Court sets judgment day for Thetsane
Tefo Tefo The Constitutional Court is, next Wednesday, set to hear a case in which the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Leaba Thetsane, is challenging...
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‘Thabane’s tough stance on graft behind unrest’
Tsitsi Matope The Deputy Minister of Finance, ‘Matšepo Ramakoae, says Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s “tough stance” on corruption and underperforming ministries has contributed to the...
WB injects M135m into water project
Billy Ntaote The World Bank has approved US$15.435 million (M135 million) for Lesotho’s Water Sector Improvement Project Phase Two. The project will further support the...
DC intensifies push for the reopening of parly
. . . party accuses premier of using prorogation as ‘survival device’ Keiso Mohloboli The country’s main opposition party, the Democratic Congress (DC), says...
NUL ‘returning to its glory days’
Billy Ntaote The National University of Lesotho (NUL) is said to be “returning to its glory days” following this week’s release of the students’ results...
Mining firm boosts operations
Letuka Chafotsa MOKHOTLONG —The Matekane Mining Investment Company (MMIC) on Thursday last week received two advanced excavators from South African distributor of Caterpillar gear, Barloworld...
Consumers feel the pinch
. . .as cost of goods and services increases Letuka Chafotsa THE country’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased by 0.2 percent in May, according...
No work, no pay for returning strikers
JOHANNESBURG –– Returning mineworkers received food parcels to help ease the deprivation suffered during the five-month platinum strike, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) said yesterday. “We...
End of transport blues for ordinary Basotho
Two young Maseru entrepreneurs introduce inexpensive motorised bicycles that could be the answer to the transport problems many Basotho face on a daily basis ...
All eyes on Metsing
…as parties seek fresh mandate for crunch talks Bongiwe Zihlangu THE All Basotho Convention (ABC), Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) and Basotho National Party...
Thetsane fights dismissal
DPP files urgent court application challenging government’s bid to remove him from office Tefo Tefo The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Leaba Thetsane yesterday...
Drama at State House
. . . as LDF guards deny police commissioner and his deputy entry ‘Mantoetse Maama THE Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) Commissioner Khothatso Tšooana and...
Thahane, Khethisa back in court
Tefo Tefo The Maseru Magistrate’s Court is today expected to set a trial date for former Energy, Meteorology and Water Affairs Minister Timothy Thahane and...
SA, US reassure Basotho
Billy Ntaote The South African High Commission and American Embassy have allayed fears their respective countries could pull the plug on Lesotho funding due to...
Nurses urged to uphold ethics
impho Sello The Deputy Minister of Health, Nthabiseng Makoae, says the continued “revitalisation” of the nursing profession helps strengthen the country’s healthcare system. Dr Makoae...
Council exhumes body from church backyard
Limpho Sello The Maseru City Council (MCC) this week exhumed the body of 80-year-old Adelina Tau from a Motimposo church backyard where it had been...
PFD calls for ‘govt of national unity’
Letuka Chafotsa The Popular Front for Democracy (PFD) is calling for a Government of National Unity (GNU) comprising all the major political parties “in order...
LCD supporters blast Metsing
Billy Ntaote The decision by Deputy Prime Minister and Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader Mothetjoa Metsing to enter into an alliance with the Democratic...
Thabane rallies ABC supporters
Keiso Mohloboli QUTHING –– Prime Minister and All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Thomas Thabane, has challenged his party to win the 2017 general election with...
Pan-African trade show kicks off
Staff Writer THE Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) is leading local textile, apparel and footwear manufacturers to the two-day Source Africa 2014 exhibition, which gets...
Amcu seeks R3 000 come-back bonus
JOHANNESBURG — The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has made new and “unaffordable” demands beyond an “in principle” deal struck with producers last...
Agriculture: Africa’s hidden treasure
LAGOS — Despite the current low productivity in Africa’s agricultural sector, the World Bank believes the sector, which already employs about 70 percent of the...
Chinese wolf down dogs in early feast to avoid protests
Residents in a southern Chinese city that has come under fire for an annual summer solstice festival in which thousands of dogs are slaughtered for...
CBL holds workshop on cheque system
. . . security features and design upgraded Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) will today hold a workshop for the business...
WB lowers global economic outlook
WASHINGTON — Developing countries are headed for a year of disappointing growth, as first quarter weakness in 2014 has delayed an expected pick-up in economic...
African refugees: The new untouchables
LAST month, at least 17 people drowned when a boat filled with hundreds of African migrants sank in on its way from Libya to...
Greed dragging Lesotho’s fortunes down the drain
By Peete Molapo AFTER reading the article “Lesotho has lost its way” dated March 8, 2012 from the Independent Online — Daily News Foreign...
A case of muddling along
EARLIER this year, there was talk about the intention to prorogue parliament. That provoked me to write an article in the March 30 edition of...
Coalition pact collapses
. . . as LCD leader breathes fire Bongiwe Zihlangu/Billy Ntaote A political pact of three political parties that gave birth to Lesotho’s first...
LCS Commissioner suspended
Keiso Mohloboli THE Lesotho Correctional Services (LCS) Commissioner, Napo Sefali, was suspended yesterday for alleged corruption, incompetence and insubordination. According to an LCS source privy...