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South Africans fume as Gauteng e-tolling goes live
South Africa’s government launched a widely unpopular road toll around the economic hub of Johannesburg on Tuesday, a move likely to heighten tensions with its...
Low capital expenditure irks Parly
By Letuka Chafotsa MASERU — Parliament is worried that government spent more on recurrent expenses compared to its capital expenditure in the first quarter of...
Letšeng Diamonds celebrates safety
By ’Mathabana Kotelo Mokhotlong — The Letšeng Diamond Mine last week celebrated two years of safe workplace operations through the Behaviour Based Safety campaign (BBS)....
Fugitive soldier nabbed
By Bongiwe Zihlangu MASERU — Fugitive Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) soldier, Thabang Phaila, one of the alleged key masterminds of the violent political riots that...
Way cleared for Ramodibedi’s impeachment
By Nat Molomo MASERU — A Constitutional Court ruling has cleared the way for the impeachment of Appeal Court President Justice Michael Ramodibedi. The ruling...
Mokobori’s appointment to CCL raises eyebrows
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — The appointment of Thabiso Mokobori as secretary general of the Christian Council of Lesotho (CCL) has outraged some members of...
PSLE results out
By Ntsebeng Motsoeli MASERU — The Minister of Education and Training, ’Makabelo Mosothoane, will today award 37 best performing Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE)candidates. The...
I will not defect: Thahane
By Boitumelo Koloi MASERU — Former Water Affairs Minister, Timothy Thahane, has refuted allegations that he was planning to defect from his party, the Lesotho...
Khetsi’s bribery case postponed
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Former Home Affairs Principal Secretary Retšelisitsoe Khetsi, accused of accepting M5 million in bribes from the controversial Israel firm Nikuv...
Major boost for public transport
Staff Reporter MASERU — Gender, Youth, Sports and Recreation Minister Thesele ’Maseribane has facilitated a deal with carmaker BAW South Africa, for taxi owners to...
Nursing college students get court order to resume exams
By Ntsebeng Motsoeli MASERU — First semester examinations at the Maluti College of Nursing proceeded on Monday after the High Court ordered the school’s management...
Lancers Inn workers on strike
By ’Mantoetse Maama MASERU — Lancers Inn employees have been on strike since Monday, demanding a 30 percent wage increment. The workers, whose salaries range...
Financial boost for Under-20
By Moorosi Tsiane MASERU — Ahead of the regional Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) youth competition set for next week, the National football...
Friendly called off
By Moorosi Tsiane MASERU — The friendly match between the Lesotho national Under-20 team, Makoanyane XI, and their South African counterparts, Amajita, has been called...
Lefa’s conference back on
By Boitumelo Koloi MASERU — The Lesotho Football Association (Lefa)’s emergency congress that was fouled by police last week will now take place this weekend....
‘Maseribane, Phafane bury hatchet
By Boitumelo Koloi MASERU — The long-standing feud between the Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) and the sports ministry has been settled. Lefa’s President Salemane Phafane...
Redskins to hoist national flag
By Moorosi Tsiane MASERU — Redskins who were crowned 2013 A Division volleyball champions, will hoist the nation’s flag when they compete in this year’s...
Foreign teams to grace basketball summer slam
By Moorosi Tsiane MASERU — Foreign basketball teams are expected to grace the Summer Slam Charity/ Memorial Basketball tournament set for December 14 – 15...
Cut in his prime: Berea’s tragic loss
By Mahao Mahao From the time when I first started to write for Lesotho Times, I have never wished to make any article focus on...
Italian Senate votes to expel Berlusconi
Rome (CNN) — The Italian Senate voted Wednesday to expel former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from parliament after his conviction for tax fraud. The vote was 192 to...
Chiefs coach Baxter eager to put ill-discipline aside
After hearing the news that his defender Morgan Gould had been handed a two-match ban by the Premier Soccer League (PSL) on Tuesday, Kaizer Chiefs...
Kenny Kunene registers Patriotic Alliance party with IEC
A new political party reportedly started by businessman Kenny Kunene has been registered with the IEC. The Patriotic Alliance’s details were available on the Independent Electoral Commission’s website on Wednesday. The...
Mbeki: Blair plotted military intervention to remove Mugabe
Former SA president Thabo Mbeki says his country was asked by the UK for help with a military plan to remove Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe. Tony Blair...
Exploring link between SRH and HIV
By Limpho Sello MASERU — The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) last Friday carried out a site tour to assess a project on the linkage...
Just 90 companies caused two-thirds of man-made global warming emissions
Chevron, Exxon and BP among companies most responsible for climate change since dawn of industrial age, figures show. The climate crisis of the 21st century has been...
Why It Makes Sense for Businesses to Threaten Online Critics
Add another page to the fast-growing chronicle of shady ways for companies to try bullying customers who post unflattering reviews on the Internet. This time the...
Do we really love our country?
By Mahao Mahao Coming from an area that has become world-renowned for tourism, I have had many opportunities to interact with visitors from many different...
Experts advise on e-crime
By Letuka Chafotsa MASERU — Absa Bank and Barclays Africa engaged the Lesotho Mounted Police Services (LMPS) and the Central Bank of Lesotho who are...
Visitors to Gauteng will have to pay e-tolls
Cross-border visitors will have to pay e-tolls when using Gauteng roads after the December 3 launch date of the controversial e-tolling system. Cross-border visitors to Gauteng will...