Woman accused of killing her two children
Tefo Tefo MAGISTRATE Masupha Kao on Monday this week sent for psychiatric evaluation a woman who allegedly killed her two children last Saturday. Mr...
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Moleleki allays police fears
Billy Ntaote Democratic Congress (DC) deputy leader, Monyane Moleleki, has pledged not to meddle in the operations of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS)...
Fuel price hike looms in Lesotho
LAST night’s fuel price increase in South Africa is set to have a knock-on effect on Lesotho with the Petroleum Fund Lesotho mulling an increase...
Business seeks new African frontiers
NEW YORK – Shoprite Holdings Ltd sold more Guinness stout at its 11 stores in Angola and Nigeria last year than at home in...
Monyamane vows to cure ailing health sector
…new health minister also reveals staff would now be signing performance-based contracts. Lekhetho Ntsukunyane and Limpho Sello NEW Health Minister, ’Molotsi Monyamane, has vowed to...
LRA warns tax evaders
Rethabile Pitso THE Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) has given taxpayers until 30 June 2015 to submit their income tax return reports. Speaking during the...
Blood bank ‘almost empty’
Limpho Sello THE Lesotho Blood Transfusion Services (LBTS) has appealed to the public to donate blood amid a severe shortage which threatens to cripple the...
Buhari defeats Jonathan in historic Nigeria election
Opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari won Nigeria’s presidential poll by 2.57-million votes, in the country’s first election win by the opposition. Challenger Muhammadu Buhari won Nigeria’s...
Govt vs army: A dangerous cat and mouse game
PERHAPS this has been our democratic curse, for ever since Lesotho was introduced to democracy, the country has been marked by a never ending...
Why the delay in cabinet appointments?
By Sofonea Shale THE allocation of 40 proportional representation seats following the National Assembly elections of 28 February 2015, came a couple of minutes...
The rural versus the urban vote
By Mahao Mahao DURING the final rallies on the Sunday leading to the 2015 National Assembly elections, a colleague told me he had done...
New shopping centre for Maseru
Rethabile Pitso The Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) has embarked on the construction of a six-storey shopping complex along Kingsway in Maseru. Construction of...
Moleleki taunts ‘terrified enemies’
Keiso Mohloboli Democratic Congress (DC) deputy leader, Monyane Moleleki, has reacted angrily to allegations that he now feared for his life after his party threatened...
Thabane rejects army security
Keiso Mohloboli Former Prime Minister, Thomas Thabane, has rejected Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) security, which was supposed to be part of his retirement benefits. Among...
Scott trial to start afresh after SA bungle
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane The trial of double murder suspect, Lehlohonolo Scott, who is fighting extradition from South Africa, is set to start all over again....
Senators to take oath
Letuka Chafotsa Senators to the ninth Parliament are expected to be sworn-in this morning following Tuesday’s special meeting of the 14-member Council of State,...
Court hears of vicious attack
Tefo Tefo THE High Court on Tuesday heard how a Berea man was stabbed to death five years ago as he watched football on...
Judge lashes out
..accuses Attorney General’s office of lack of courtesy Tefo Tefo High Court judge, Justice Tšeliso Monaphathi, on Monday lashed out at the office of the...
Top milling firm on its knees
Rising costs, weak demand hit Lesotho Flour Mills Rethabile Pitso LESOTHO Flour Mills (LFM) Managing Director, Ron Mills, says the firm is reeling from...
Mahao on a mission to revamp NUL
Billy Ntaote National University of Lesotho (NUL) Vice-Chancellor (VC), Professor Nqosa Mahao, says he is on a mission to restore the varsity’s lost glory....
Standard Bank and LEC go mobile
Rethabile Pitso STANDARD Lesotho Bank (SLB) has struck a deal with the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) to enable account-holders to purchase electricity using their...
College partners Vodacom in e-learning drive
Mohalenyane Phakela MOS TECH College, in partnership with Vodacom Lesotho, has equipped 75 of the institute’s students with tablets laden with educational material and...
Corporate adventure challenge on the cards
Rethabile Pitso TRAVEL operator Leseli Tours, in collaboration with the Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC), are set to host the first annual Corporate Challenge with...
Zuma basks in ‘successful’ mission
South African president hails Basotho for holding peaceful elections and wishes new Lesotho Prime Minister a successful term Keiso Mohloboli South African president, Jacob Zuma,...
ABC back to the drawing board
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane The All Basotho Convention (ABC) leadership has begun countrywide meetings to chart the way forward in the wake of the 28 February 2015...
Date set for Thahane trial
Tefo Tefo High Court judge, Justice Molefi Makara, on Monday said former Energy minister, Timothy Thahane’s corruption trial would commence on 9 April 2015....
Thabane withdraws court challenge
Tefo Tefo Former prime minister, Thomas Thabane, yesterday withdrew a case in which he wanted the High Court to set aside a judgment which...
Mosito to announce trial dates
Tefo Tefo Court of Appeal President, Justice Kananelo Mosito will next Tuesday announce trial dates for 38 cases to be heard in the court’s...
Mosisili pledges new era
Billy Ntaote Democratic Congress (DC) leader, Pakalitha Mosisili, says he is now a changed man as he embarks on a five-year term as the...
Ramathebane blames cops for poll defeat
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane BASOTHO Batho Democratic Party (BBDP) leader, Jeremane Ramathebane, is blaming the police for losing last month’s snap election, claiming some officers threatened...