Wrangle over church building drags on
Tefo Tefo A LONGSTANDING dispute over the ownership of the Moshoeshoe Berea Bible Readers Church building in Thuoathe plateau was heard in the High...
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Africa’s squandered boom erodes AGOA
JOHANNESBURG – A fresh US trade pact could provide relief to African economies buffeted by the commodities slump but a failure to reform during...
LTDC in tourism drive in Semonkong
Rethabile Pitso THE Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) is working on leveraging horse racing in Semonkong to promote tourism in the area. LTDC Senior...
Slump raises fears of SA recession
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s economy shrank in the second quarter, raising the risk of a recession in Africa’s most industrialised nation. Gross domestic product...
Call to preserve Thaba-Bosiu
Rethabile Pitso The Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) has warned visitors to Thaba-Bosiu plateau against littering one of the country’s most illustrious heritage sites....
SADC rejects additions to commission’s terms
Bongiwe Zihlangu The terms of reference of the SADC Commission of Inquiry will remain untouched, contrary to a government gazette published last month seeking...
Minister appoints Court Martial jury
Keiso Mohloboli Defence and National Security minister Tšeliso Mokhosi has announced the jury to preside over the trial of 23 soldiers detained at Maseru...
PM slams opposition at SADC summit
‘The new challenges we are confronted with all point to a refusal of certain sections of the population, particularly members of the opposition, to...
Tšooana booted out of police
…PM Mosisili calls outgoing police commissioner ‘a politician in denial’ and ‘wolf in sheep’s skin’. Keiso Mohloboli Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) Commissioner Khothatso...
PR seats court challenge drags on
Tefo Tefo A LAWYER representing the Basotho Democratic National Party (BDNP) on Tuesday urged the High Court to nullify the allocation of Proportional Representation...
Standard Bank marks King’s birthday in style
Rethabile Pitso Standard Lesotho Bank (SLB) staff on Saturday celebrated King Letsie III’s 52nd birthday with children at Phelisanong Centre. The SLB members, clad...
Sekatle preaches behavioural change to combat HIV
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane Local Government and Chieftainship Affairs minister Pontšo ’Matumelo Sekatle has appealed to all Basotho to heed government’s call for “serious” behavioural change...
Why Moleleki trial has stalled
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane A prosecutor in the corruption trial of Police Minister Monyane Moleleki and four Mafeteng mining executives says he has failed to secure...
Mosisili slams patriarchy
…says women should take advantage of proposed constitutional reforms to lobby for the abolition of laws that discriminate against them. Bongiwe Zihlangu Women should...
Business ‘concerned’ over failed policies
…says Private Sector Development Programme could be the antidote Rethabile Pitso The Private Sector Foundation of Lesotho (PSFL) has urged government to approve...
‘Ministry not just about water’
When the current seven-party government came to power after the 28 February 2015 snap elections, it decided to establish three more ministries, among them...
Ex-commissioner of refugees guilty of fraud
Tefo Tefo FORMER Commissioner of Refugees in the Ministry of Home Affairs Francis Tlhopheho Sefali will spend 10 years behind bars if he fails...
Thabane holds crunch talks with Mosisili
Keiso Mohloboli Exiled All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane has met twice with Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili in South Africa over the past three...
Detained soldiers’ individual charges revealed
Keiso Mohloboli Twenty-three soldiers detained in Maseru Maximum Security Prison by the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) were presented with their individual charges for the...
Govt approves Mothae sale to Paragon
THE government of Lesotho has approved Paragon Diamonds Limited’s acquisition of a majority stake and operatorship of Mothae Diamond Mine. The approval follows Paragon’s finalisation...
Moleleki corruption case postponed once again
Tefo Tefo The High Court has postponed to 27 November a corruption case against Police Minister Monyane Moleleki and four Mafeteng mining executives. Mr Moleleki...
Govt recalls diplomats
Keiso Mohloboli GOVERNMENT has recalled four diplomats and ordered them to report to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations headquarters on 9 November,...
Commission says it wants facts not hearsay
…as SA legislators grill Ramaphosa over SADC probe team Bongiwe Zihlangu The SADC Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Lesotho’s instability will only entertain witnesses...
Drama as court evicts priest
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane There was drama at the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) yesterday as messengers of the court evicted Bishop Daniel Rantle from the...
Top civil servant wins appeal
Tefo Tefo THE Court of Appeal has set aside a High Court and disciplinary committee decision which dismissed the Director of Finance and Administration...
Clergy fears instability could reignite religious intolerance
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane The Christian Council of Lesotho (CCL) celebrates its golden jubilee next month amid fears the country’s prevailing security and political challenges which began...
Standard bank and Vodacom team up
. . . sponsor digital technology hub for Morija Rethabile Pitso STANDARD Lesotho Bank (SLB) and Vodacom Lesotho Foundation have jointly sponsored a creative technology...
Appeal backfires
…as court increases businessman’s jail term for murder by five years Tefo Tefo A FORMER member of the Lesotho Defence Force, Nkoli Malia, should...
SA economy ‘faces turbulence’
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s economy faces a turbulent time as the prospect of rising US interest rates and a slowing Chinese economy complicate policy-making,...
Africa takes beating in currency markets
JOHANNESBURG – Africa is battling the global currency markets with one hand tied behind its back. With foreign exchange reserves equal to less than...