Man rapes own daughter
MASERU – A 38-year-old man from Ha-Malelu in Rothe allegedly told his 17-year-old daughter that they should be “lovers as women were giving him problems”,...
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Brave Likuena hold Zimbabwe
MASERU — It is often said that fortune favours the brave and that was the case in Likuena’s hard-fought but thrilling 2-2 draw against Zimbabwe...
Likuena match against Zim exposed gaps
I watched our national football team, Likuena, play against Zimbabwe in the Cosafa tie in Harare on Monday. Although we held the Warriors to a...
Presidential candidate vows to overhaul LAAA
MASERU — The Lesotho Athletics Amateur Association (LAAA) will hold its presidential elections next Saturday in Maseru. Outgoing president Justice Maketela is seeking re-election but...
Roses off to worst start ever
MASERU — Never before has a Premier League club started a season so badly. Even the legendary Sekamaneng Young Stars had a win, and a...
Land Bill will unlock development
PARLIAMENTARY Bills are important documents which give birth to our statutory laws. The Land Bill (2009) which is currently before parliament is no exception. It...
LTDC to market Lesotho online
MASERU — The Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) says it is in the process of setting up a website to market the country to tourists....
NTTC student scoops Milk Stout prize
MASERU — ‘Mannana Rakotsoana last Friday walked away with M5 000 after her name was drawn in the Castle Milk Stout promotion held by Lesotho...
It’s back to school once again folks
I HAVE always had my reservations about going to school at a late age. I know, we say in Sesotho, thuto ha e tsofalloe, meaning...
Drinking while driving while hunting wild boar
SOMEONE once said, everything under the sun has already been done. Bacchus thinks that whoever said this must have been a teetotaller because with a...
‘Investigate Moleleki’
MASERU — A former security manager at Lets’eng Diamond Mine has asked Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili to set up a commission of inquiry to investigate...
Mediator seeks AG’s input in PR seats row
MASERU — Bishop Philip Mokuku, the mediator appointed by the Christian Council of Lesotho (CCL) to help resolve Lesotho’s political dispute over proportional representation seats,...
. . . As opposition takes SADC rep to task
MASERU — Lesotho’s opposition parties told SADC’s executive secretary, Tomaz Salamao that they have lost confidence in the ability of the regional body to mediate...
Serial rapist gets 32 years in jail
MASERU — A convicted serial rapist yesterday stunned the court when he refused to plead for clemency saying it was tantamount to admitting guilt. Convicts...
Opposition parties draw battle lines on Land Bill
LERIBE — The government’s proposed Land Bill (2009) has come under a barrage of attacks from opposition parties that have vowed to block it from...
Man facing M2.8m fraud charge appeals bail ruling
MASERU — Steven Dlamini, who is facing charges of defrauding the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) of M2.8 million, on Monday pleaded with the Court...
Students petition NMDS
MASERU — Students at Lerotholi Polytechnic on Monday petitioned the National Manpower Development Secretariat (NMDS) to speed up the processing of their loans. The president...
They don’t call him Nutty T for nothing
A sadistic lot they are, these LDF soldiers. At least that is what the dreadlocked young man at the local watering hole would like us...
TB wreaks havoc in Lesotho
MASERU — Smoke emerges from the cracks of an old wooden door. As you get closer to the house a pungent stench almost over-powers you....
SADC’s double standards threatening its integrity
By Tsikoane Peshoane OVER the past 10 years the countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have experienced a major shift towards adherence and...
Vodacom, Lefa in record deal
MASERU — Vodacom Lesotho has signed a three-year Premier League sponsorship deal worth M3 million with the Lesotho Football Association (Lefa), bringing the company’s total...
Rain washes out matches
MASERU — A day after beating high-flying Bantu 2-1 in Mafeteng, to briefly climb atop the Vodacom Premier League, Matlama were forced to sit out...
Alliance, Lioli make history
MASERU — Lioli Football club has received sponsorship worth a staggering M1.2 million from Alliance Insurance. This is the first and biggest team sponsorship deal...
Lesotho firm Cosafa favourites by default
MASERU — At a time when most countries at this year’s Cosafa Castle Challenge are scrambling, hastily trying to gather their foreign-based stars, Lesotho is...
CAF sucked into Lioli, LCS row
MASERU — The confusing and drawn-out wrangle over Lesotho’s only Champions League spot continues, with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) apparently getting involved. The...
Likuena, SA draw
MASERU — In their last game before the Cosafa Castle Challenge Likuena could only muster a goal-less draw in 120 minutes against a reserve South...
Lesotho runner caught in ASA money squeeze
MASERU – Long-distance athlete Motlokoa Nkhabutlane might have to wait until December to get the M30 000 prize money he won for finishing second in...
Articles unfair to law students
THE article, “No cheers for the graduates,” which appeared in the October 1-7 issue of the Lesotho Times referred to National University of Lesotho (NUL)...
LDF responds to torture claim
WE find it worthy to respond to Captain Mokhantšo’s narrative which appeared in the Lesotho Times issue of 24 October 2009 under the headline “LDF...
PM sees key role for private sector
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili last Friday said the private sector can act as an engine and catalyst for economic growth. Mosisili made the...