Judge’s clerk in hot water over letter
MASERU — A High Court judge’s clerk is in hot water for questioning the suitability of an Australian judge seconded by the Commonwealth to Lesotho....
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New political party launched
MASERU — Businessman Mohau Thakaso on Tuesday launched Lesotho’s 25th political party that he says will fight to empower Basotho-owned businesses. The Whitehorse Party (WP),...
‘Chief Justice overstepped his authority’
MASERU — The High Court on Tuesday ruled that Chief Justice Mahapela Lehohla overstepped his authority when he appointed the registrar and deputy registrar to...
Security guard shot dead
MASERU — Police say they are looking for three armed men who allegedly shot dead a security guard before robbing him of M185 000 at...
Ritual killings: Basotho fight to shake off old practice
MASERU — The mutilated remains of a 70-year-old woman were found dumped in a ditch in Ha-Leqele last week plunging the nation into yet another...
Sex offender slapped with jail-time
MASERU — A man who approached two women who were walking to church and demanded to have sex with them was on Monday sentenced to...
Students go on the rampage over fees
MASERU — Students at Mt Tabor High School in Mafeteng went on the rampage last week accusing the school authorities of inflating tuition and book...
Who is to blame?
It is an undeniable fact that Lesotho is experiencing economic, social and political regression as manifested by an assortment of ills whose combined weight, breadth...
Time management is paramount to success
TIME is constantly on the move. Once wasted, it can never be regained. Leaders have limited time and frequently have time controlling it, for time...
Time to act against religious extremists
RELIGION has been taken more or less seriously since creation itself. But there have also developed pockets of atheism all over the world. The scepticism...
‘Arrest Mosisili’
MASERU — Opposition parties say Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili and Parliament Speaker Ntlhoi Motsamai should be arrested and face trial for toppling the Lesotho Congress...
DC bows to pressure, ditches cross, adopts pot
MASERU — The ruling Democratic Congress (DC) party this week bowed to pressure from the church when it ditched its symbol of the cross. The...
From the cross to the pot
S crutator didn’t know Christians in Lesotho, divided as they are, could form such a united front until the newly formed Democratic Congress (DC) tried...
‘A coalition of the wounded’
MASERU — The newly formed Democratic Congress (DC) is a coalition of the wounded who will find it difficult to garner votes in this year’s...
70-year-old granny dies in suspected ritual murder
MASERU — Police are investigating the death of a 78-year-old woman who they suspect was killed for ritual purposes. The woman’s mutilated body was found...
We do not recognise Mosisili, says opposition
MASERU — Opposition political parties on Tuesday told the Sadc Electoral Advisory Council (Seac) that they do not recognise Pakalitha Mosisili as Lesotho’s prime minister...
Sekoai lands deputy PS’ post
MASERU — Former High Court and Court of Appeal Registrar Mathato Sekoai has been appointed deputy principal secretary in the justice ministry. Magistrates who had...
Lesotho Steel Products scoops top quality award
MASERU — Lesotho Steel Products (LSP) was on Tuesday named the Southern African Company of the Year in a national quality competition run by the...
Bill gives greenlight for MPs’ pay review
MASERU — A Bill that seeks to allow MPs to be paid their salaries after the dissolution of parliament was unanimously passed on Tuesday. The...
Ethiopian denied citizenship over alleged human trafficking
MASERU — An Ethiopian refugee has been denied Lesotho citizenship after he was accused of human trafficking and money laundering, the Lesotho Times heard this...
Governor bemoans quality of business reporting
MASERU — Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) governor Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane has bemoaned the quality of business reporting in Lesotho. Matlanyane was speaking at a ceremony...
Nedbank donates M150 000 to Kick4Life
MASERU — Nedbank Lesotho last Tuesday handed over a M150 000 cheque to Kick4Life as part of its social responsibility programme. Speaking at the handover...
There is nothing evil in pursuing political dreams
IT is saddening to see the detachment of most people from national politics in Lesotho considering the significance of the role politics play in the...
Women’s role in consumerism
“Believing that you can do something to make things better, you do something, rather than nothing” — June Jordan It’s International Women’s Day today!...
Politicians and the eye of the needle
FROM Cape to Cairo, our ancestors must have known that obscene wealth was not right. So, they were not entirely amazed when the white missionaries...
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Angry MPs walk out
MASERU — Tempers flared and opposition MPs walked out of parliament yesterday as Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili garnered a simple majority to win a “confidence...
Lawyers boycott courts in solidarity
MASERU — The wheels of justice in Lesotho nearly ground to a halt this week after lawyers started boycotting the courts in solidarity with magistrates...
Unknown gunman shoots MP
MASERU — Opposition MP Molobeli Soulo escaped death by a whisker after he was shot and injured by an unknown gunman on Saturday night. He...
Mosisili says he quit with a heavy heart
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili says he resigned as leader of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy LCD) on Tuesday with a heavy heart. Mosisili...