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BNP leader faces jail for contempt
MASERU — Basotho National Party (BNP) leader Thesele ‘Maseribane could be jailed for contempt of court for failing to convene a special conference in August....
Justice Ramodibedi refuses to recuse himself
MASERU — Court of Appeal president Justice Michael Ramodibedi this week refused to recuse himself from a case in which three members of the ruling...
Shoprite workers down tools
MASERU — Just M610 a month. This is what general workers are earning at retail giant Shoprite Supermarket in Maseru. This week emotions boiled over...
10 nabbed for car theft
MASERU — A police assistant and nine other men were arrested in Ha Thetsane last week for car theft. Police spokesperson Masupha Masupha said the...
King appoints Court of Appeal judge
MASERU — King Letsie III has appointed Justice Noel Victor Hurt to the Lesotho Court of Appeal bench. Court of Appeal president, Justice Michael Ramodibedi,...
‘Lesotho prisons one hell of a nightmare’
MASERU — Somewhere in Ha-Thamae, 30-year-old Tšepo (not his real name) is busy with some friends unloading concrete bricks from a truck. They engage in...
Tornado devastates Ficksburg, kills one
FICKSBURG — A nine-year-old boy was crushed to death on Sunday when their house collapsed after a tornado hit Moqheleng, an informal settlement in the...
Textile workers, employers resort to ILO intervention
MASERU — Textile workers unions and employers have agreed to call an International Labour Organisation (ILO) expert following a stalemate over salary negotiations. Lesotho factory...
Tšepong opens doors for patients
MASERU — Lesotho’s new biggest referral health centre, Tšepong Hospital, opened its doors to patients on Saturday. The M1.2 billion centre, situated in Lepereng just...
Student wins M50 000 award
MASERU — Butha-Buthe High School student Khojane Ntlaba has always nursed dreams of building a beautiful house for his parents. That dream came true last...
EU gives M160m to fight poverty
MASERU — The European Union has disbursed over M160 million towards two on-going government poverty reduction and water and sanitation programmes. The funds will go...
Financial crisis and its lessons for the developing world
THE 2008/09 global financial crisis has been one of the most significant happenings in this new century and it certainly caught the attention of all...
Gender budgeting means gender equality
A country’s budget is the key to achieving gender equality as very little, if anything can be accomplished without funding. A quick look at what...
Temper, a dangerous emotion
TEMPER, temper, temper! This is a crazy and dangerous emotion, which has the potential of causing a heap load of havoc; havoc so bad, it...
State funeral scandal
MASERU — The state funeral of the late assistant sports minister Lekhetho Phakisi gobbled more than M2.5 million but more than half of that amount...
Metsing must go, say LCD youths
MASERU — The Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) youth league is reportedly seeking a police permit to march to Communications Minister Mothetja Metsing’s office as...
Civil servants plundered public coffers: report
MASERU — The state-funded funeral of the assistant minister Lekhetho Phakisi in July 2007 seems to have provided a platform for some civil servants to...
Bashing ‘Makoerekoere’
M akoerekoere! You know a radio station has lost the plot when it allows its presenters to use such words. A fortnight ago PC FM,...
End nigh for Metsing: analysts
MASERU — The relentless pressure being exerted on Mothetjoa Metsing suggests that the end is nigh for the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party...
Web-based law reporting facility launched in Lesotho
MASERU — Lesotho on Tuesday launched an internet-based law reporting facility that will allow the judiciary to collect and publish legal information online. Speaking at...
High Court awards M40 000 to taxi driver
MASERU — The High Court has awarded M40 000 in damages to a taxi driver who was suing the commissioner of police for unlawful arrest...
Government to rationalise high school fees
MASERU — The government is rationalising school fees in all public secondary and high schools starting from January next year, Education Minister ’Mamphono Khaketla said...
Mosisili calls for Libya support
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili says the United Nations must help Libyans set up an all-inclusive government instead of allowing a few countries with...
Minister wins back father’s estate
MASERU — Education Minister ’Mamphono Khaketla on Friday won back custody of her late father’s estate after the High Court ruled that agreements entered by...
Dairy farmers protest
MASERU — Dairy farmers have stopped selling milk to the Lesotho Dairy Products (LDP) company in protest over payment delays, the Lesotho Times has learnt....
‘People with disabilities are getting a raw deal’
MASERU — The Lesotho National Federation of Organisations of the Disabled (LNFOD) says people with disabilities are getting a raw deal from the police and...
Standard Bank tightens grip on African market
MASERU — Standard Bank this week said it had strengthened its grip on the African market after it opened its 500th branch in the Nigerian...
Lesotho launches New Companies Act
MASERU — Trade and Industry Minister Dr Leketekete Ketso will today launch the New Companies Act that is meant to ease the doing of business...
To a woman who never gives up
“I AM so inspired, I feel like I am flying,” declares Makhoase Motsatse. This is after her recent visit to Toronto, Canada, where she was...