Law Society under fire
MASERU — The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Leaba Thetsane, has accused the Law Society of Lesotho’s leadership of behaving like ‘student activists’. Thetsane’s scathing...
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NUL lecturers protest
ROMA –— Lecturers and researchers at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) want the management to stop a hefty increase of rentals for staff houses....
ABC youths stand by Billy
MASERU — The All Basotho Convention (ABC) party youth league is up in arms against the acting secretary general handpicked by the national executive committee...
Court of Appeal nails Matete
MASERU — A former National Assembly clerk Matlamukele Matete should be jailed for corruption. That is according to a ruling delivered by the Court of...
ANC cadre’s remains exhumed
MASERU — The remains of one of the members the African National Congress (ANC)’s military wing killed in the 1982 massacre in Lesotho were on...
Doctor sues medical council
MASERU — A local doctor is suing the Lesotho Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Council for refusing to renew his practice certificate and closing down his...
Four nabbed over murder
MASERU — Police last week arrested four men in connection with the murder of a local businessman last month. The four, all aged between 20...
Cops arrest bogus employment agent
MASERU — Police last Friday arrested a Seapoint woman who was operating a bogus police and army recruitment agency. Police say the 43-year-old woman was...
Lesotho youths take stand
MASERU — For decades they have operated on the fringes of society. They had been completely marginalised with no real say over their lives. But...
Agriculture in state of paralysis
THE agriculture sector in Lesotho is in a state of paralysis which is quite a shame. The ministry needs a huge shake-up if Lesotho is...
Market snaps up bonds
MASERU — The first batch of the M125 million treasury bonds which were issued last week were quickly snatched from the market, Central Bank of...
Inflation holds steady
MASERU — Lesotho’s annual inflation rate remained unchanged in September at 3.3 percent, according to figures released by the Bureau of Statistics this week. The...
Lioli sign DRC star
MASERU — Teyateyaneng giants Lioli have become the first local team to sign a foreign player with the arrival of Alli Maseka from the Democratic...
Lesotho host regional softball tourney
MASERU — Lesotho will be hoping to end a 12-year wait for silverware when they host the Zone VI Softball Championship starting in Maseru today....
Easy ties for LDF, Linare
MASERU — Premiership giants LDF and Linare will be looking to finish off the job when they face their first-division challengers, Maseru Naughty Boys and...
Makoanyane XI’s historic journey
MASERU — By completing a famous victory over Kenya at Setsoto Stadium on Sunday, Lesotho’s national Under-20 team has joined some illustrious company. Makoanyane XI...
Cops bust forgery syndicate
MASERU — Police have smashed an intricate syndicate of criminals that was illegally printing government documents. The syndicate was issuing court orders, registering stolen vehicles...
Lawyers query insurgency report
MASERU — The Law Society of Lesotho wants certain sections of Justice Jan Steyn’s report into the attack on the prime minister’s residence deleted. The...
Audit shows parly accounts in shambles
MASERU — The National Assembly’s books of accounts are in shambles, according to a draft audit report by the office of the auditor-general. The report,...
Army chief breaks silence on attacks
Special Correspondent MASERU — Lesotho Defence Force commander says the April 22 attacks on State House and Makoanyane Military Base were actions of rogue elements...
PM jibe attracts M3 million suit
MASERU — Government secretary Tlohang Sekhamane is suing a Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) member from Mokhotlong constituency for alleging that he assaulted Prime Minister...
Five Basotho win scholarships
MASERU — Five Basotho students were on Tuesday awarded scholarships to pursue post-graduate studies in Australia. The five — Matseliso Lebesa, ‘Malehano Letlema, Teboho Martins,...
Man in jail for housebreaking
MASERU — A Lithabaneng man will spend the next three years in jail after he was convicted of housebreaking by the Maseru Magistrate’s Court on...
‘It’s a thankless job’
MASERU — They have groomed doctors, bankers, lawyers, judges and powerful politicians. Yet teachers say theirs is a thankless job. Despite working their socks off...
LIA mulls forensics course
MASERU – The Lesotho Institute of Accountants (LIA) says it will soon introduce a programme to train and equip local accountants with forensic skills. LIA’s...
LAAA mulls ‘punishment’ for poor performers
MASERU — The Lesotho Athletics Amateur Association (LAAA) wants athletes who “humiliate” the country in international events banned for three months. The proposed punishment will...
Lefa begs government to use Setsoto
MASERU — The Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) has pleaded with the Ministry of Sports to be allowed to use Setsoto Stadium for Sunday’s match pitting...
‘It’s now or never’ for Makoanyane XI
MASERU – “It’s now or never!” Those are the words of Lesotho’s national Under-20 coach Leslie Notši. On Sunday afternoon, at Setsoto Stadium, Makoanyane XI...
Cricket season kicks off with shock victories
MASERU — Lesotho’s 2010/11 cricket season kicked off with a bang last weekend with shock victories for two of the league’s new sides. In Maseru,...
Army officer fights order to appear before court-martial
MASERU — An army officer wants the Constitutional Court to prevent a court-martial convened by Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili from trying him for opposing the...