‘There is no infighting in DC’
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane THE main opposition Democratic Congress (DC) has dismissed allegations of fierce infighting within the party over the upcoming parliamentary elections. According to...
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OSCAR PISTORIUS SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS IN JAIL
The judge has handed down a sentence of 5 years in jail to Oscar Pistorius. PRETORIA – Convicted killer Oscar Pistorius has been handed a...
8th Parliament reopens
Staff Reporter Parliament reopened today, 17 October, as expected, following its nine-month suspension on 10 June this year by Prime Minister Thomas Thabane. King...
Metsing rejects Mochoboroane’s dismissal as communications minister
Staff Reporter Deputy Prime Minister (DPM), Mothetjoa Metsing says Selibe Mochoboroane is still the Minister of Communications, Science and Technology, despite his dismissal by...
Warning of 10 000 new ebola cases a week
The Ebola outbreak could grow to 10 000 new cases a week within two months, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned this week as the death...
Battling Boko Haram and apathy
Since her escape, Rebecca Ishaku (18) has been haunted by nightmares of the moment Boko Haram militants stormed into her school in Chibok in northeastern...
SA mulls selling Vodacom stake
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s government is exploring a sale of its M26 billion stake in mobile-phone company Vodacom Group Ltd. as it seeks funds...
Unpacking Declaration’s effect on Constitution
By Sofonea Shale THE signing of the Maseru Facilitation Declaration (MFD) by the leadership of parties holding the power configuration in Parliament has not...
Ghost of Hitler hovers in the Mountain Kingdom
THE Lesotho Times’ sister paper, The Sunday Express, republished an opinion piece carried in the 3 October 2014 edition of Business Day, entitled “Corruption and...
Explosive revelations as Thabane fights for divorce
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane The High Court this week indefinitely postponed a case in which Prime Minister Thomas Thabane is seeking to divorce his wife, Lipolelo...
Monyake proposes radical changes
Progressive Democrats leader suggests Lesotho should establish district governments answerable to governors, among a raft of other drastic changes Bongiwe Zihlangu Progressive Democrats (PD)...
Ramaphosa returns for reopening of parliament
Billy Ntaote South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in the country yesterday for tomorrow’s reopening of parliament following its nine-month suspension on 10...
Soldiers flee to SA
Keiso Mohoboli Captain Lehloa Ramotšo and Lance Corporal Tankiso Mokhele of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) fled the country for South Africa this week,...
BNP denies plot to derail parley’s reopening
Billy Ntaote Basotho National Party (BNP) spokesperson, Machesetsa Mofomobe, has dismissed allegations that the BNP had organised a protest march this week aimed at...
Storm leaves trail of destruction
Limpho Sello Property worth thousands of maloti was destroyed last weekend, when a violent storm tore through rural and urban Maseru. The torrential rain...
DC fortunes will not change: analysts
Bongiwe Zihlangu The February 2015 general election will see the performance of the main opposition Democratic Congress (DC)—the party which acquired the most constituencies...
Timely donation from EU
Limpho Sello The Ministry of Law, Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs was yesterday presented with a printing machine, Information Technology (IT) equipment and three...
‘Forgotten’ community attacks politicians
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane MOKHOTLONG-Polihali villagers have accused the government and their Member of Parliament (MP) of “forgetting” about them despite the “many promises” the politicians...
Accountants to hold crucial indaba
Letuka Chafotsa The Lesotho Institute of Accountants (LIA) is set to host its 6th annual conference next week at the Maseru Sun Hotel. In...
Facebook takes on Google over advertising
NEW YORK – For years, Google has been the undisputed leader in online advertising, but Facebook is gaining quickly in the fast-evolving market. Google...
Ebola an ‘economic embargo’ on W Africa
THE EBOLA outbreak in West Africa was pushing economies in the region to breaking point and billions of dollars were needed to offset the...
Don’t overreact to terrorist actions
By Gwynne Dyer THERE was a time, as recently as 25 years ago, when military staff colleges around the world taught a reasonably effective...
Ramaphosa has barely scratched the surface
THE Maseru Facilitation Declaration, facilitated by South Africa’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is a welcome development, since the coalition government has, for all practical reasons,...
Local Govt ministry charts budgetary course
Letuka Chafotsa THE Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship and Parliamentary Affairs,on Tuesday and Wednesday,held a two-day workshop to draft the ministry’s final Budget Framework...
Ebola, strife pose risk to Africa – IMF
JOHANNESBURG – Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic growth remains strong and should accelerate to 5.8 percent in 2015 but if the Ebola outbreak in its western...
Army, police turf war escalates
Tefo Tefo The war of attrition between the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) and Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) has scaled new heights after the army...
‘Sandawana’ charged with rape
Staff Reporter POPULAR traditional healer, Thato “Sandawana” Nkone, appeared before the Butha-Buthe Magistrate’s Court this week charged with raping a 16-year-old girl who had...
Tempers flare in cabinet
…as Mochoboroane, Mokhosi face disciplinary action for ‘disrespecting King Letsie III’ Billy Ntaote Lesotho’s first cabinet meeting in more than two months nearly ended...
LCD faces ‘bleak’ future
Loss of identity, infighting and failure to rebuild and rebrand itself has left the party extremely vulnerable, say analysts Bongiwe Zihlangu The Lesotho Congress...
Minister assaults ‘old friend’ over ‘insults’
Billy Ntaote MINISTER in the Prime Minister’s Office, Pitso Maisa on Sunday assaulted a Motimposo resident, Seabata Motaung, for entering his home “very drunk...