Youth leagues demand urgent NMDS probe
MASERU — The youth wings of the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) and the main opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC) have demanded an urgent...
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Boy (10) killed over theft
BUTHA-BUTHE — Likhapha Lelosa, 21, is still in shock after her only brother, Tankiso, was clobbered to death with a knobkerrie two weeks ago. Ten-year-old...
Vodacom Spectacular set for gripping climax
MASERU — It was probably the draw that everyone wanted to see as the M1 million Vodacom Soccer Spectacular reaches its climax. Matlama will face...
Guns, knives as villages clash over livestock
HA-RAMAKABATANE — At least two men were admitted in hospital with serious injuries while four, including a two-year-old toddler, sustained minor wounds after Ha-Nqosa villagers...
King’s aide sues for unpaid leave days
MASERU — The senior private secretary to King Letsie III has taken the government to court demanding payment for the leave days he accumulated when...
Ministry weighs in on taxi war
MASERU — The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has told rebellious affiliates of the Maseru Region Taxi Operators (MRTO) to accept the association’s new...
Lesotho Sun Hotel re-opens after facelift
MASERU — Lesotho Sun Hotel and Casino last Friday re-opened to the public after six months of refurbishment that gobbled up M140 million. Sun International...
SMEs adopt international financial standard
MASERU — The introduction of the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) will help most businesses in the country to...
Lioli manager charged over alleged assault
MASERU — Morija police have opened an assault case against Lioli communications and marketing manager Moeketsi Pitso. Pitso is alleged to have attacked Likhopo team...
CAF road closed
MASERU –— Lioli have accepted they will not be competing in the CAF Champions League next year. After months of wrangling, the Lesotho Football Association...
Knives out for Lefa boss
MASERU — The Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) is under pressure from stakeholders who are calling for the immediate suspension of vice-president and Premier League chairman...
Migraine headaches in children
DO children get headaches? The answer is yes. About four out of five children sometimes have a headache. The most common cause is a viral...
Four men ‘raped’
MOHALE — An instructor at a top security company, BB Alert Security, was arrested on Monday for allegedly sodomising trainee guards at the company’s training...
US agency accused of imposing Land Bill
MASERU — Youths from opposition political parties in Lesotho have accused a United States agency for poverty reduction of setting the controversial Land Bill 2009...
Money lenders application thrown out
MASERU — High Court Judge Ts´eliso Monaphathi on Tuesday dismissed an application for a stay of execution by money lenders in yet another blow for...
Mosisili’s gripe with Thaba-Tseka voters
THABA-TSEKA — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Sunday defended his government’s record in steering development in rural districts. Mosisili was addressing about 2 000 ruling...
Senators throw weight behind corporal punishment
MASERU — Several members of the Senate on Tuesday objected to a section of the Education Bill which seeks to abolish corporal punishment in schools....
Seema is back
MASERU — Lesotho international and Orlando Pirates skipper Lehlohonolo Seema is back in the fold after more than three months on the sidelines through injury....
Ombudsman breathes fire
MASERU — The Ombudsman, Sekara Mafisa, has lashed out at the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) for being callous and insensitive after it refused to...
Army commander sued for M216 000 over ‘shooting’
MASERU — A Ha-Mabote man is claiming M216 000 from the commander of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) for damages and emotional shock he claims...
Mall set to open next week
MASERU — Pioneer Mall will open to the public on Wednesday next week. The mall will have 55 shops with Pick ’n Pay which will...
Mediators missing one huge step
THE church-driven mediation in Lesotho’s political crisis has been dragging on for months now with no solution in sight. Bishop Philip Mokuku, who was appointed...
From lecturer to businessman
MASERU — When 74-year-old Frank Baffoe swapped the university lecture hall for the cut-throat world of business 25 years ago, his friends in academic circles...
Lioli warm up to league battle
MASERU — Four teams go into the weekend matches to make a date with destiny. By Saturday evening, the first two sides in this year’s...
Matlama find magic touch once again
MASERU — When Matlama spent the off-season embroiled in boardroom turmoil, it was reasonable to assume this would be another season of misery for the...
Missing the mountains
ACHE! Being big has always had its advantages as well as disadvantages. But when I changed continents I was rather excited that I was at...
Fainting
FAINTING is a sudden and brief loss of consciousness. It is a symptom of an inadequate supply of oxygen and other nutrients to the brain,...
Fracas prompts quit threat
MASERU — A training ground incident with a gun-toting man has left Matlama coach Ntebele Taole contemplating quitting. Taole has been widely credited with engineering...
Students’ money vanishes
BLOEMFONTEIN — Hundreds of Basotho students studying in South Africa are stranded after millions of Maloti meant for their rentals mysteriously vanished. The money —...
SA deports 150 Basotho
MASERU — Over 150 illegal immigrants from Lesotho were deported from South Africa on Sunday. The Maseru District Administration (DA)’s office said this is the...