Mabote bounces back in parliament
MASERU — Former health minister, Tefo Mabote (pictured below), was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on Monday after eight years in the political...
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‘Don’t pay this man’
MASERU — An opposition MP is up in arms against the government for continuing to pay former Lesotho national football team coach Zavisa Milosavljevic (pictured)...
Workers turn on liquidator
MASERU — The liquidator of a textile factory whose bankrupt Chinese owner fled the country three years ago, leaving 700 workers jobless, has come under...
Ex-cop sues employer over torture
MASERU — A lawyer representing former police officer Bokang Letele has asked the High Court to grant his client M3.6 million in damages after he...
Bantu face Linare
MASERU — On Saturday Bantu host Linare in a game between two of Lesotho’s oldest clubs. Mafeteng’s Bantu were Lesotho’s first mega-side to dominate football...
Hard times: Are things falling apart for Lioli?
MASERU — What a difference a couple of months makes. Just two months into the new season and Lioli are wobbling heavier than a punch-drunk...
Teyateyaneng man wins 27-year land battle
MASERU — The Ombudsman has recommended that a Teyateyaneng man whose land was taken by the government 27 years ago for a national project should...
Lawyer says cop shot suspect in self-defence
MASERU — A lawyer representing a police officer told the High Court on Tuesday that his client shot and killed an armed robbery suspect in...
Money lenders seek reprieve
MASERU — Three money lending institutions on Monday urged the High Court to allow them to continue deducting money from civil servants until the Appeal...
Students can think and act independently
Your home of growing up and learning How did it come to this? That basic rights have become objects of our yearning Freedom of expression...
Brewery to buy sorghum from local farmers
MASERU — Lesotho Brewing Company (LBC) says it has established a partnership to buy sorghum from local farmers in a move that will help farmers...
European Investment Bank assesses Metolong project
MASERU — A delegation from the European Investment Bank (EIB) was in Lesotho recently to carry out due diligence and appraisal of the Metolong Dam...
Hell hath no fury
Bacchus is well-acquainted with the saying “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” but he wants to believe that the story of Bla Thabo...
I am too young to go: PM
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili says he is too young to leave office. Mosisili, in power since 1998, says opposition leaders must instead relinquish...
Opposition leaders hit back
MASERU — Opposition leaders have reacted angrily to Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s attack, in which he called on opposition leaders to retire. Mosisili said he was...
‘Selling land as good as prostitution’
MOHALE’S HOEK — Main opposition leader Thomas Thabane says selling land to foreigners would be tantamount to prostitution. Thabane said the Land Bill (2009) which...
Premier League pickings get richer
MASERU — The 2009/10 Vodacom Premier League champions are set to receive M100 000 — an increase of M70 000 to last season’s winners’ purse....
Lefty back at Likhopo
MASERU — Likuena star Bokang Mothoana, popularly known as Lefty, has signed for Likhopo. The midfielder had been club-less since the start of the 2009/10...
Taxi operators’ secretary general faces axe
MASERU — Six taxi associations want the secretary-general of the Maseru Region Taxi Operators (MRTO) Bokang ‘Musa to step down. The associations — Maseru Stars,...
Clinics run out of vaccines
MASERU — Some clinics in Lesotho have run of DPT, a crucial vaccine used to protect young children against Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus (DPT) diseases,...
Taxi operator in court over student’s death
MASERU — A local taxi operator, Nkoli Malia, appeared in the High Court yesterday to answer a charge of murder. Malia is accused of fatally...
Hooker to spend two months in jail
MASERU — A prostitute who stoned a police vehicle in a fit of rage will spend the next two months in prison after she was...
Police officer runs amok
MASERU — A police officer who is suspected to have a mental illness went on a shooting spree along Kingsway Street near Queen Elizabeth II...
No flaws in government system
I WRITE in response to an article by Tsikoane Peshoane and published in the October 29-November 4 2009 edition of the Lesotho Times. I am...
Move to expand banking coverage among the poor
MASERU — Lesotho PostBank has joined hands with the World Savings Bank Institute (WSBI) to increase banking coverage among the poor. The WSBI is an...
Pick ‘n Pay set to open in Maseru
MASERU — Sam Mphana, the man who is jointly behind the new Pick ‘n Pay due to be opened in Maseru later this month, is...
Transfer squabbles threaten local footballers’ careers
MASERU — The Premier League is in the middle of two transfer wrangles that have stalled player’s promising careers. Joy midfielder Moli Lesesa, 26, and...
Maketela retains seat
MASERU — Long-serving Lesotho Athletics Amateur Association president, Justice Maketela, has been re-elected for another four-year term. Maketela — who has led the association since...
LMPS seek to turn fortunes around
MASERU — MGC Supa8 kings LMPS have the chance to bring their Premier League season back on track when they travel to Sebothoane to face...
SADC snubbed
Opposition refuses to meet high-powered delegation MASERU — Lesotho’s opposition parties on Monday rejected a proposal by SADC to convene an all-stakeholders’ meeting...