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Wikileaks hit Lesotho
MASERU — Communications Minister Mothetjoa Metsing is unhappy about Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s decision to remain in power, according to the latest Wikileaks cables released...
MCA cancels ID tender again
MASERU — The Millennium Challenge Account (MCA)-Lesotho has for the third time cancelled Lesotho’s national identity card tender, the Lesotho Times can reveal. The MCA-Lesotho...
Until donkeys grow horns
S crutator has news for all those who think 2012 will give this country a new government. The Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) will rule...
383 Basotho arrested in South Africa
MASERU — South African police on Saturday arrested 383 heavily armed Basotho immigrants at a Famo music concerns in Welkom. The concert was at President...
Aids commission broke
MASERU — The National Aids Commission (NAC) is rationalising operations because it is broke. The NAC secretariat will be disbanded at the end of this...
BNP leadership in fresh turmoil
MASERU — The Basotho National Party (BNP) is in fresh turmoil with two senior national executive members pushing for the ouster of embattled party leader...
. . . as Molapo wants party top brass jailed for contempt of court
MASERU — Basotho National Party (BNP)’s firebrand Majara Molapo wants acting party leader Thesele ’Maseribane and members of his national executive committee jailed for contempt...
Discontent rises within police
MASERU — A tattered jersey, a discoloured jacket and a pair of worn-out boots. That sums up the appearance of the police officers. This is...
Nkhahle’s contract renewed
MASERU — The term of office for outspoken Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) commissioner Malefetsane Nkhahle has been renewed after a two-month stand-off, the Lesotho Times...
Witness fails to identify accused
MASERU — A woman who allegedly saw two men abduct the late Astoria Bakery managing director Thabo Phohleli at his gate in Ha Tsolo told...
‘Mantashe pays tribute to BNP’
MASERU — South Africa’s ruling African National Council (ANC) on Tuesday paid tribute to the Basotho National Party (BNP) saying it was forever grateful for...
Lectures resume at vasity
MASERU — The Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) says it is still to decide what do with the ringleaders of last week’s strike. The...
Likate wins brewery award
MASERU — A Mosotho woman micro-biologist was on Friday last week rewarded for her outstanding performance in ensuring quality beverages at a function in Gauteng,...
We need better direction from politicians
THE just-ended month of August will go down as one of the most tumultuous in the financial markets over the last decade. I recall watching...
A tale of two lists for women
“Walker, there is no path, you make the path as you walk.” — A. Machado IT IS not surprising that the power dynamics which shape...
Africa: Who would starve to fight graft?
INDIA has much corruption. When one of their own threatened to starve himself to death unless they passed tougher anti-corruption laws, you can be sure...
Strive to succeed at everything
I wake up every morning determined to succeed at one thing or the other! Oh please all ye nay sayers and behind-hand-sniggers, be quiet for...
PM’s office corruption saga
MASERU — A senior procurement officer in Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s office has been suspended for three months without pay after she was found guilty...
Cabinet officer acquitted of corruption charges
MASERU — Cabinet deputy principal secretary, Thato Masiloane, who was facing eight charges of corruption, has been acquitted. Masiloane, together with four other senior officials...
Varsity students in fresh protest
MASERU — Students at Limkokwing University in Maseru took to the streets yesterday in protest over delays by the National Manpower Development Secretariat (NMDS) to...
16 ways to steal from government
MASERU — For as long as there was a government in this country there has always been someone out to fleece it. Here we give you...
Paying for porn
K hele! The shenanigans of our civil servants never cease to amaze Scrutator. Just when you think you have seen enough of their tomfoolery one...
MKM wins right to collect rentals
MASERU — The High Court on Friday dismissed an application by provisional liquidators of MKM to have rentals from properties belonging to the company paid...
M3 million goods burnt
MASERU — A Chinese businessman lost over M3 million worth of goods worth M100 000 in cash when his supermarket caught fire in Mafeteng last...
Mosisili bows to pressure
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has bowed to pressure from a coalition of trade unions and business groups after he agreed to meet them...
Mosisili wants inheritance, succession laws reviewed
MASERU — Lesotho must review laws of inheritance and succession in chieftainship to accommodate the girl child, Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili said on Saturday. Mosisili...
ABC conference shoots down boycott call
MASERU — An All Basotho Convention (ABC) special conference last week shot down leader Thomas Thabane’s suggestion to boycott next month’s local government elections. In...
Judges, ministers get stands
MASERU — Local Government Minister Pontšo Sekatle has granted residential sites to nine government ministers, senior officials and judges at Arrival Centre and Maseru Central...
NMDS extends time for bursary applications
MASERU — The National Manpower Development Secretariat (NMDS) has extended the deadline for submissions of scholarship applications for local students who wish to study in...