Judgment reserved in Mosito trial
Tefo Tefo THE Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in a case in which Attorney General (AG) Tšokolo Makhethe wants the appointment of Justice...
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‘Politicians abusing security agencies’
Motsamai Mokotjo THE Lesotho Liberation Army Veterans Association (LLAVETA) has urged security agencies to stick to their core mandate and not be “abused” by...
Cops withdraw Monaheng challenge
Tefo Tefo THE Lesotho Police Staff Association (LEPOSA) has withdrawn a case in which it was challenging the legitimacy of Deputy Commissioner of Police...
Queen remembers needy kids on birthday
Motsamai Mokotjo Her Majesty Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso on Tuesday celebrated her 39th birthday with scores of orphans and vulnerable children at Kick4Life Centre in...
Rantšo ‘desperate’ to return
‘I am in a place no woman should ever be staying,’ says exiled RCL leader Keiso Mohloboli Reformed Congress of Lesotho (RCL) leader Keketso...
Bullying in schools borders on criminality
Utloang Kajeno THE first of June is celebrated globally as International Children’s Day and Lesotho joined the rest of the world in the commemorations. ...
EU concerned over ‘renewed tensions’
Billy Ntaote The European Union (EU) says Lesotho’s security situation has become worrisome, joining several other organisations and the American government that have expressed...
Opposition meets to chart way forward
Keiso Mohloboli All Basotho Convention (ABC), Basotho National Party (BNP) and Reformed Congress of Lesotho (RCL) Members of Parliament (MPs) and National Executive Committee...
Govt dismisses security concerns
Lesotho’s security situation is being blown out of proportion, says communications minister Lekhetho Ntsukunyane Communications, Science and Technology minister, Khotso Letsatsi, says Lesotho’s security...
America slams Kamoli return
Billy Ntaote America’s Ambassador to Lesotho, Matthew Harrington, says his government is concerned that no one has been held accountable for the 30 August...
Judge erupts over army threats
Tefo Tefo High Court judge, Justice Semapo Peete on Tuesday warned Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) members against threatening lawyers, court officials and the public....
Nothing ‘unusual’ about army presence at prisons
Keiso Mohloboli Lesotho Correctional Services (LCS) Acting Commissioner, ‘Matefo Makhalemele, says there is nothing unusual about members of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) patrolling any...
Student body lobbies for stipend increase
Motsamai Mokotjo THE United Students Representative Council (USRC) says it intends to engage the National Manpower Development Secretariat (NMDS) to lobby for the increase...
Minister warns HIV cure ‘doctors’
Limpho Sello HEALTH Minister, Molotsi Monyamane, has called on herbalists claiming to have the cure for HIV/AIDS to stop forthwith, saying they are setting...
King pays tribute to Tšosane
Billy Ntaote His Majesty King Letsie III on Sunday described slain businessman Thabiso Tšosane as a true friend who supported the Royal family “no-matter...
Standard Bank donates to education project
’Mantoetse Maama STANDARD Lesotho Bank (SLB) has partnered with Nalane Incorporated in an after-school programme for over 300 primary school pupils worth M100 000 to...
Teen nabbed over toddler’s rape
’Mantoetse Maama A three-year-old girl from Mafeteng was allegedly raped by a 15-year-old boy from the same neighbourhood on 13 May. According to police...
MMB launches M1m Kickstart programme
Rethabile Pitso MALUTI Mountain Brewery (MMB) has launched the second round of its youth entrepreneurship development programme, Kickstart, with the fund increased from M800 000...
‘Waste management a business opportunity’
Limpho Sello THE Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture has called for more concerted efforts in making waste management a business opportunity to alleviate...
Rantšo flees Lesotho
Keiso Mohloboli REFORMED Congress of Lesotho (RCL) leader Keketso Rantšo has fled the country for South Africa, with her party’s officials claiming that her...
New twist to MKM saga
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane THE High Court of South Africa, through its Free State Division in Bloemfontein, has issued an interim order authorising MKM provisional liquidators to...
LHWP project in full flowHWP project in full flow
Staff Reporters BARRING any unforeseen challenges, the construction of the multi-billion maloti second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is on course for...
Army has uncovered mutiny plot – Mokhosi
Billy Ntaote DEFENCE and National Security Minister, Tšeliso Mokhosi, yesterday told parliament government had uncovered a plot to rebel against authority by some Lesotho...
Black colonists: The bane of our society
Motsoahae Thomas Thabane Jr AS we celebrate Africa Day, we need to take stock of where we are as Africans and where we are going....
Constitutional Review Commission urgent priority
Utloang Kajeno DURING the 1990’s, Justice Michael Mathealira Ramodibeli chaired the Lesotho Land (Tenure) Reform Commission. Its recommendations gave birth to our current land...
Nigeria: Banking in uncertain times
New capital requirements, electricity sector risks and the impacts of naira depreciation are hurdles banks face while adjusting to a new administration in Abuja. Election...
IS ‘executes’ 20 in Palmyra Roman theatre
The Islamic State group “executed” 20 men in front of a crowd in the UNESCO-listed Roman theatre of Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra on Wednesday,...
Human rights under the spotlight
Motsamai Mokotjo Lobby group Transformation Resource Centre (TRC) is planning to embark on a sensitisation programme to further put pressure on government about the...
Businessman sues army over ‘torture’
Tefo Tefo Maseru businessman Motlomelo Motlomelo yesterday told High Court judge, Justice ‘Maseshophe Hlajoane, his ordeal at the hands of Lesotho Defence Force (LDF)...
Cops probe Semphetenyane explosion
…as child battles for life in hospital Billy Ntaote One of the two children injured when a suspected grenade exploded as they played with...