Category : News

Seithati Motšoeneng  SENTEBALE GAP Funeral Services has made a significant impact by donating various vegetable seeds to the Butha-Buthe correctional facility.   The donation, which was...

Seithati Motsoeneng  THE Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) has equipped its public relations (PR) third-year students with skills to build resilience in navigating the cyber world and...

Moroke Sekoboto  MICRO lender, Thusong Financial Services (TFS), has launched a campaign aimed at promoting financial literacy and inclusion among Basotho.  Titled ‘Show Me the Money’,...

as MP Moshe Makotoko allegedly oversaw temporary staff recruitment  After Minister Lephema removed human resources director out of office  Mohloai Mpesi  Damning revelations have emerged...

Mohloai Mpesi  THE National Identity Card (Amendment) Bill 2024, which aims to halt the expiration of identity cards, did not proceed to its second reading...

Mohloai Mpesi  THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) says it is still pursuing the fertiliser fraud case against Peka constituency legislator, Mohopoli Monokoane, despite reports...

Bongiwe Zihlangu  DEPUTY Commissioner of Police (DCP), Mahlape Morai, has instructed traffic officers to desist from harassing motorists by illegally impounding their vehicles and confiscating...

Moorosi Tsiane  A TOP lawyer has urged Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Hlalefang Motinyane, to improve her office’s competences in handling criminal cases to ensure justice for...

 Moroke Sekoboto   LOCAL motorists are feeling the pinch of this week’s fuel hike.  Petrol 93 increased by 30 cents per litre, while petrol 95, diesel...

Moorosi Tsiane  THE murder trial of former army commander Tlali Kamoli, in connection with the 2015 murder of Lieutenant General (Lt-Gen) Maaparankoe Mahao, stalled on Tuesday after his...

  Moroke Sekoboto  THE Ministry of Health, through its Department of Pharmaceuticals, has urged the public to use medicines safely and to report any side...

Seithati Motšoeneng  LOCAL musicians can finally celebrate a significant development: their music will now earn royalties from commercial use.  This was formalised through a government...

…Providing significant relief for developing countries  Seithati Motšoeneng  In a bold strategic move to empower low-income countries in overcoming the economic fallout from the COVID-19...

Hopolang Mokhopi  THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has released guidelines, known as Preferred Product Characteristics (PPC), for blood-based diagnostic tests for Alzheimer’s disease (AD).  Developed...

Mathatisi Sebusi  THE government has reportedly incurred a loss of M49 million, with potential for even more losses, after the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) allegedly engaged an...

Mathatisi Sebusi  THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) is investigating the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs, and Police over alleged corruption...

  The Lesotho Times has noted with concern the circulation of derogatory posts online concerning His Majesty King Letsie III, Prime Minister Sam Matekane, and...

Mohloai Mpesi  THE Lesotho Nursing Council (LNC) has raised alarm over a concerning rise in illegal abortions, some of which have resulted in deaths.  This...

…seeks to charge him for fertiliser “theft”  Mohloai Mpesi  THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) says it is going to charge Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) Member...

Mohloai Mpesi  THE African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) has convened its 48th session to strengthen intellectual property (IP) systems in Southern Africa.  The region...

Moroke Sekoboto  FORTY-four young herders from Mafeteng and Mohale’s Hoek will soon receive Merino sheep to help them create sustainable livelihoods for themselves under the Poverty Reduction Programme (PReP),...

…donates agricultural inputs to celebrate King Letsie III’s birthday and the bank’s 20th anniversary  Moroke Sekoboto  BUILDING on its initiatives last year, First National Bank (FNB) Lesotho has once again...

—As business tycoon Mahlala bids to oust Mokhothu Mohloai Mpesi CHARISMATIC business mogul, Bothata Mahlala, appears set to challenge Democratic Congress (DC) leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, for the leadership of...

Hopolang Mokhopi THE police have made a breakthrough in the murder of famous famo musician, Lisuoa “Khopolo” Khuluoe and radio personality Pulane “Lefahla” Macheli who...

…as PAC accuses it of mismanaging gvt funds Mathatisi Sebusi THE Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) has been accused of mismanaging the government’s assets, resulting in its...

  Moorosi Tsiane THE highly anticipated constitutional case in which the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Hlalefang Motinyane is challenging the government’s decision to remove her...

Moorosi Tsiane AS the judiciary continues to grapple with domestic violence cases, High Court Judge ‘Maliepollo Makhetha has found a Sea-Point man guilty of the...

Moorosi Tsiane THE highly anticipated trial concerning the 2023 murder of former Disaster Management Authority (DMA) boss, ‘Makhotso Mahosi, has failed to commence as two...