Ex-convict lands top job
MASERU — Masupha Sole, the former Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) boss who was recently freed from jail after serving nine years for bribery and...
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Leribe couple in court for murder
MASERU — A couple from Pitseng in Leribe appeared in the High Court on Tuesday last week charged with the murder of a man in...
Opposition slams Sole’s appointment
MASERU — Opposition leaders have condemned the decision to engage Masupha Sole, the convicted former boss of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA). Sole was...
A national disgrace
I n her few years on this earth Scrutator has seen and heard things that have shocked her. Some things have made her cry while...
The return of Sole
MASERU — There was a time when Masupha Sole was a star. He had entered the civil service in 1972 as a little known engineer....
Man nabbed for musician’s killing
MASERU — Police this week arrested a 30-year-old man from Mafeteng suspected of killing famo musician Boithatelo Leopa last month. Police spokesperson Masupha Masupha said...
National Abattoir under probe
MASERU – The National Abattoir is under investigation for allegedly selling meat condemned by inspectors and slaughtering animals that had not been inspected, the Lesotho...
BNP supporters barred from Jonathan’s widow
MASERU — The Basotho National Party (BNP) enthusiasts were barred from visiting the late Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan’s widow two weeks ago. Together with their...
Court reserves judgment in LCD case
MASERU — The constituencies of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) demanding a special conference that will decide whether Pakalitha Mosisili and his National Executive...
LNDB boss 2, minister 0
MASERU — Agriculture minister Ralechate ’Mokose’s second attempt to fire the Lesotho National Dairy Board (LNDB) chief executive, Selematsela Montši, hit a brick wall last...
Coalition threatens mass protest
MASERU — A coalition of traders, labour unions and civil society has threatened to orgainse a national demonstration if Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili does not...
Chinese firm signs contract for Metolong dam
MASERU — Chinese construction company, Sinohydro Corporation Limited says it expects to employ at least 400 locals during the construction of Metolong Dam. The company...
Who should warn us of troubles ahead?
IT’S been three years since the sub-prime mortgage crisis hit the world economy. Many economies are yet to recover from the crisis. And now even...
Causes of corruption in developing nations
WHY is corruption (defined here as the misuse of public office for private gain) perceived to be more widespread in some countries than others? Understanding...
Making a living gainst all odds
“All that you have shall one day be given. Therefore give now, that the season of giving may be yours and not your inheritors.” —...
Mubarak, the first of many more?
I SUSPECT most of us so-called hard-boiled African scribes were struck by a bolt of lightning-like skepticism when we saw TV footage of Hosni Mubarak,...
LRA raids Jackpot
MASERU — The Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) is investigating popular businessman Yan Xie (pictured) for allegedly evading tax, the Lesotho Times can reveal. Xie, a...
Lawyers back Ramodibedi
MASERU — The Law Society of Lesotho has refused to condemn the Chief Justice of Swaziland, Michael Ramodibedi, for the way he handled the suspension...
Fuel shortage cripples LDF rescue mission
MASERU — The Lesotho Defence Force (LDF)’s Air Wing Squadron abandoned a mission to rescue people trapped in snow in the mountains last Tuesday after...
Our hostility to numbers
Scrutator is planning to hire a team of experts and witchdoctors to investigate who the hell is spreading blatant lies that Lesotho’s literacy rate is...
Opposition want harmonised polls
MASERU — Three opposition parties have asked the government to consider pushing the local council polls, scheduled for October 1, to early next year. The...
LHDA probes fake documents
MASERU — The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) is investigating its officials allegedly producing fake documents to help resettled communities claim compensation they do not...
Iris Corporation contests tender disqualification
MASERU — The adjudication of the multi-million dollar identity cards tender was thrown into further turmoil this week after a Malaysian company appealed a decision...
Ex-civil servant denies M20 million theft
MASERU — A woman who was last month fingered in the alleged theft of over M20 million from the National Drug Service Organisation (NDSO) five...
LCN embarks on voter education
MASERU — The Lesotho Council of Non-governmental Organisations (LCN) on Tuesday deployed 600 electoral educators countrywide to teach voters how to cast their votes in...
Victim bites off rapist’s tongue
MASERU — A courageous 42-year-old woman from Mohale’s Hoek managed to fend off a suspected rapist by biting off his tongue as he tried to...
Passenger dies, 8 injured as mini bus rams into wall
MASERU — One person died and eight others were seriously injured after a minibus taxi they were travelling in crushed into a wall at Maseru...
Lesotho receives M116m for health, education
MASERU — Lesotho has received more than M116 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to improve education and health services. The agreement was signed...
Towards a developmental Sacu
Last month the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) had what newspapers called a “near death experience” when members agreed to reject a Sacu report and...
Understanding tourism from economic perspective
It is well documented that tourism has become a buzz word in development seminars and conferences across the developing world as it has been recognised...