Category : News

Hopolang Mokhopi  THE Vodacom Lesotho Foundation (VLF) has reinforced its commitment to inclusive education with a M300,000 donation to the St Bernadette Resource Centre for...

. . . prepares to host regional roads fund bodies  Moroke Sekoboto  THE Road Fund is celebrating three decades of turning road user charges into...

  Makananelo Manamolela  STANDARD Lesotho Bank (SLB) has thrown its weight behind the 2025 edition of the Three Ranges Trail — an epic 14-day adventure...

  Moroke Sekoboto  FIFTY youths are currently undergoing training on business plan development and pitching skills after they were shortlisted for the 2025 Bacha Entrepreneurship...

Silence Charumbira As the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the United Nations in 2025, it has become increasingly clear that the current global governance...

. . . says it amended constitution “illegally”   Moorosi Tsiane The Law Society of Lesotho (LSL) has hauled Parliament before the Constitutional Court after accusing it of illegally amending the country’s...

  …..As DCEO fails to take Phakela to court after dramatic arrest —-While gvt  distances itself from the embarrassing debacle By Moorosi Tsiane After all...

  By Moorosi Tsiane The widow of assassinated former army commander, Maaparankoe Mahao, told the High Court on Tuesday this week that her husband’s pleas...

—move expected to help claimants in getting long overdue payments Mathatisi Sebusi THOUSANDS of eligible beneficiaries of ex-miners, who died after contracting tuberculosis (TB) and...

Basotho migrants in South Africa – without the requisite documentation to stay legally in that country- have faced different challenges including being denied access to...

 Rethabile Pitso BASOTHO women are undergoing unlicensed cosmetic procedures to enhance their physical appearance, sparking concerns among local health practitioners, who warn that the growing...

  By Hopolang Mokhopi Ts’otetsi Makhaba, 37, of Masowe I, appeared before the Maseru Magistrate’s Court facing charges of murder and attempted murder after allegedly...

Ithabeleng Qhasho THE much-anticipated 12th Annual Lesotho Wine Festival, proudly sponsored by FNB Lesotho, is set to return this year with a refreshed experience at...

  Moroke Sekoboto PETROLEUM Fund earlier this week donated chairs, whiteboards, markers, and charts to Leratong Primary School in Mafeteng as part of the Petroleum...

  …who really runs the project?  Mohloai Mpesi  A storm is brewing over Lesotho’s residence permit system amid revelations that the company awarded the lucrative contract...

  …as its property faces auction over M7 million tax debt  Mathatisi Sebusi  THE Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) is locked in talks with the...

  Moorosi Tsiane  THE battle for control of Sekhametsi Investment Consortium (SMIC) has taken a dramatic turn, with some shareholders now seeking to recover M25...

…bemoans being “persecuted” by the police  Mohloai Mpesi  A Berea businessman and owner of Molisa-ea-Molemo FM, Obed Makhatseane, who has been listed by the Lesotho Mounted Police Service...

…as she completes her four-year diplomatic journey in the Kingdom  European Union (EU) Ambassador, Paola Amadei, arrived in Maseru in 2021 to take over the...

  . . . but shrinking donor support stifles programmes She-Hive, a non-profit, non-partisan, and non-governmental organisation, continues to empower victims of Gender-Based Violence (GBV)...

Moroke Sekoboto TELECOMMUNICATIONS powerhouse, Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL), has launched its third Econet Expo, showcasing cutting-edge solutions designed to advance national development and improve everyday...

  The Lesotho Minister of Natural Resources, Honourable Mohlomi Moleko, and the South African Minister of Water and Sanitation, Honourable Pemmy Majodina, undertook a joint...

  . . . says Law Society has no legal standing to challenge his decision Moorosi Tsiane PRIME Minister, Sam Matekane, has hit back at...

  . . . slapped with show cause letter to explain why he should not be fired  …..Move comes after an inquiry chastised Nkalala as “unfit”...

  Moroke Sekoboto TELECOMMUNICATIONS powerhouse and leading digital services provider, Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL), will host the Econet Expo 2025, the nation’s premier digital innovation...

  . . . slapped with show cause letter to explain why he should not be fired …..Move comes after an inquiry chastised Nkalala as “unfit”...

  …as audit of tax authority reveals financial discrepancies …But RSL questions audit procedure, mulls court challenge Mohloai Mpesi THE Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) is embroiled in a...

  …family mourns his passing Hopolang Mokhopi PROMINENT lawyer and statesman, Advocate Haae Edward Phoofolo KC, has passed away at the age of 78 after...

  Mathatisi Sebusi THE government stands accused of misleading the Southern African Development Community (SADC) into removing Lesotho from the Organ Troika’s agenda during the...

  …tried to coerce LEC customer into M59k fraud Hopolang Mokhopi A 44-year-old man, Mokhethoa Koekoetle, this week appeared before the Maseru Magistrate Court facing...