...
NUL professor could challenge Lekhanya
MASERU — A faction in the Basotho National Party (BNP) says it wants prominent political scholar Professor Kopano Makoa to challenge party leader Major General...
Cameras betray dumb crooks
MASERU — A petrol attendant at Excel Filling station along Pope John Paul II Road in Maseru must have thought he had hit a jackpot...
Referees boycott Majantja
MASERU — The Lesotho Referees Association (LRA) has threatened to continue boycotting football matches involving Majantja FC until the Premier League Management Committee addresses its...
HIV positive man convicted of rape
MASERU — When a woman is chased and stabbed with a knife, she cannot consent to sex even if she had undressed herself. This was...
Civil servants order bank to stop salary deductions
MASERU — Civil servants on Monday ordered a local commercial bank, Lesotho Standard Bank, to stop deducting money from their salaries on behalf of three...
Mosisili’s rich dream
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has reiterated his wish to see the creation of “many Basotho millionaires” to arrest the scourge of poverty and...
Post Bank introduces loan scheme
MASERU — Lesotho Post Bank has introduced a micro-financing scheme in a move the bank says will help alleviate poverty. The marketing director at Lesotho...
A four horse race?
MASERU — Last season when army side LDF opened an eight-point lead at the top of the league with a 2-0 win over Butha-Buthe Roses...
Ousted LSRC official speaks out
MASERU — Turbulence has been the name of the game for the Lesotho Sport and Recreation Commission (LSRC) over the past five months. In October...
Athletics season kicks off
MASERU — Lesotho’s athletics year will begin in earnest this Saturday when the Lesotho Senior Track and Field Events Championships are held at the Setsoto...
Fatere loses finger
MASERU — Popular jazz musician, Sechaba ‘Fatere’ Litabe (pictured), lost part of his right thumb after a firecracker exploded in his hand on New Year’s...
Law Society challenges DPP honour
MASERU — The Law Society of Lesotho has filed a notice at the High Court to challenge the appointment of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP),...
JC results out
MASERU — The 2009 Junior Certificate (JC) results are out. The Minister of Education and Training, Dr ‘Mphono Khaketla, announced at a press conference held...
Lerotholi plot escape
MASERU — A New Year brings with it new hopes, possibly new strategies and new football stars. After three weeks of slumber, the Vodacom Premier...
Judge recuses self in PC FM case
MASERU — A High Court judge has recused himself from a case involving People’s Choice FM’s top management, saying he personally knew both the applicant...
Another famo singer shot dead
MAFETENG — Popular famo artist, Tumelo Shea, 33, and his wife, Mmakananelo, 30, were murdered in their home in Makeneng in Mafeteng last weekend. The...