‘Protecting rights of the child’
MASERU – It is bitterly cold. The young school children are dressed up for the winter to keep warm. They are in heavy jackets some...
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Lesotho eyes key co-operatives seats
MASERU — Lesotho says it is pushing to have two seats on the board of the International Co-operatives Alliance (ICA) to improve business opportunities for...
Fuel, food push inflation up
MASERU — Lesotho’s monthly inflation rate increased slightly to 3.7 percent in April, up from 3.6 percent recorded in March, according to the latest figures...
No bank accounts, no prize money: Vodacom
MASERU — First division teams are yet to get their prize monies more than a month after the season ended because most of them do...
Two jailed for plot to kill musicians
MASERU — Two men from Mafeteng were on Monday imprisoned for five years each after they were convicted of conspiring to kill two popular famo...
Famo gang war
MASERU — The conviction of two men who were accused of conspiring to kill two popular famo musicians and two radio presenters has lifted the...
PM calls for agric revolution
MASERU — Lesotho’s heavy dependence on food imports is an embarrassment, Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has said. Mosisili made the remarks yesterday as he officially...
… but opposition says effort too little, too late
MASERU — Lesotho’s opposition leaders yesterday slammed the national agriculture forum describing the conference as a joke that was “doomed to fail”. They said it...
King signs Land Bill
MASERU King Letsie has signed the controversial Land Bill 2010 into law, a development that sees Lesotho adopting a new land tenure system. The Bill...
Temp travel docs phased out
MASERU — The Minister of Home Affairs and Public Safety Lesao Lehohla yesterday said the government has phased out the old temporary travel documents and...
Bursary cut-back hits poor students
MASERU — Two weeks ago, Makhejane Taoli (in the picture) was literally over the moon. He had just received what he considered the best piece...
LBC brings World Cup cheer to Lesotho
MASERU — The Lesotho Brewing Company (LBC) The competition started on March 1 and ended on May 15. Participants had to collect the under-liners on...
Ministry rolls out investment stimulus package
MASERU — The private sector development division in the Ministry of Finance says it will this year introduce a raft of measures to improve the...
Mosothoane hangs boots
MASERU — Linare’s veteran striker Kabelo Mosothoane finally hangs his boots when he plays his testimonial match against Vodacom Premier League champions Matlama on Saturday....
M3 million for Zone VI games
MASERU — The government has given M3 million for Lesotho’s participation in the Supreme Council of Sports in Africa (SCSA) Zone VI games scheduled for...
Maile pledges future to Bantu
MASERU — Bantu’s defensive stalwart Tlali Maile has pledged his future to the Mafeteng side after his outstanding season was expected to attract bids from...
Lesotho wins gold medals in junior championships
MASERU — Lesotho won five gold, two silver and four bronze medals at the Southern Region Junior Championships held in Mozambique last weekend. Mannini Pitso...
Mohapi faces bleak future
MASERU — Bafokeng Mohapi’s future as Bantu coach is in doubt after he missed eight of the team’s last eight games of the Vodacom Premier...
Matlama cap glamorous season
MASERU — The just-ended Vodacom Premier League season saw highs and lows, goals and misses. It also saw the return to local football of...
Thabane fumes
MASERU — All Basotho Convention (ABC) party leader Thomas Thabane (pictured) says last Saturday’s three by-elections in Hololo, Mpharane and Sebapala were not “free and...
PFD leader quits parliament
MASERU — The leader of the opposition Popular Front for Democracy (PFD) party, Lekhetho Rakuoane, last Friday quit parliament to focus on party business ahead...
Court ruling shocks Law Society
MASERU — The Law Society of Lesotho says it is surprised the High Court has dismissed its application to have the Director of Public Prosecutions...
Civic group blasts electoral body
MASERU — A local pro-democracy civic group has accused the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of failing to educate its polling officers and party agents about...
Leribe cop shoots wife during dispute
MASERU — A 31-year-old police officer from Leribe allegedly shot and killed his 28-year-old wife last week following a domestic dispute, police have said. Police...
Voter apathy hits opposition hard
MASERU — On the day the people of Sebapala, Mpharane and Hololo were expected to cast their ballots in droves they largely stayed at home....
Why LCD still holds sway
MASERU — Eleven star rallies in six months — that’s how aggressively the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party had campaigned in the by-elections in Hololo,...
FNB gives out World Cup tickets
MASERU — Eleven lucky First National Bank (FNB) account holders have won double tickets to watch a World Cup match in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on...
‘High production will boost Sacu revenue for Lesotho’
MASERU — Lesotho will have to increase its production capacity significantly if it wants to boost its share of Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) revenue,...
LCS blame refs for dismal run
MASERU — Three-time champions LCS have blamed referees for the team’s worst season in a decade. For the first time in 10 years, the correctional...
Matlama cap glamorous season
MASERU — The just-ended Vodacom Premier League season saw highs and lows, goals and misses. It also saw the return to local football of prodigies...