Category : News

Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE government has engaged the African Development Bank (AfDB) to help it to review all the shareholders agreements that is has with private...

Mohalenyane Phakela THE ombudsman, Advocate Leshele Thoahlane, has delivered a scathing report on the Lesotho Correctional Services (LCS), saying that its commissioner Thabang Mothepu and...

’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Director General of the Postal Services in the Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology, ’Maleloko Nkhahle, has been suspended indefinitely to pave...

Pascalinah Kabi ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane is expected to officially open the party’s two-day elective conference tomorrow amid indications that there are...

Mohalenyane Phakela THE National Information System for Social Assistance (NISSA), which has so far covered 138 000 households in the 32 councils in the rural...

…face-to-face meeting expected to resolve differences after Thabane’s attack on Mahao Pascalinah Kabi NATIONAL University of Lesotho (NUL) Vice Chancellor Nqosa Mahao will hold face-to-face talks...

Herbert Moyo FINANCE Minister Moeketsi Majoro late last year gave an enigmatic, if not prescient response when he declared that the race for the deputy...

’Marafaele Mohloboli THE opposition Democratic Congress (DC) this week released its final list of candidates to contest for various positions at the party’s elective conference which...

Herbert Moyo JUDGES, police officers, legislators and government employees are viewed by most Basotho as the most corrupt public officials, the latest report from the...

Moorosi Tsiane THE Acting Commissioner of Mines, Pheello Tjatja, faces disciplinary action for allegedly tarnishing the image of the Ministry of Mining through his “negligent...

Nthatuoa Koeshe STANDARD Lesotho Bank this week handed over 12 market stalls to the Butha-Buthe community as a gift for King Letsie III’s birthday which...

Ntsebeng Motsoeli ONLY one of seven diamond mining companies operating in Lesotho is paying the full statutory 10 percent royalties to the government for each...

Pascalinah Kabi THE Ministry of Education and Training is investigating a possible scam which has seen exercise books meant for primary school learners being illegally...

Mohalenyane Phakela THE Court of Appeal will on 1 February 2019, deliver judgement in the case in which Rethabile Mosisili is challenging his 2017 dismissal...

SOMETHING exciting is brewing at Econet Telecom Lesotho. For the past two months the company’s engineers have been installing a new state-of-the-art network whose capacity...

Mikia Kalati LIOLI registered a 2-0 victory over Galaxy at Maputsoe DIFA Ground on Sunday to continue with their revival in the second round of...

PM will be nearly 90  by then ’Marafaele Mohloboli Prime Minister Thomas Thabane says he wants to remain in office until 2027 when he will only...

Pascalinah Kabi OPERATIONS at the Police Training College (PTC) were this week brought to standstill when 252 junior police officers clashed with their superiors who...

immediately gets down to business of hearing politically sensitive criminal cases Mohalenyane Phakela ZIMBABWEAN judge, Justice Charles Hungwe, has arrived in Lesotho as the first...

’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Prime Minister and leader of the All Basotho Convention (ABC), Thomas Thabane, recently savaged Professor Nqosa Mahao, saying the latter was “just...

Pascalinah Kabi THE ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) has cleared its former legislator Sello Maphalla to contest the post of secretary general after his Hlotse...

I want to become Prime Minister Poor people – with no campaign money – should not contest ’Marafaele Mohloboli OPPOSITION Democratic Congress (DC) deputy secretary general, Tlohang Sekhamane,...

’Marafaele Mohloboli LESOTHO’S biggest opposition party, the Democratic Congress (DC) holds its elective conference next week. While all positions are up for grabs, the spotlight...

Mohalenyane Phakela MURDER accused business mogul Tšeliso Nthane of Nthane Brothers Pty (Ltd) has been granted M5000 bail in a case in which he stands accused of shooting and...

Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE family of the slain Nthane Brothers company driver, Kopang Mohapi, have rejected the company’s version of events surrounding his death last Thursday...

Bereng Mpaki THE Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) says it has re-arrested fugitive soldier, Private Moeketsi Henry Lehlabathe, who escaped from the LDF detention centre at...