Exiled security chiefs cry foul
Keiso Mohloboli LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) Commander, Lieutenant General Maaparankoe Mahao, and Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) Commissioner Khothatso Tšooana have expressed disappointment at...
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LCD candidate in vote-buying storm
…accused of donating expired maize-meal to unsuspecting Koro-Koro residents in return for their support in the upcoming elections Keiso Mohloboli Police are investigating Lesotho...
BNP govt to revoke floor-crossing: ‘Maseribane
Letuka Chafotsa BUTHA-BUTHE – Basotho National Party (BNP) leader Thesele ‘Maseribane says he would do away with parliamentary floor-crossing should his party become government...
LTDC battles to sell grading initiative
Rethabile Pitso THE Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) has expressed frustration at the resistance to its star-grading initiative by some of the intended beneficiaries....
Ray of hope for Mafeteng families
Limpho Sello THE ministries of Social Development and Forestry and international development agency, Social Workers Beyond Borders, are jointly holding a five-day entrepreneurship workshop for...
Whitehorse makes U-turn on polls
Tefo Tefo THE Whitehorse Party has made a U-turn on its court application to have the 28 February 2015 general elections deferred by three...
Sentebale continues to enhance needy children’s lives
Rethabile Pitso SENTEBALE remains committed to enhancing the lives of Lesotho’s vulnerable children, according to the charity’s Relations Manager, Malineo Motsepe. Founded in 2006...
Metsing heckled at party leaders debate
Billy Ntaote Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader, Mothetjoa Metsing, was heckled during a political party leaders debate held at Lehakoe Centre late yesterday....
Lesotho’s destiny lies with Basotho: SA minister
Billy Ntaote South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, says Lesotho’s destiny can only be determined by Basotho while the international community...
Regional leaders meet over Lesotho
Keiso Mohloboli The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Troika of Heads of State and Government meet tomorrow in Pretoria, South Africa, over Lesotho’s...
More power to the people
…as FNB and LEC srike landmark deal Rethabile Pitso FIRST National Bank Lesotho (FNB) says beginning tomorrow, account-holders will be able to purchase electricity through...
Africa Business App launched by KPMG
JOHANNESBURG – A new Africa Business App has been launched by international auditing firm KPMG Global Africa Practice. It will provide businesses and investors...
Court rules against BNP
Tefo Tefo THE Basotho National Party (BNP) yesterday lost a case in the High Court in which it sought the nullification of the party’s...
Exposed: The Africans named in the HSBC Swiss Leaks
The leaked files reveal the wealthiest clients, from businesspersons and entertainers – who will have made their wealth legitimately – to politicians. Computer files with...
‘Bacha Entrepreneurship project on course’
Rethabile Pitso THE implementation of the Bacha Entrepreneurship project, which seeks to foster youth participation in business, is ahead of schedule, the project’s spokesperson...
Farmers reeling from heatwave
’Mantoetse Maama FARMERS have warned that this season’s harvests will fall dramatically if the current heatwave, which has seen crops shrivel due to the...
‘M-Pesa is building a cashless society’
Rethabile Pitso VODACOM Lesotho has attracted over 600 000 subscribers to its M-Pesa service — an innovation the telecommunications giant launched in July 2013...
Relief for orthopaedic patients
. . . as SA surgeon operates at Queen Mamohato Rethabile Pitso THE Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) invited an orthopaedic surgeon from the...
Toddler stays with grandmother’s corpse for three days
Keiso Mohloboli A THREE-YEAR-OLD child stayed with her deceased grandmother for three days, with the toddler believing the 54-year-old was asleep all the time,...
Drama as M-Pesa winner rifles through Pick n Pay
Rethabile Pitso THE first Vodacom M-Pesa competition draw earned Leonia Raseeke the privilege of a M2000 one-minute shopping-dash at Pick n Pay supermarket on...
Girl denied education due to disability
Limpho Sello A 12-year-old Khubetsoana girl has been stuck at home for the past four years, with schools in the neighbourhood allegedly refusing to...
Police probe IEC for voter registration fraud
THE Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) is investigating the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) over allegations the commission imported a machine which is being used...
No going back on polls: Zuma
Keiso Mohloboli COALITION government leaders, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, his deputy Mothetjoa Metsing and Sports Minister Thesele ‘Maseribane have committed to going ahead with...
Judicial fleet grounded over debt
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane ENGEN Petroleum has been refusing to provide High Court vehicles with fuel over the past two weeks due to a longstanding debt,...
SA judges to hear King’s lawsuit
…as Metsing defends Attorney General Billy Ntaote South African judges, George Maluleke, Sulet Potterill and John ‘Musi, will preside over a case in which...
Metsing speaks out on Zuma meeting
Billy Ntaote South African Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa is expected in Lesotho either tomorrow or Monday next week to address security issues which have...
Army to look after slain guard’s son
Letuka Chafotsa The Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) has pledged to look after the nine-year-old son of slain private security guard Mohau Qobete. Mr Qobete...
Masupha given ultimatum
Acting Police Commissioner told to choose between reverting to previous post or early retirement Keiso Mohloboli ACTING Police Commissioner Masupha Masupha was yesterday given...
‘Africa needs to take bold steps’
IN order to achieve Africa’s socioeconomic transformation, the continent’s leaders have to embrace new thinking, and break with the past, according to Donald Kaberuka,...
Growth on the cards for SA in 2015
LONDON – Lower oil prices and a rise in domestic demand could fuel a modest rebound for South Africa’s economy in 2015 after power...