Leribe constable gunned down
By ‘Mantoetse Maama MASERU — A Leribe-based police constable was fatally shot on Sunday by a suspect he was trying to arrest. The constable was...
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Varsity accused of ignoring court orders, workers rights
By Limpho Sello MASERU — Congress of Lesotho Trade Unions (Coletu) says the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (Luct) is using its cosy relations with...
Morija Arts and Cultural Festival roars into life
By Mohalenyane Phakela MASERU — The Morija Arts and Culture Festival was officially launched in Morija yesterday. The festival, which runs until October 6, will...
Hotel hosts wine tasting fiesta
By Mohalenyane Phakela and ‘Mathabana Kotelo MASERU — Local beverage distributors Station Liquor City in collaboration with Sun International Lesotho hosted a wine tasting fiesta...
LTV presenter remembered
By Thato Matsie MASERU — The late Lesotho Television cameraman, Tshephe Mpopo, has left a huge void that will be difficult to fill at the...
Jeweller opens at Pioneer Mall
By ‘Mathabana Kotelo MASERU — Jewellery retail outlet, American Swiss, officially opened its doors for business at the Pioneer Mall in Maseru on Monday. Store...
MMB launches Copa Coca-Cola schools soccer tournament
By ’Mathabana Kotelo MASERU — Beverages giant Maluti Mountain Brewery (MMB) on Thursday launched the fifth annual Copa Coca-Cola schools soccer tournament. The tournament which...
Governments demanded 38K FB users data
Washington – Government agents in 74 countries demanded information on about 38,000 Facebook users in the first half of this year, with about half the...
Zimbabwe to build $300m ‘Disneyland in Africa’
Eager to rebrand the country, Zimbabwe’s tourism minister has outlined a scheme to build an entertainment complex near Victoria Falls. The formula has worked in...
UK, US ‘in no doubt’ Syria regime behind chemical attacks
Britain’s David Cameron and US President Barack Obama have no doubt Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against his own people. “Both leaders agreed...
Mugabe sworn in as Zim president for another 5 years
Robert Mugabe, Africa’s oldest leader at 89, has been sworn in for a new five-year term in the face of widespread criticism. Opponents and the...
Chief killed in initiation row
By ’Mantoetse Maama BEREA — A village chief in Berea district was allegedly brutally murdered by men from his village on Sunday after he refused...
800 jobs on the line as firm fights crunch
By ’Mantoetse Maama and Poloko Peo MAPUTSOE — About 800 people could lose their jobs as Ternsportswear, a Maputsoe-based factory, faces collapse. The factory is...
Woman arrested for stealing baby in SA
By Ntsebeng Motsoeli MASERU — A 28-year-old Mosotho woman was last week arrested by the Welkom police for allegedly stealing a baby. According to a...
Scott’s case cannot proceed, says Thetsane
By Limpho Sello MASERU — The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Leaba Thetsane, on Tuesday said the murder trial of ’Malehlohonolo Scott cannot proceed as...
Principal Chief, Area Chief involved in a tag-of-war
By Caswell Tlali MASERU — The Mokhotlong Principal Chief Mathealira Seeiso is locked in a nasty fight with his junior, the Maphiring Area Chief Theko...
Popular LTV presenter dies
By Mohalenyane Phakela MASERU — Popular Lesotho Television presenter, Tšepe Mpopo, has died. He was 37. Mpopo died at Ts’epong Hospital on Sunday after a...
‘Sadc not too soft on Mugabe’
By Thato Matsie & Caswell Tlali MASERU — Prime Minister Thomas Thabane yesterday denied that Sadc leaders have been too soft on Zimbabwe’s President Robert...
Teacher shot dead in suspected love triangle
By Poloko Peo MASERU — A high school teacher was shot dead in front of his students in a classroom in Mapoteng last Thursday in...
Lesotho set to host special insurance forum
By ’Mathabana Kotelo MASERU — Lesotho will host a special insurance forum in October. The Lesotho Superannuation Funds Investment Forum 2013 (LSFIF) will be held...
‘We had to lie in bed with the Devil’
By Ntsebeng Motsoeli MASERU — The coalition government decided to “lie in bed with the Devil” to save money by not cancelling the controversial ID...
Two deadly Rs in politics
By Bill Saidi TWO African countries have recently been terrorised by the two Rs in politics — Race and Religion. South Africa, still encountering difficulty...
My bitter-sweet Kenyan experience
By Mahao Mahao Three weeks ago I visited Nairobi, Kenya for a week-long conference hosted by the University of Nairobi at its Science Campus on...
FNB warns customers over SMS, phone fraud
By ’Mathabana Kotelo MASERU — First National Bank (FNB) Lesotho has warned its customers to watch out following a surge in incidents of SMS and...
SKA: Bringing astronomy to Africa
South Africa is training the continent’s budding skywatchers to work on the SKA telescope project. It is difficult to teach radio astronomy, which detects invisible...
Ramphele discloses finances, urging Zuma to do the same
Agang SA leader Mamphela Ramphele has announced her personal finances as an attempt to push President Jacob Zuma to publish his. “I call upon President...
Protesters storm Cairo building after bloodbath
Families have tried to identify hundreds of mutilated bodies piled in a Cairo mosque a day after they were shot dead by the security forces....
Facebook to test mobile payments service
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook plans to test a mobile payments service that lets users make purchases inside mobile applications using payment information they have...
Bradley Manning: I’m sorry that my actions have hurt people
US Army private Bradley Manning has apologised for leaking secret intelligence files to WikiLeaks that allegedly harmed his country and others. “I’m sorry that my...
Scott’s mother in hiding
Staff Reporter MASERU — ’Malehlohonolo Scott is out of prison but she remains in a jail of sorts. Following her release on a M500...