‘Cross-border crimes will jeopardise SA-Lesotho relations’
Bongiwe Zihlangu/’Marafaele Mohloboli/ Moroke Sekoboto OVER the past few weeks, South Africa has borne the brunt of escalating murders, rapes and other violent crimes....
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Molibeli dismantles investigations unit
’Marafaele Mohloboli IN a controversial move, Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli has dismantled the police’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) headed by his nemesis, Deputy Police Commissioner...
I’ll rise above the challenges: Rantsó
THE past two years have been bumpy for Reformed Congress of Lesotho (RCL) leader, Keketso Rantsó. First, the RCL was fractured when several senior officials,...
Nedbank lands top awards
Staff Reporter NEDBANK Lesotho’s Nedbank Money (Africa) application has been named the Most Innovative Retail Banking App Lesotho 2022 in the Global Banking and...
Muela Hydro Power station under repair
Staff Reporters THE Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) says it is working around the clock to repair one of the three units that generate...
Thabane, ‘Maesaiah walk free
as DPP withdraws murder charges due to unavailability of a “key witness”, move surprises judge, slammed by lawyer as “travesty of justice”. Mohalenyane Phakela /...
DC most likely to win elections: survey
…42 percent of respondents say they would vote for DPM Mokhothu’s party Bongiwe Zihlangu DEPUTY Prime Minister Mathibeli Mokhothu’s Democratic Congress (DC) is most...
Ha-Ntina villagers get mobile network services
Nthabiseng Libate THE government has in partnership with the Universal Service Fund (USF) commissioned a telecommunications tower at Ha-Ntina in Berea district. The Universal...
Major defections rock parties ahead of polls
’Marafaele Mohloboli FINANCE Minister Thabo Sophonea has dumped the governing All Basotho Convention (ABC) for opposition leader, Nqosa Mahao’s Basotho Action Party (BAP). The...
Majara, Aumane in war of words over RFP polls
Bongiwe Zihlangu REVOLUTION for Prosperity (RFP) deputy leader, Nthomeng Majara, has denied allegations by aggrieved former party member, Tlohelang Aumane, that the party neither...
Kabi sings Famo leader’s praises
…ABC leader lauds Lehlanya for recruiting more than 46 000 new members for his party ’Marafaele Mohloboli | Khothatso Sehloho ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader,...
Editor’s shooting: accused soldiers seek discharge
Mohalenyane Phakela FOUR soldiers accused of the attempted murder of former Lesotho Times and Sunday Express editor, Lloyd Mutungamiri, have applied for leave to...
Matekane reiterates pledge to develop Lesotho
Moroke Sekoboto REVOLUTION for Prosperity (RFP) leader, Sam Matekane, has reiterated his promise to transform the socio-economic fortunes of Lesotho in the event that he...
LNDC, health ministry fight over land spills into the courts
…land wrangle could derail Chinese funded M800 million hospital project Mohalenyane Phakela A BITTER fight over the ownership of land in Maseru between the health...
EU denies pressuring Majoro, DPP to prosecute Peshoane
…bloc maintains it has “zero tolerance” for sexual abuse and other acts of misconduct Staff Reporters EUROPEAN Union ambassador to Lesotho, Paola Amadei, has...
We will set up governance school in honour of Mokhehle: Mokhothu
’Marafaele Mohloboli DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader Mathibeli Mokhothu says if he wins power, one of his first tasks would be to set up a...
UfC launches its manifesto
. . . Promises a lean cabinet ’Marafaele Mohloboli UNITED for Change (UfC) leader, ’Malichaba Lekhoaba, will reduce the size of cabinet to just 16...
Elections date set
’Marafaele Mohloboli | Bongiwe Zihlangu LESOTHO’S eagerly anticipated crunch elections will be held on 7 October this year. The date was proclaimed by His...
Govt finalising preps for parly recall: Rakuoane
Staff Reporters LAW and Justice Minister, Lekhetho Rakuoane, says the government is finalising submissions to His Majesty, King Letsie III, advising him to declare a...
US upgrades Lesotho’s human trafficking ranking
. . . but demands more efforts to combat the scourge Staff Reporters THE United States (US) government has upgraded Lesotho to Tier 2 on...
Peka man jailed for stealing ETL copper cables
Staff Reporters A PEKA man has been jailed for five years for stealing Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL) copper cables. Lebohang Moru (43) of Ha Lechesa...
Controversial indigenisation law kicks in
47 business sectors reserved for “indigenous” Basotho, foreign investors given a year to wind operations. Bereng Mpaki A CONTROVERSIAL law reserving certain businesses for “indigenous”...
Manyokole sparks fresh war with Mahao, Majoro
Staff Reporters SUSPENDED director general of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO), Mahlomola Manyokole, has again ripped into Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro and...
Another M8 million damages lawsuit for Molibeli
Moorosi Tsiane A MAZENOD woman has sued Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli for a whopping M8 million. The damages claim is for the alleged torture and...
Majoro, Frazer Solar gets uglier
Mohalenyane Phakela FRAZER Solar has denied allegations that its managing director, Robert Frazer, fraudulently entered into a M1, 7 billion solar energy deal with the...
10th parliament a huge failure: Vox Pop
…“elections can’t come soon enough, we need new faces in parly” FIVE years after its inauguration, the tenure of Lesotho’s 10th parliament finally came...
Corrupt politicians crippling DCEO: Manyokole
OVER a year and half has passed since Directorate of Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) director general, Mahlomola Manyokole, was suspended by Prime Minister...
Fresh infighting rocks RFP
Staff Reporters A FRESH war has broken out in the Sam Matekane-led Revolution for Prosperity (RFP). This time, some party supporters are unhappy with secretary...
Mokhothu promises economic development
’Marafaele Mohloboli/Moroke Sekoboto DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, has reiterated his pledge to use Lesotho’s mineral resources to grow the economy. Addressing DC...
Some MPs consider parly a retirement home: Tšita-Mosena
TŠEPANG Tšita Mosena ditched the corporate world in 2017 to join the then newly-formed Movement for Economic Change (MEC) party, led by Selibe Mochoboroane....