Mda wins citizenship battle
Tefo Tefo THE Constitutional Court yesterday directed the Minister of Home Affairs, Joang Molapo, and his officers to process Advocate Zwelakhe Mda’s application for...
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Coalition leaders demand clarity on Ramaphosa mandate
Billy Ntaote SOUTH Africa’s Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa “surprised” the leadership of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) and Basotho National Party (BNP) after...
SA, Russia agree to $50-billion nuclear deal
South Africa has agreed to a strategic partnership with Russia, worth $50-billion, to significantly increase its nuclear power generation capacity. Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation said...
Lesotho Times editor and reporter arrested
Keiso Mohloboli The Lesotho Times and Sunday Express Editor, Lloyd Mutungamiri and Senior Reporter, Lekhetho Ntsukunyane, were arrested yesterday morning over a story which...
Gunmen attack police commissioner’s home
Keiso Mohloboli The Ha Abia home of Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) Commissioner, Khothatso Tšooana was attacked this morning by gunmen, who were allegedly...
Mediating from the terraces
The latest outcome of the several political talks’ sessions held in South Africa which is in essence the carbon copy of what has been agreed...
Lesotho’s smelly politics
by Mahao Mahao WHEN a new coalition government took control in 2012, many chanted and ululated in anticipation of a newly-invigorated country after decades...
Cry, the beloved country
Utloang Kajeno LEST I be accused of plagiarism. That is, taking the idea or work of someone else and passing it off as one’s own,...
Vodacom to launch low-cost smartphone
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Vodacom Lesotho, will on Friday launch its first branded handset, the Vodacom Smart Kicka, in Lesotho. The Kicka, which runs on Android...
Scotland worries chase UK investors out
LONDON – Uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the Scottish independence referendum this week has sent investors in British assets heading for the exits, a closely...
Tourism in Africa driven by business
JOHANNESBURG – The demand for hotel accommodation in sub-Saharan Africa remains robust in spite of problems like Ebola and the destabilising effects of groups like...
MPs warn Thabane
Letuka Chafotsa Prime Minister Thomas Thabane must not use Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli as a scapegoat in his continued violation of agreements he would have...
Coalition leaders under fire at SADC meeting
Staff Reporter LESOTHO’S coalition government partners were heavily criticised for being “selfish and not putting the country’s interests first” during the Southern African Development...
Mosisili urges Thabane to do ‘the honourable thing’
Billy Ntaote DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader, Pakalitha Mosisili, has urged Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to do “the honourable thing” by reopening Parliament tomorrow “as...
Parties divided over parly
…as Ramaphosa arrives today to ensure parties adhere to SADC roadmap Bongiwe Zihlangu SOUTH Africa’s deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is set to arrive in...
Ministry stops issuing passports, IDs
…as Nikuv ‘experts’ abandon project over M34.7m bill Billy Ntaote THE Ministry of Home Affairs has suspended the production of passports, national identity documents...
Thetsane vs Mphaka case rescheduled
Tefo Tefo THE much-anticipated case, in which the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Leaba Thetsane, is pushing for the imprisonment of Acting Government Secretary Moahloli...
Top officials face high treason charges
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane THE Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) is planning to charge Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Commander Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli, Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa...
Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide in the death of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been found...
Facebook rethinks Africa online ads
IN Africa, over 100 million people are now using Facebook. But they don’t use it quite like in the US. Each month, as Mark Zuckerberg...
SADC army chiefs meet over Lesotho
Keiso Mohloboli Regional army chiefs are holding a closed meeting in Pretoria today to discuss the security crisis in Lesotho. Lieutenant General Maaparankoe Mahao...
New chief justice vows to address challenges
Tefo Tefo JUSTICE Nthomeng Majara was sworn-in yesterday as Lesotho’s new and first female chief justice. Justice Majara (51) took her oath of office...
Thetsane wants Govt Secretary jailed
Tefo Tefo THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) is today expected to hear a case in which the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Leaba Thetsane is...
Opening of parliament not negotiable: Mokhosi
Billy Ntaote LESOTHO Congress for Democracy (LCD) Acting Secretary General, Tšeliso Mokhosi, says the re-opening of Parliament is not negotiable as the issue was...
DC sends chilling warning
‘If Prime Minister Thomas Thabane insists on firing Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli as army commander, Lesotho’s history will be written in blood,’ the party...
Man screened over Ebola-virus back in quarantine
Limpho Sello A NIGERIAN who “disappeared” from Motebabang Hospital last Saturday soon after being detained for Ebola-virus observation, is back in quarantine but at...
Makhethe continues battle to remain attorney general
Tefo Tefo PROMINENT South African lawyer, Guido Penzhorn, wants Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, Acting Government Secretary Moahloli Mphaka and Police Commissioner Khothatso Tšooana held...
Ex-schoolteacher living her catering dream
‘Mantoetse Maama HER dream was to serve Basotho youths by ensuring they had something to do no-matter their level of education. It was this...
BNP reacts angrily to LCD attack
Billy Ntaote BASOTHO National Party (BNP) deputy leader, Joang Molapo, has condemned Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) secretary general, Tšeliso Mokhosi, for “tarnishing the...
Need for commission of inquiry after ‘coup attempt’
UTLOANG KAJENO THE unfortunate and calamitous events of 30 September left an indelible mark on this nation’s democracy and rule of law. There is need,...